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The Church’s Identity Crisis
The world is clamoring for answers. Everyone feels pressured to take sides; and yet, whatever side you choose will be offensive to those with opposing views. Opposing views create labels, or identifiers. Terms like racists, radicals, haters, homophobic, and unpatriotic

The Impact of Bible Outreach: An Interview with Mark Smith, Founder of Mainstream Bible Outreach Society
Eric:
Mark, thanks for taking the time to share a bit of your story with us and also telling us about a new innovative Bible outreach initiative that is about to be launched in the KC metro area.

The Apostolic Nature of the Citywide Church of Kansas City
You may or may not realize this, but the citywide Body of Christ is becoming more mature, and a more mature citywide Church is better able to advance God’s Kingdom by working together well. To God be all the glory

Turning the Soil
In general, I try not to think or talk too much about things I hate. I try not to hate things. But of course there are a few exceptions (spiders being one, but too creepy to even think of writing

Welcome Engage South KC
Engage South KC is planted at the intersection of urban and suburban life in the Waldo/Brookside area. We creatively tell the story of Jesus in worship and through being an incubator for the arts in Kansas City. And ever with

Behold, The Revolutionary Man!
Jesus is the Radical Root of Great Commission Movements.
Real leaders understand that whenever they sacrifice their principles for pressure, both they and the system take another step toward slow death. They are willing to accept the necessary risk because

Making Waves
Making Waves…sometimes that phrase can be taken in a negative context, but it can also be applied in a very positive way. Last year, during a family vacation, some of us were tossing a little Kansas City Chiefs football around

Police & Pastors Network
In response to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the growing concern over policing and community relations during the Summer of 2020, several Johnson County Police Chiefs asked to meet with Pastor Clint Hall, Director of Church Relations

Mission and Crucifixion
This is the heart of sacrifice and mission. True life in Jesus only comes through the death of Jesus first, and then in us as we follow. Unless a seed falls to the ground and dies, it remains alone. Life

KANSAS CITY SHARES THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS WITH DIASPORA COMMUNITIES
Over the past 25 years, the foreign-born population in Kansas City has grown more than 300 percent. It is to this community of nearly 135,000 immigrants that The Sending Project feels called to serve and share the hope of God’s

CHINA RUINED ME
I’m privileged to have experienced 17 trips to China, serving with Project Partner, during the time I pastored the Indian Creek Community Church (now Hope Chapel). Those trips will be highlights on the reel of my life, but they ruined

John & Phyllis Hartman: Serving the Servants in Mexico
Since our inauguration in 2010, The Sending Agency has always existed to empower individuals to live out their callings through the integration of developmental coaching, financial management, and innovative partnerships. We aim to celebrate everyone’s unique gifts and passions while

Welcome Freedom Initiative Church
Freedom Initiative Church currently has 3 churches planted inside of Lansing and Hutchinson correctional facilities alongside Freedom Initiative Lenexa. They are raising up leaders inside of prison who, upon release, will serve in the church. They offer leadership training and

A Story of Jesus Healing a Wounded Heart – Valerie’s Inspirational Testimony of Trauma Healing
I took the Healing from Your Heart Wounds workshop at a time I really needed it. I’ve had counseling through the years, but I never have participated in sharing within a group setting. And wow, it was powerful! There’s something

Welcome Sudanese Community Church
Located in Kansas City, Missouri, Sudanese Community Church is a part of the Clay Platte Baptist Association. The church’s mission is to:
Develop young leaders and bring a change in our community through confidence, workshops, training, and teaching.

Greater Works Than Jesus Did
We can do greater works than Jesus Christ. That sounds audacious doesn’t it…and it is! Jesus Christ, the Son of God and the greatest person in the history of the world was the One who voiced this truth about 2,000

Welcome Ecclesia Equipping Center
Founded in 2020, the Ecclesia Equipping Center is a multi-ethnic, multi-generational apostolic assembly of believers who are learning to live foundationally on Ephesians 2, Made Alive in Christ, and Ephesians 4, Unity and Maturity in the Body of Christ. They

On Angels’ Wings
A few nights ago I had a dream. I was walking in a big city, bustling with people, cars, etc. My children were with me, but they were younger, requiring that they hold my hands. I had on one of

Welcome Hope Church
One of our newest Alliance Churches is the House of Prayer Evangelistic Church, also known as Hope Church, located in Kansas City, Kansas.

Welcome Bhutanese Nepali Church of Kansas City
One of our newest Alliance Churches is Bhutanese Nepali. We are grateful to have this church join us in connecting the citywide Body of Christ in the effort to glorify God and maximize His Kingdom in our city.