Graves of the Longing
Melissa Wharton is a student at UMKC and a leader in C&YA. She is involved in Temple Worship, our worship team, and leads a girls bible study in Waldo. In this post Melissa explains what it means to walk with Christ and deny one's flesh.
Testimonies from the Fall Retreat
We recorded several of the C&YA members giving there testimony after the Fall Retreat. Watch the videos here.
Why I Love My Church
The 10 year anniversary of Midtown Baptist Temple as a church plant is coming up. In these ten years we have watched God do amazing things. Over the years we have seen many lives changed, many disciples made. We have seen many young children grow into adulthood and continue to follow Christ. We have witnessed God grow the congregation to the point where new church plants have happened naturally and with joy.
Deb Molder is a leader in C&YA and the Administrative Assistant to our staff at Midtown Baptist Temple. In this post she talks about how God has worked in her life since coming to MBT.
Colombia Trip Recap
Several Living Faith Fellowship pastors, including; Tony Godfrey, Alan Shelby, Eliseo Gomez, Dave Nebel and Brandon Briscoe took a trip to Bogota, Colombia for La Biblia Dice's annual missions conference. This is a video recap of that trip.
Lisa Cheadle: The Impact of Discipleship
Lisa Cheadle is a leader in C&YA and serves on our praise team, Temple Worship. In this post she shares with us her testimony of spiritual growth. She reflects on how God used her discipleship relationship to help her see his desire for her life and the purpose of the local church’s structure.
Waiting on The Lord
Connor Stubblefield is a leader in C&YA and is heavily involved in Friends of Internationals. She is also a member of Temple Worship. Connor spends some time in this post reflecting on this last season of her life where her plans for her future have been repeatedly challenged and how God is faithful to reveal his absolute sufficiency in times of confusion.
Drawing Near to God in Fasting
Chris Best is pastor of Living Well Sunday fellowship class here at Midtown Baptist Temple. He is also our missions pastor. Our church is currently in the midst of three weeks of prayer and fasting. It is always a good idea during these seasons to remind ourselves of the the value of fasting, why we do it and what it achieves. Chris takes some time here to help us focus on what is most important when setting aside time to fast.
Natalie: The Impact of Discipleship
Natalie Morerod is a leader in C&YA and is currently studying in D2. In this post she shares with us her testimony of her spiritual growth. She considers here just how God used her discipleship relationship to help her let go of her sinful past and embrace the victory she now has in Christ.
How My Twenties Shaped My Spiritual Future
Serene Thomas and her husband Dell are leaders of Faith Fellowship, an adult ministry at Midtown Baptist Temple. Serene has a testimony of faithfulness and kindness. Her investment has had a major impact on many of us in C&YA. Serene takes some time here to reflect on the how God grew her as a twenty something.
Kendal: The Impact of Discipleship
Kendal Anderson is a leader in C&YA, ministers in the prison ministry and is an active discipler. Kendal’s testimony is a huge encouragement to our fellowship, particularly how God’s word has changed his life. He shares his testimony of how the process of discipleship impacted him.
Bearing Witness: A Bible Study Review of John 5
Julie Iseman is in C&YA and leads a bible study in her home. Her bible study has been studying the Book of John. Julie shares with us what God has been showing her from John 5 as it concerns dwelling with God and desiring to be a witness of his great love to the lost world.
Learning to Control Our Emotions
Sometimes our emotions seem completely unmanageable, as though they possess and imprison us. C&YA leader, Deb Molder, recently took a large group of young women through a biblical study on emotions. The Emotions Study has impacted a lot of people in our church and this post gives Deb as well as others an opportunity to share how God has used it in their lives.
What the 4 Goals of Discipleship Mean to us as Young Believers
Alex Allen is a leader in C&YA and recently taught in our "Cost of Discipleship" class. In our discipleship ministry at Midtown Baptist Temple, we have four goals that should be evident in the life of a bible believer. In this post Alex explains to us the significance of each of these goals.
What the 7 Marks of a Disciple Mean to us as Young Believers
Uriah Guenther, leader in C&YA, recently helped teach the "Cost of Discipleship" class to a group of prospective disciples. This class is intended to help young believers learn what the bible has to say about following Christ. "Disciple" is a word used to describe a follower in Jesus Christ. Uriah explores the seven character traits that the early disciples had that we should also adopt as we "count the cost" of following Jesus as a disciple.
What the Cost of Discipleship Means to us as Young Believers
Myles Cheadle, leader in C&YA, recently helped teach the "Cost of Discipleship" class to a group of prospective disciples. This class is intended to help young believers learn what the bible has to say about following Christ. There are things that must be abandoned along the way but there is far more to gain in pursuit of Jesus. This post is Myles sharing what he believes it means to "count the cost".
