by KNCSB Admin | Jan 12, 2021 | News, Strengthening
by Tess Schoonhoven LINWOOD, Kan. (BP) — When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Linwood Baptist Church, established in 1911, closed down. Its three remaining members did not plan to reopen. They thought it would be best to move on. They called real estate agent...
by KNCSB Admin | Jul 14, 2020 | News, Strengthening
Editor’s note: John Shields is one of the featured missionaries for the 2020-21 KNCSB Associational and State Missions Offering. The offering goal is $210,000. Half of all receipts will be returned to the association where the money was given. Find offering resources...
by KNCSB Admin | Jul 14, 2020 | News, Sending, Sharing, Starting, Strengthening
“Celebrating 75 Years of Sharing the Gospel in Every Town, City and Campus” is theme of the 2020-21 KNCSB Viola Webb Associational and State Missions Offering. The offering goal is $210,000. Fifty percent of offering receipts go to the association where it was given....
by KNCSB Admin | Dec 19, 2018 | News, Sharing, Strengthening
By Sue Sprenkle The setting was simple — a stable, some hay bales, and a few animals — but the story hundreds gathered in rural Cullison, Kan., to hear was powerful: Jesus was born to be your Savior. Surrounded by animals softly lowing, Steve Taylor opened his Bible...
by KNCSB Admin | Oct 17, 2018 | News, Sharing, Starting, Strengthening
After meeting in rented facilities, CrossPoint Church, Concordia, Kan., is rejoicing over having its own meeting place. Matthew Carder, campus pastor, wrote this report in the Smoky Hill Baptist Association newsletter: “For the past six-and-a-half years CrossPoint...
by KNCSB Admin | Oct 16, 2018 | News, Sharing, Strengthening
“We have been praying for quite some time for God to raise up leaders and to bring us into relationships with the lost,” says Carin Cochran, director of Christian Challenge at Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kan. “We have definitely seen this happen this semester....
by KNCSB Admin | Sep 27, 2018 | News, Sending, Sharing, Starting, Strengthening
A team of four adults from Alabama helped with outreach during Rail Days in North Platte, Neb. The team from Hunter Street Baptist Church in Birmingham worked with Two Rivers Fellowship pastored by Doug Lee. Rail Days was held in three locations in North Platte – Cody...
by KNCSB Admin | Aug 9, 2018 | News, Sending, Sharing, Starting, Strengthening
Editor’s note: Christian Challenge at Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kan., is one of the featured ministries in the 2018-2019 KNCSB Associational and State Missions Offering. The offering goal is $210,000. Fifty percent of receipts will go to the association where...
by KNCSB Admin | Jul 23, 2018 | News, Sharing, Strengthening
The Spanish Bible publishing imprint of LifeWay Christian Resources, recently launched a new Spanish-language website Bíblias Holman. The website features new resources designed to promote daily spiritual growth. In addition to the website, Bíblias Holman is launching...
by KNCSB Admin | May 22, 2018 | News, Strengthening
Here is an announcement from KNCSB Executive Director Bob Mills: “I am pleased to announce that Dr. John Shields has been elected by the KNCSB Executive Committee to fill the role of Town and Country Church Health Consultant. “John [assumed] this part-time role on May...
by KNCSB Admin | Dec 18, 2017 | Starting, Strengthening
By Sue Sprenkle Bivocational pastors could be the key for filling vacant pastorates in rural Kansas-Nebraska churches. David Manner, KNCSB associate executive director, thinks it could be a “game changer” for rural communities. Having a two-career pastor can be...