BLESS Podcast
84 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsAre you like many who care about your friends and neighbors? Maybe you want to share Jesus but you aren’t sure where to start and maybe there’s some fear too. We tell stories, we share life learnings and keep it real. We learn to join Jesus where He is already at work where we live, learn, work and play. We think everyone should get to hear about Jesus from a friend.
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BLESS S7 E6 with KC360
April 01, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBGary Kendall, Love KC Catalyst, welcomes three members of KC360, an advocacy group that works to stop violence and bring human thriving to Kansas City. Queen Hill, Rev Thomas Shelton, and Rev. Darren Faulkner share their passion and insight. Learn what surprised them and find out what "anyone" can do. The KC Common Good website: www.kccommongood.org
BLESS S7 E5 with Gerard Long
March 25, 2024 17:00 - 33 minutes - 31 MBGary Kendall, Love KC Catalyst hosts Gerard Long, Director for Prayer at the Heart (PATH). His story of heartbreak will touch your heart and you will rejoice in God's healing. Out of that a desire came for others to experience God like he did. Gerard speaks about how he believes revival will come and introduces listeners to the 30 Day Prayer Challenge. He endorses Blesseveryhome and invites you to join an Acts 2 lifestyle. Here's a link to the 30 Day Prayer Challenge: https://prayeratthehear...
BLESS S7 E4 with Greg Topping
March 18, 2024 17:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBThe BLESS Podcast with Greg Topping, United in Crisis, Kansas City. Greg leads a new ministry in Kansas City created to support the churches' ability to respond to a crisis big or small. Learn how you can be a part of the body of Christ responding to a need.
BLESS S7 E3 with Steve Barnes
March 11, 2024 17:00 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBThis episode of the BLESS podcast features Stave Barnes, Outreach Pastor for Lenexa Baptist Church. Jasmine Villa joins Love KC Catalyst, Gary Kendall, stepping in for Samantha Ling Krebs who recently gave birth. Blesseveryhome was one of the tools discussed. Lenexa Baptist pairs Blesseveryhome as an organic tool individuals use with a community approach the church provides to help love people to Jesus.
BLESS S7 E2 with Ray Jarrett
February 29, 2024 18:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBGary and Ray discuss the way the big C Church of Kansas City rallied to support the victims of the Union Station tragedy. The Church Loves Kansas City response came together in remarkable time. Learn how and what is next.
BLESS S7 E1 with Linda Hughes
February 22, 2024 02:15 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBLinda Hughes with Lead to Read KC tells her story behind volunteering to serve children by helping them learn to read. Only 20 percent of third graders in Kansas City public and charter schools are reading on grade level. Volunteers in Kansas City can make a difference by reading once a week, twice a month, or once a month. The bigger story is that love and support come with the experience. It isn't just one way. Those who give find gratitude and love coming back. Linda tells you how you c...
BLESS S6 E14 with Zach Schemmer
October 16, 2023 15:21 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MB"I love you and I don't want to see my brother die" were the words of Zach's sister that forever changed his life. It may not have been the most "religious" words but it was filled with the love of God that touched his heart and helped him to start his journey to recovery. Listen to Zach's story on this week's BLESS podcast and be encouraged that God uses each of us in our simple obedience to bring change to those around us. To find out more about Zach and his ministry, check out his soci...
BLESS S6 E13 - Updated
October 06, 2023 16:08 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBNote previous release had technical error. This version fixes that. Hebrews 11:10 "For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God." -- that is the desire God put in Lauren's heart for Kansas City. No matter what season of life you are in, God delights in it and gives us opportunities to be a light where we are. Listen to Lauren Fraser's story of how God used a home school mother who is now a founder of a private Christian school and director ...
BLESS S6 E12
September 15, 2023 17:00 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MB"Glory is behind every door of fear, discomfort and challenge, and I will always choose to walk through that door to get the blessing that God has behind it!". This is quite the mindset of Brett Power, who is with World Vision Kansas City. Join us this week to hear his story of living on missions working locally and globally. To contact him: [email protected] and check out teamworldvision.org for events in Kansas City.
BLESS S6 E11 with Olivia Williamson
September 01, 2023 17:00 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MB"Prayer walks disarm the enemy" -- this is Olivia's conviction on prayer circles around schools to see a change in the next generation. Learn more about what "Claim Your Campus" is doing nationwide but specifically in Kansas City and join in on the Prayer Rally weekend on Sept 22-23! For more information and to sign up, visit praykc.church. Contact: [email protected], claimyourcampus.com, @claimyourcampus on Facebook, Instagram, and Tiktok.
BLESS S6 E10 with Mike Wood
June 30, 2023 12:00 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBMike Wood is a home builder who caught a vision for creating an app that helps track prayer for schools across the United States. Mike tells the backstory of how the idea came and the steps he took. Gary shares how Love KC has similar plans to build a wall of prayer around schools in Kansas City. You can find the app at http://www.schoolprayerchallenge.org
BLESS S6 E9 with Chris Pinion
June 15, 2023 17:00 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MBOur guest for The BLESS Podcast is Chris Pinion. We feature people who live on mission everyday where they live, learn, work, and play. Chris is a great example. Listen to his story of why, as a pastor, he also became a chaplain for the Police and Fire Department in Belton, MO. He even went through the Fire Training School. Chris talks about blurring the lines between the secular and the sacred. He is a real estate owner and business coach. How does he find the time? How do they work togethe...
BLESS AS6 E8 with Angie Daniels
May 18, 2023 01:18 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBHave you ever felt helpless in the face of hardship or tragedy, wanting to throw your hands up in the air? If so, listen to Angie Daniels' story of how prayer has helped her connect and make a difference in the recent tragedy of the Ralph Yarl shooting. She shares how we can pray deeper, love better and love through prayer! You can find out more about her ministry "Hope Center" on Instagram @Thcyouthandfam @hopecenterkc or facebook Thcyouthandfam, Hopecenterkc and on YouTube Hopecenterkc....
BLESS S6 E7 with Cory Ozbun
April 30, 2023 11:00 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBCory Ozbun was a pastor, a friend to the lost who had a heart to see a discipleship movement spread here in the city, so he started KC Underground. Join us this week to hear his passion and mission through KC Underground and how you can be a part of it. Be encouraged and empowered to live on missions everyday and in every place! You can check out KC Underground at https://kcunderground.org or reach Cory at [email protected]
BLESS S6 E6 with Halley Dean
April 15, 2023 11:00 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBHalley Dean was on her way to the corporate world when God called her, and moved her into a non-profit organization for the homeless! Tune in this week to listen to her story -- you may find yourself sensing similar whispers of God in your heart. To get in touch with Halley or to find out more about City Gap, please email [email protected] or call 816-329-1433. God bless!
BLESS podcast Season 6 Ep. 4 with Dave Francis
March 15, 2023 13:00 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBMany of us have played a sport and have experienced powerful encouragement from a coach. In this episode, Dave shares openly about his experience as a coach, as well as how God called him to use coaching to touch thousands and ultimately find significance in this call. Join us to see how God is at work in the everyday life of this tennis coach! **RePurposed Coaching efforts are not only to support high school coaches, but also middle school, youth sports and organizations.**
BLESS S6 E3 with Malachi O'Brien
February 28, 2023 12:00 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBWhat do marathons and revival have in common? Malachi O'Brien talks about the 122 consecutive (and still going) marathons he's run to break the Guiness World Record. Along the way he learns a lot about himself. He also runs for the cause of fostering and adoption. The unexpected twist is the story of a growing revival in Asbury, Kentucky.
BLESS S6 E2 with Eric Chia
February 15, 2023 14:00 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBYou're going to love the time we spend today with Eric Chia. He tells his story of coming from Malaysia to the US. From Buddhism to how he came to Christ. One of his favorite things that he works at all the time is to try to bring heaven to earth.
BLESS S6 E1 with Samantha Ling-Krebs
January 30, 2023 06:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBA new season of The BLESS Podcast kicks of this month when host Gary Kendall interviews the new co-host Samantha Ling-Krebs. Meet Samantha and hear her story. She weaves her ethnicity as a Chinese woman into a ministry in her new U.S. culture, learn how. Let her story inspire you to live on mission.
BLESS S5 E14 with Genevieve Mullins
August 11, 2022 16:24 - 38 minutes - 34.8 MBMeet Genevieve who leads the charge for Child Evangelism in Kansas City. She talks what it could look like to live on mission with CEF, tells stories about those who are and reminds of the image one can have when you work with children, their parents and the school.
BLESS S5 E13 with Porsche Seals
July 19, 2022 16:22 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBThe BLESS Podcast with Porsche Seals. Host Gary Kendall features Caring for Kids, Director, Porsche Seals to share the vision and mission along with an invitation to join the Back to School plans for August 5th.
BLESS S5 E12 with Jonathan Walls of Unite Dallas
June 21, 2022 19:27 - 41 minutes - 38.5 MBJoin Love KC Catalyst, Gary Kendall, as he talks with what it looks like to live on mission in Dallas not only on the micro level (personally) but on the macro level (collaboration across the city). You'll learn tools and hear inspiring stories of the city transformation efforts in Dallas and then how you can be a part of a similar effort in KC.
BLESS s5 E11 with Lori Roy
June 11, 2022 02:04 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBThe BLESS Podcast with Lori Roy talking Alpha Lori is a person living on mission, hear how Alpha is an integral part of her own faith journey and how she now dedicates time to lead Alpha. If you don't know what Alpha is, here is your chance to learn.
BLESS S5 E10 with Shannon Benson
June 06, 2022 17:00 - 37 minutes - 34 MBShannon is the Communications Director for Unite KC. Gary Kendall, Catalyst for Love KC encourages Shannon to talk about her backstory. She not only excels in her role at Unite KC but is one of the lead characters in the Storling Dance "Underground." Learn how she navigates the choppy waters of racial conflict to help bring unity and healing.
BLESS S5 E10 with Shannon Benton
June 06, 2022 17:00 - 37 minutes - 34 MBShannon is the Communications Director for Unite KC. Gary Kendall, Catalyst for Love KC encourages Shannon to talk about her backstory. She not only excels in her role at Unite KC but is one of the lead characters in the Storling Dance "Underground." Learn how she navigates the choppy waters of racial conflict to help bring unity and healing.
BLESS S5 E9 with Graham Popadic
May 31, 2022 01:01 - 38 minutes - 35 MBGary Kendall, Love KC Catalyst, talks about The Send and Graham’s Man on the Street video including one title "What Does the Church Need to Hear?"
BLESS S5 E8 with Brian Hughes
May 24, 2022 19:50 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBHere the startup story of The KC Dream Center with Director Brian Hughes and Host Gary Kendall of Love KC. Learn the amazing numbers from The Flood Week in KC, May 7-13, 2022. You may want to be a part of the next chapter for Love KC and The KC Dream Center as together they launch City Serve.
BLESS S5 E7 with Brad Hill
May 15, 2022 17:07 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBBrad Hill leads the marketing team at Gloo and works closely with the He Gets Us ad team to strategize how to reach and connect those exploring faith digitally. What if Jesus is the biggest story in town? Hear the inside story.
BLESS S5 E6 with Johnny Gillespie
April 26, 2022 16:30 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBLove KC Catalyst, Gary Kendall interviews Johnny Gillespie of The Send. Have you heard about the gathering at Arrowhead GEHA stadium on May 14? Over 50,000 are registered as of April 25, 2022. Learn the backstory and hear the call to action. Learn how you can participate and what's happening afterward. Love KC is chosen as one of the trusted partners. There's a place for you.
BLESS S5 E5 with Gary Kendall
March 08, 2022 02:51 - 56 minutes - 52.2 MBJoin us we interview Gary Kendall this time on the BLESS Podcast! This was so fun! Gary gives a recap of how Love KC began, current updates and some exciting things coming up in the near future. You don't want to miss this powerful time. Thanks for tuning in!
BLESS S5 E4 with Solomon Dabe
February 03, 2022 18:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBSolomon Dabe, Founder and President of the organization 'A Bright Future For Kids'. He started ABF4K to expose dark places, engage deep needs and empower kids to have a bright future. Their vision is to end child poverty in Africa through educating families in sustainable methods of self-support, centered around the notion of God's faithfulness. You can visit abrightfutureforkids.org or go to their FB page 'A Bright Future For Kids' to learn more!
BLESS S5 E3 with Brad Hill and Tim Popadic
January 27, 2022 06:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBWe had the opportunity and privilege to talk with Brad Hill, Gloo VP Marketing, and Tim Popadic, Gloo Cities Lead for South Florida, about meeting needs digitally through a new Churches Care program.
BLESS S5 E2 - Anchor Her
January 15, 2022 03:06 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBWe were blessed to have Amy Mitchell and Mariah Harvey on the BLESS podcast today. Amy and Mariah lead Anchor Her ministry. Take time to listen to hear how God Is redeeming the broken places In their lives and making and making something beautiful!
BLESS S5 E1 - Year-End Review
January 06, 2022 22:19 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBWelcome to season 5 of the BLESS podcast! Join Gary and Brooke as we talk about a review of 2021 and some highlights of what God did through Love KC and our partners!
BLESS S4 E22
December 04, 2021 17:25 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBKathy Branzell has been helping to lead the charge in America to unite the Lord's body in love. She is the President of the National Day of Prayer Task Force and United In Love. United in Love is the National Day of Prayer task force arm of Pray, Care, Share. Being united in love comes by living the Pray, Care, Share lifestyle that Jesus modeled and mandated.
BLESS S4 E21 with Eric Swanson
November 20, 2021 22:17 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MBWe are honored to host Eric Swanson as our guest on our BLESS Podcast! Eric has a passion for engaging churches worldwide in the needs and dreams of their communities toward the end of spiritual and societal transformation. He is a UC Berkeley grad and holds a DMin in Transformational Leadership in the Global City from BGU. He served with Campus Crusade for Christ for twenty-five years before joining the staff of Leadership Network where he worked with scores of missional churches around No...
BLESS S4 E20 with Jade Van Slyke
November 17, 2021 20:43 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBToday we interview Jade Van Slyke, the new Community Relations Director for Love KC. Jade has a background in ministry, first in Young Life, then in Children's Ministry and most recently as a Missions Pastor. Jade is a wife, mom to two teen girls and a dog mom to two cute pups. She and Kyle have been married (almost) 20 years and have made KC their home and the heart of their ministry.
BLESS S4 E19 with Dave Runyon
November 06, 2021 16:15 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBDave Runyon, author of The Art of Neighboring shares the backstory of the book and updates on what he's learned from working with hundreds of churches over the last ten years as a champion for loving your neighbor.
BLESS S4 E18 with Mindy Caliguire
October 27, 2021 02:57 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBMindy Caliguire is the co-founder of Soul Care with her husband, Jeff. She works for Gloo and leads a team dedicated to inviting leaders into a lifestyle that is healthy and stocked with opportunities for renewal. In the podcast Mindy tells her story of coming to the realization that there must be a better way forward.
BLESS S4 E17 with Porsche Seals
October 15, 2021 01:17 - 44 minutes - 41 MBLove KC’s BLESS podcast with Porsche Seals of Caring for Kids today. Porsche leads one of the most dynamic school/church partnerships in the U.S. Listen as Porsche describes what makes her heart soar and what breaks her heart. The last thing she shares makes the whole podcast worth the listen.
BLESS S4 E17 with Karl Ploeger
October 01, 2021 03:37 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBLove KC’s BLESS podcast with Karl Ploeger from City Union Mission. Do you think you know the story of Kansas Cities historic mission? Listen in and learn the back story leading up to the incredible impact being made today? Learn what surprises most people about the mission and Karl’s surprising journey to full time ministry.
BLESS S4 E16 with Richard Mansfield
September 17, 2021 20:38 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBThe BLESS Podcast with Richard Mansfield. Richard is the pastor of New Beginnings Church in Albuquerque, NM. He is also a police chaplain and the co-founder of New Mexico Prays. Richard talks with Love KC Catalyst, Gary Kendall and co-host Brooke Powell, about the challenges of loving your neighbor in one of the more violent cities in the nation.
BLESS S4 E15 with Regina Foard
August 18, 2021 18:14 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBImmigration provides opportunities for ministry, says Regina Foard. Love KC Catalyst, Gary Kendall, and co-host Brooke Powell talk about living on-mission with Regina who is working on her doctorate programming developing ministry for immigrants.
BLESS S4 E14 with Mike Willich
August 13, 2021 19:37 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBThe BLESS Podcast with Mike Willich from Unconventional Business. How do you share your faith at work? Where does one find inspiration and training for seeing work as mission? Mike tells his conversion of seeing ministry as primarily within the four walls of the church building to "everything is ministry." If you want to see the blg black line that separates the secular and the sacred blurred listen to Mike's marketplace stories.
BLESS S4 E13 with Michael Hewett
August 01, 2021 15:43 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MBWhat needs to be untied in your life? Michael Hewitt shares his pivot while church planting during a pandemic. He shares a great illustration about "untying the donkey" to which anyone can relate. What is it in your life that you need to untie so you can be used of God? Love KC prayer text: 833-976-2592
BLESS S4 E12 with Jodie Gullett Karsak
July 26, 2021 02:26 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBThe BLESS Podcast hosts Jodie Gullett Karsak, championship coach who shares her journey from player to coach to equipping coaches through the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Jodie lives on-mission through the venue of athletics. Listen to her journey and learn from her passion.
BLESS E4 E11 with Shannon Benton and Jeanette Dewey
July 13, 2021 01:41 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBThe BLESS Podcast - A Walk for Unity with Shannon Benton and Jeanette Dewey. Love KC Catalyst, Gary Kendall interviews Shannon and Jeanette to learn about what The Walk for Unity is, how it came about and what we can expect.
BLESS S4 E9: With Solomon Dabe
June 26, 2021 18:00 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBNeed ideas for how to reach your neighbors? Join in The BLESS Podcast with Solomon Dabe and Love KC Catalyst Gary Kendall. Hear Solomon’s courageous story of living out the desire to be a good neighbor. Track with the process from handing out food during COVID to opening his home to his neighbors to setting up a place for neighborhood kids to play ping pong after school. Learn how Tigst, Solomon’s wife, uses her gift of hospitality to minister to Moms in the community.
BLESS S4 E10: Living On-mission with Mike
June 26, 2021 17:58 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBMike doesn't want us to share his last name because he teaches and trains in countries where there are great challenges. Mike has amazing stories where God continually invites him into conversations nearly every day. He shares in ways any of us could share and in some ways that many of us have more to learn.
BLESS S4 E8: Blesseveryhome.com with Chris Cooper
May 14, 2021 20:04 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBGary Kendall interviews Chris Cooper founder of Blesseveryhome.com talking about new breakthroughs and latest learnings in living on-mission. Transcription: https://lovekc.net/the-bless-podcast-s4-e8-chris-copper-founder-blesseveryhome-com-4/