By Chris Houghtaling BRKC-DR Admin “I just wanted to see.” said the woman as she looked around the room. There were tears, prayer, a hug. She explained she had been telling herself over and over “There HAS to still be good in humanity! There just HAS to be!” But she was seriously starting to think [...]
If Covid’s impact upon our S.B.C. and BR-KC Churches wasn’t bad enough, there are new developments that will prove to be one of our greatest challenges to date to reconcile. A few years ago, allegations began to surface that Southern Baptist Convention leaders had and were mishandling sexual allegations that occurred on their watch. Some [...]
by Gregg Boll, Associate Director of Missions I’ve met with and had heart to heart conversations with several of our BR-KC pastors. What I am hearing consistently is that our pastors are weary. Weary, yet hopeful! Weary, yet still persevering and doing the hard work of ministry. From my vantage point, I would encourage you [...]
On April 3rd the Blue River – Kansas City Baptist Association held our Spring Semi-Annual Meeting. The First Baptist Church of Peculiar welcomed us Sunday evening and were so accommodating to all our needs. Attendees enjoyed a time of fellowship and a potluck before the meeting began. Not only was this event a time for [...]
July 11, 2021 will be a day forever noted in the history of a small island country just 90 miles from the Southern tip of Florida. Cuba - so near, yet so closed off. Mysterious and often unthought of by most Americans. This day, the people, with nothing to lose but their life, made their [...]
Grace Church, pastored by Joey Candillo, is one of our BR-KC churches in Independence. Joey grew up in Independence and used to sell drugs there as a young adult. He went to prison at age 22 and received Christ while in Booneville Correctional Center. In 2014, God called Joey back to the community where he [...]
My friend from high school is dying from cancer.” A student I have been discipling this semester recently shared this with me. It is one of several hard conversations I've had with students these last few weeks. One student I have connected with this year is dealing with mental health issues that concern his family [...]
A member of Grace Point Baptist Church has held a burden for a local community, Ruskin Heights, for years. This district hosts many vulnerable families, and is generally a low-income, high crime rate area. In his prayer walks with a team he gathered throughout the community, he got connected to a church within the neighborhood, [...]
When BR-KC scheduled the 2021 Annual Appreciation Banquet last spring, we could not have imagined we would still be in the middle of a pandemic! For a while we weren’t sure if we would be able to gather together in person, but the Lord was faithful, and the timing was right. Over 100 people gathered [...]
It is always something worthy of celebration when the Lord calls a believer from one of our BR-KC churches to vocational ministry. It is especially noteworthy when the Lord calls them and then sends them to plant a new church in an under-churched, under-evangelized area. Pastor Aaron Cockrum, a member of Fellowship Church, was an [...]
