June 11 – 17, 2017   {Lay It Down} By Adam Pontier Over the last 18 years I’ve had many instances where I had to lay it down. Some were big and some were small. All of them were important. First time was when I chose to follow Jesus...

  June 4 – 10, 2017   {Party Hard: Life of the Party} By Bill McMurtrey When I first heard that my old friend and former Heartland youth pastor, Steve Weatherford, would be our guest speaker today I was definitely pumped up for all who would get to see him....

  May 28 – June 3, 2017   {Party Hard: Where’s The Party?} By Meghan Hemenway Summer is here. The kids are out of school, pools are open, and the Memorial Day barbecues are underway. Maybe you are someone who never needs an excuse to party, or maybe you are...

  May 21 – 27, 2017   {Party Hard: Eating Together} By Debbie Kirk If there is one thing every person on this planet needs, it’s food. We simply cannot live without it. As ordinary as it might sound, Jesus was brilliant (duh) in using food as a common denominator...

  May 14 -May 20, 2017   {Sit With Us: Vulnerable and Valuable} By Jenny Palmer I always knew I would become a Mom. The "when" and "with who" were a complete mystery that hadn’t even begun to unravel yet, but I KNEW. I did know, however, that I would...

  May 7 -May 13, 2017   {Sit With Us: Immigrants} By Sarah Hahs I taught for five years in the Kansas City Kansas School District at Wyandotte High School, down the street from Mission Adelante.  When I heard Jarrett speaking this morning about immigrants and refugees, the faces of...

  April 30-May 6, 2017   {Sit With Us: Wounded Healer} By Debbie Kirk Wounded healing. It took me a moment to wrap my mind around this concept as Dylan Mortimer shared his overwhelming story of healing. His struggle, pain and recent healing paints the most beautiful picture of God’s...

  April 23-29, 2017   {Sit With Us: Racial Healing} By Katrina Kanary What does it take to raise a child whose racial makeup does not reflect your own? When our youngest two sons joined our family we had anticipated differences. We attended classes about the intricacies of adoption, support that...

  April 16-22, 2017   {Sit With Us: Easter’s Great Invitation} By Adam Pontier The lonelier I felt the more I drew into isolation. This cycle of isolation and loneliness continued and the hole felt like it only grew bigger. Today’s sermon reminded me what it was like to feel...

  April 9-15, 2017   {Sit With Us: Special Needs & Disabilities} By Nanette Haskins, in collaboration with Steve Darner When have you felt uninvited, rejected, or unwelcome? It may have been an intentional slight or (more likely) an unintentional lack of awareness. Too often we get so caught up...