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October 3, 2019

‘Bless Your Pastor’ offers practical ways for churches to celebrate Pastor Appreciation Month

Although there are countless ways to say, “thank you,” sometimes nothing beats cold, hard cash. October is Pastor Appreciation Month, and…

October 2, 2019

INMED offers new courses for medical missions opportunities

The Institute for International Medicine (INMED) has announced an updated course catalog. INMED, based in Kansas City, is a global…

October 1, 2019

City Union kicks off campaign to aid homeless

City Union Mission kicks off its annual CELEBRATE HOPE: Reach Out to Kansas City’s Poor or Homeless campaign October 1. The organization…

September 30, 2019

Is Pope set to give green light to married priests?

Pope Francis will commence a three-week synod of Amazonian bishops at the Vatican on October 6 which will consider breaking…

September 25, 2019

Historic local Spanish-speaking church placed on Missouri endangered building list

The faith history of Kansas City was shaped not only by people and events but also by places. One of…

September 23, 2019

New study confirms effectiveness of faith-based recovery programs

More than 130,000 congregations nationwide offer ministries such as Celebrate Recovery to help substance abusers. These faith-based programs are highly…

September 19, 2019

Christian school gives deaf Hondurans a voice

“There goes that dumb kid,” people said. It was a half-truth. Hernan couldn’t speak because he couldn’t hear. Wandering the…

September 18, 2019

Recent suicide is reminder of stresses that pastors face

Pastors are only human. It’s easy to forget that spiritual leaders face the same stresses and challenges as the members…

September 12, 2019

Samaritan’s Purse responds to Dorian by building an entire hospital

Survivors of Hurricane Dorian are being provided life-saving supplies and medical help from the humanitarian relief organization Samaritan’s Purse. The…