No Pulpit Required, Episode 2: Tattoos: More than just Skin Deep
The second episode from the new podcast "No Pulpit Required" with Rev. Bryce Bowers is now available for your listening pleasure!
Thoughts from “Reparations in KC” American Public Square Event
Redemption, atonement, healing, restoration: these are all terms you may hear in a book on theology. They’re also the kind of terms we heard talked about on Wednesday night.
“LGBTQ and the B-I-B-L-E” NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
“All Are Welcome”...a familiar phrase used in churches everywhere, and for good reason, it’s the heart of God’s good news. Unfortunately, not all of those churches practice it, especially regarding human sexuality and LGBTQ persons. In a conversation led by Dr. Mike Graves, explore what the Bible does and does not say Read More...
An Hour Spent in Study
A well-known proverb among Jewish rabbis goes like this: “An hour spent in study is an hour spent in prayer.” I love that saying, not just because study is important to me as a former seminary professor but because it reminds me that study is a way of praying, of being with Read More...
FaithPub for Fall 2020
Hosted by Dr. Mike Graves, this popular men’s group meets for conversation on a host of spiritual topics, with a guest speaker each session. During the COVID-19 pandemic we will meet under the tent in the church back yard from 6:30-8:00 p.m. September 24, with guest speaker Max Deweese October 22, with guest Read More...
Daily Prayer Line
Call 816-333-4920 to hear a daily prayer offered by members of our clergy, or leave prayer concerns when you call.
Dialogue Sermon with Carla Aday and Mary Lou Kegler
In case you missed it, on Sunday, July 26, Rev. Mary Lou Kegler joined Rev. Carla Aday for a unique dialogue sermon on change based on the parable of the two brothers.
Heart and Mind Podcast
Catch up on the Heart and Mind podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
Carla’s Candids for Friday, March 20
Fifty women with white hair slip demurely into the carved wooden choir stalls, bow their heads to pray and then sweetly sing “O God break the teeth in their mouths.” I was shocked. Is this phrase really in the Bible? A few minutes later we sing, “Let those who seek to hurt Read More...
“And” Is the Key Word
As many of you know, my title at the church is Scholar in Residence and Minister of Spiritual Formation, a title with “and” in there. But that’s not the “and” I mean to reference in the title of this article. When I think about spiritual formation, I think naturally about how persons mature in their faith, which for me implies “and” in the process. Specifically: learning and doing.
Where Is God in a Time Like This?
Led by Mike Graves • March 12, 19, 26, 7:00 p.m. As long as people have followed God and thought about what it means to follow God, there is one question above all others they have asked: Where is God in a time like this? Theologians call it theodicy, the problem of Read More...
Pathways to Learning: Nicaragua Mission Trip Report
The 2018 Nicaragua mission trip team will share stories and photos from its recent trip at Pathways to Learning on Sun., Mar. 18 at 10:00 a.m. in the Social Hall. Join us that morning to learn about our mission partners in Nicaragua and the people of the small rural village of Brasil. Read More...
Dr. Mike Graves Joins Staff Full Time
Dr. Mike Graves, who has been on the church staff since February 2017, first as our Guest Preacher and most recently in a part-time position as Scholar in Residence, will join the staff full time effective this month in the role of Scholar in Residence/Minister of Spiritual Formation.
