KC Underground

As we go about our days, we are scattering seeds, whether we realize it or not. We can scatter seeds of judgment, division, negativity, confusion, and pain—or we can scatter seeds of Good News, kindness, love, welcome, and gratitude. What kind of seeds are you scattering?  Grab this week's prayer guide at www.kcunderground.org/pray

This week on the podcast, Brian and Cory explore the idea of cultivating kingdom ecosystems. We felt pressed to record this random one-off episode after discussing the film "The Biggest Little Farm," a documentary about sustainable farming. This film—all about the significance of biodiversity in restoration—provided so many affirmations that pursuing the smaller way through disciple-making and microchurches is how Jesus will bring the Kingdom in a city to restore the soil. 🎧 on Spotify • https://lnkd.in/eRAMMz9 📺 on YouTube • https://lnkd.in/g6jsAXUP

Like a child running to the loving embrace of a parent, when we confess, we ground ourselves in God's relentless love. Grab this week's prayer guide at www.kcunderground.org/pray

Prayer walking is an essential tool in the Missionary Pathway for exploring your missional context—useful for both community engagement and spiritual authority. We explore the balance between spiritual warfare and relational outreach on this week’s podcast.  🎧 on Spotify • https://lnkd.in/eRAMMz9 📺 on YouTube • https://lnkd.in/g6jsAXUP

Worship involves wholeheartedly surrendering our entire being to God. As we deepen our faith and understanding of who God is, our souls expand to embrace the various ways we can worship Him.  Find weekly prayer guides at www.kcunderground.org/pray

🥴 Engaging Emotions in Raising Disciple-Makers. In Western disciple-making efforts, we’ve often emphasized the mind—Scripture memorization, reflection, and application—while neglecting the heart. But emotions matter deeply, especially when engaging children. Drawing from Chip Dodd’s insights on emotions, this tool explores how we can better incorporate feelings into discipleship. By understanding and validating emotions like fear, sadness, and guilt, we foster healthier conversations that lead to genuine transformation. This approach invites both parents and children to show up vulnerably, paving the way for true heart change in the process of disciple-making. Access this tool and other family disciple-making tools in the Toolkit at https://lnkd.in/g8As5jGu

This week on the podcast, Brian and Cory take a look back at the last year of our podcast series, where we’ve been diving deep into the 15 key observations from urban disciple-making movements—based on TwoFourEight’s groundbreaking study. 📊 From incredible insights to areas we’re still growing in, this recap is packed with key learnings that have shaped our network. 💡 If you’re new or missed a few episodes, now’s the perfect time to catch up and see how these lessons can impact your journey. 🎧 on Spotify • https://lnkd.in/eRAMMz9 📺 on YouTube • https://lnkd.in/g6jsAXUP

Father, we need you. When life feels hopeless, and we feel needy, we cling to you. Thank you for the ways you have shown up over and over again, and we pray that we can show up in that same way for the people you’ve called us to. We love you, and we need you.  Grab this week's prayer guide at www.kcunderground.org/pray

This week on the podcast, Brian and Cory discuss the crucial challenge of maintaining consistency in a busy and individualistic culture. 🎧 on Spotify • https://lnkd.in/eRAMMz9 📺 on YouTube • https://lnkd.in/g6jsAXUP

Life has a way of making us feel hard-pressed on every side, perplexed, persecuted, and struck down—at "the end of our rope." A financial burden, an illness, a death, a relationship struggle, dashed hopes, crushed dreams. Most likely, we have all experienced this "end of my rope" feeling at one time or another in our lives. As we encounter these situations, we grab the "rope of solutions". We hold tight to this rope, doing what we know how to do to make it through - readjust the budget, seek medical help, begin the grieving process, have that hard conversation. God has given us brilliant minds to use as we problem-solve and put things in place to get through hard times.  But before we pick up the rope, there's a face we must seek - the face of Jesus. Grab this week's prayer guide at www.kcunderground.org/pray