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The Strategic Connection between Israel and the Citywide Church of KC
I’ve had the privilege of traveling to Israel 17 times, and I’m looking forward to being there again during January of 2023 as we take a diverse team of 26 people to Experience the Holy Land. There are so many

What Would It Look Like for the Whole Body of Christ to Come Together to Reach Our Whole Community?
Christian leaders from different areas of society, Pastors, Ministry Leaders and Business Leaders, will bring their perspective to the table, as we discuss what it would look like to see every person reached, and every area of our society touched

God’s Word Will Accomplish What He Sent It To Do!
When I was a kid, my parents and I would regularly travel about 10 miles to visit some of our extended family in a nearby town. Along that rural road, that we traveled what seemed like hundreds of times, there

The Beautiful Diversity of the Citywide Church of Kansas City
When we started on this amazing adventure with The Sending Project almost 13 years ago, early on we had a fantastic group of 10 churches belonging to what we call The Sending Alliance. This is simply a more formal way

HOPE Dealers Unite! – Reflections on The Sending Project 2022 Banquet 2
One of the main slang definitions of the word “dope” is “any illicit drug.” One of the main slang definitions of the word “dealer” is “a person who buys and sells drugs illegally.” So a person who buys and sells

Overflowing with HOPE – Reflections on The Sending Project 2022 Banquet 1
With Romans 15:13 as an anchor Scripture for the evening, the September 19 Sending Project Banquet was overflowing with HOPE! Romans 15:13 says: May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him,

God is Orchestrating His Symphonic Plan!
Life is challenging, and doesn’t always go the way we were expecting and hoping that it would go, but rest assured that the Lord is carrying out His mission according to His plan. He is the Great Orchestrator!
Envision us,

Impacting the World through Blockchain Technology
We are all familiar with The Great Commission and know that God has called Christ followers to dedicate their lives to that call. The sad reality for many of them, however, is that many Christian churches, mission organizations and missionaries

Welcome Summit Point Church
We believe God has called us to reach the people of our community by providing caring structures for families, through diversity in worship, in small caring groups that study God’s word doing life-on-life together, and serving to change the world.

HIM Has Lots of PALS – Get to Know Heartland International Ministries and Their Global Mission Impact
Since its inception, The Sending Project has had a strategic priority on God’s heart for the nations in Kansas City and around the world! Much of this has been expressed through ministry partnerships with great organizations and churches. Global mission

An Encounter with Jesus! … Under the Stars 2022 (in Kansas City, Kansas)
It was a tremendous blessing to meet Kwan Porter about two years ago. He is a part of the amazing staff team at LifeMission Church, which has multiple campuses here in the KC metro area. Kwan is a part of

Praying for Our Workplaces
The historic photo above shows 52,121 Christians from the marketplace who gathered in downtown Kansas City in 1923 to honor Christ.
It brings to mind the passage from Hebrews 12:1 (The Message) “Do you see what this means —

The Indispensable Citywide Church Paradigm
How many churches are there in your city? In the Kansas City metro area, I have heard it estimated that there may be more than 2,000 churches, but wait a minute! There is really only one Church in our city!

Another Story of Jesus Healing a Wounded Heart – Chandra’s Inspirational Testimony of Trauma Healing
I went through the Initial Equipping April 1-9, 2022. I had gone through a Trauma Healing Group, and I knew God was prompting me to get trained in Trauma Healing because of the how it complimented other areas of ministry

“What Good Is It…?”
For several years my family and I have struggled and fought to follow a call from the Lord to work for His kingdom in the city of Barcelona, Spain. It has been a trail fraught with difficulty, doubt, and questions.

Another Story of Jesus Healing a Wounded Heart – Aimee’s Inspirational Testimony of Trauma Healing
When I was 13 my friend was raped and murdered. I lived in a rural area at that time. As a result of that tragedy, I have gone through feeling guilt because I was one of the last people to

Disciple Making Movements – Part 2
CONTINUED FROM PART 1 (POSTED ON JUNE 28, 2022)
David Watson was one of those with Garrison in the development of the term Church Planting Movements. David was at this point in the story with Cityteam (a ministry to under-resourced

Disciple Making Movements – Part 1
“A movement is happening,” declares the subject line in a recent email. It doesn’t take but a few active brain cells to see the prolific use of this term, movement. Somewhere along the line the word movement has become the

Another Story of Jesus Healing a Wounded Heart – Mary’s Inspirational Testimony of Trauma Healing
My friend, Pat, told me that she was going to co-facilitate a group at my church through Heart for Women Group. When I was a little girl about 10 years old, I was a victim of sexual abuse. It has

He Gets Us
He Gets Us. All of Us.
How did the world’s greatest love story become a hate crime?
He Gets Us is a campaign designed to create cultural change in the way people think about Jesus and his relevance in our