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 [...]
We fight for a vision to see the eradication of trafficking. Can you see it? Can you see a world where the demand for the buying of sex and the trafficking of persons was as culturally unacceptable as smoking on airplanes? What if the legalized sex industry…the strip clubs, illicit massage parlors, “adult only” bookstores, [...]
written by Dan Steinbeck from The Pathway November 17th, reprinted with permission STRASBURG – God is able to do what He wants in his time, even if a worldwide pandemic is occurring. Take Strasburg Baptist Church here, for example. Pastor Stephan Albin has seen an increase in attendance since May, when the church reopened after COVID-19 [...]
by Brian Koonce, Printed in The Pathway, December 14th, reprinted with permission KANSAS CITY – After they had to postpone their eyeglasses clinic this spring, Luis Mendoza, pastor of Iglesia Bautista Palabra Viva (Living Word Baptist Church), didn’t know what to expect for their November attempt. Aware that crowds would be a problem, he was reluctant [...]
by Carson Conover, Campus Ministries at Longview and Blue River Community College Global Project 2020 Community college ministry is uniquely challenging in a number of ways. But, this kind of ministry also has its benefits. For example, students don’t leave for the summer which presents an opportunity to train and equip student leaders for the [...]
by Travis Hamm For those who may be unaware, Collegiate Impact is a network of local churches and on-campus ministries working together to bring the gospel to over 70,000 Kansas City area college students from 17 colleges. Just like other ministries and churches, we have had to navigate the challenges of Covid-19. Last March all [...]
by Carmen Kraus, Connection Point Church Missions Coordinator Since June of 2020, Connection Point Church has been "In the City and For the City" by taking our Love Kansas City Prayer Bus to churches in the Blue River-Kansas City Baptist Association. By taking Kansas City history tours, we better know our city and how we [...]
The recently-formed BR-KC Disaster Relief Team is off to a busy start. In just a little over a year, the team has spent time in Missouri, Iowa and Louisiana, When disaster strikes, people are fearful, traumatized and vulnerable. The following is a snapshot of just a few people who have been helped by our team: People [...]
Most of you are aware that October is Pastor Appreciation Month. Not all of you are aware of what an emotionally, physically and spiritually exhausting year this has been for your pastor/s. I understand that this year has been hard on everyone. I am not discounting anyone’s pain. As a former pastor, I am [...]
