Thoughts From Your Regional Minister Do you hear what I hear? Do you sense what I sense? Do you feel what I feel? There is something new happening in our region. There is a stirring that has been building for several years. It began when Paxton Jones retired. We suspended our regional by-laws to begin […]
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Farewell Kansas Region
A message from retiring Regional Minister Steve Martin A dear friend shared the following words with me. I am unclear as to where he found them, or if perhaps he wrote them himself. Either way, I think he is on to something important. It is a comfortable habit of ours to divide up the world,to […]
Reflections of the value of church camp
Written By John Sowers, Pastor at Leavenworth First Christian Church. Copied with permission from the June 17 “Sower’s Seeds” article in The Leavenworth Christian newsletter. Edited to fit Kansas Messenger publication guidelines and published in the 2021 July issue of the Kansas Messenger. What is Your Experience at Church Camp? Think about a conversation that […]
Life Grounded in God
Thoughts from Your Regional Minister By Ken Marston, Regional MinisterPublished in the June 2021 Kansas Messenger As I look at my Annual Planning Guide and Calendar, I am struck by a couple of things, one that we are already in June and it does not feel like it was that long ago that we were […]
Reflections on Retirement
Thoughts From Your Regional MinisterWritten By Steve Martin, Regional Minister & President How does one sum up the work and events of 24 years? I’ve spent a lot of time thinking and reflecting on my ministry over these last few years. My decision to retire was not easy, yet I know it is the right […]
Support For Reconciliation and New Church Development”
Thoughts From Your Regional Minister Article Written by Ken Marston, CCK Regional MinisterPublished in April 2021 issue of the Kansas Messenger As I sit wrestling with what to write as one of your Regional Ministers, there are two things that are currently tumbling through my mind. Actually, there are more than two things tumbling through […]