About Kansas City Northland seeks to impact our community and serve our neighbors through different events and ministries throughout the year. We have made connections and shared the Gospel with those in our community through ESL ministries, clothing giveaways, food...
About Oregon Oregon Coast is celebrated for its stunning coastlines, lush forests, and welcoming communities. Beneath this beauty, lies a profound spiritual need. With a significant number of people identifying as “religiously unaffiliated,” Oregon has one...
One of my favorite movies growing up was Star Trek. I don’t think it was because of the characters in the show, although Spock was pretty unique. I think what made it fun for me was its theme, “to go where no man has gone before.” All of us have been born with a sense...
I will never forget seeing Mary for the first time at our informational meeting in the fellowship hall at Stroud, First Baptist Church. She attended to hear about the mission trip that her church would be taking since 1993. I wrongly assumed that she was there to...
Talking with a dear friend who has been a ministry wife for decades and excels in hospitality, she shared with me some drama unfolding in her church. It’s the kind of drama that involves pouting and ultimatums—”my way or the highway” attitudes—that...
In my years of ministry as a pastor, some of the most important things I was a part of were meetings about the Bride of Christ. Working with committees, teams, staff, deacons to determine God’s will for the situation strongly influences the future of churches. Taking...
Our practice for forgiveness to others reflects what we think and understand about God’s forgiveness. When you get to the heart of the Gospel it is all about forgiveness. Because of Jesus sacrifice and death on the cross we can be forgiven when we accept Him as...
I will never forget seeing Mary for the first time at our informational meeting in the fellowship hall at Stroud, First Baptist Church. She attended to hear about the mission trip that her church would be taking since 1993. I wrongly assumed that she was there to...
Mom, I’m so glad our life isn’t boring. We were buckling our seatbelts in the plane, preparing for takeoff. Our family was in the middle of discerning and confirming a major ministry move, and it required several trips back and forth out of state. My teenage...
My Father and mother moved to Shawnee a couple years ago after their house flooded a couple of times back in Louisiana. One of the great but problematic things of their move was the consolidation of tools! My dad and I are both “wannabe” handymen. So, we have many...
