When: Friday, July 13, 2018
Check-in 8am | Conference 9am – 4pm
Where: Kansas City
Lenexa Baptist Church
15320 W 87th Street Pkwy
Lenexa, KS 66219
(Click for directions)
Cost: $15 per person
*Includes continental breakfast, lunch, and leader resource pack
Never has there been a TIME more PRIMED for the GOSPEL than RIGHT NOW
RIGHTNOW: One-Day Evangelism Conference
What to expect…
Whether you’re a seasoned veteran or the most timid Christian, RIGHTNOW will provide instruction and tools to help you engage in God conversations everyday. Churches can move congregations from spectators to passionate and intentional followers of Jesus to transform their local community with the Gospel.
What people are saying…
“Everything encouraged me to step out.”
“Learned ways of reaching the unchurched.”
“Will be able to connect with more people and create a culture of evangelism.”
Special Guests
Worship
Debuting REVO
Meet the Speakers
Brian Key
Pastor,
Redeemer Fellowship Kansas City
Urgency: Time is Fleeting
Comfort and complacency have a way of lulling the best of us to sleep when it comes to sharing the Gospel. To make real community impact, we must have a sense of urgency. Pastor Brian will ignite that flame and provide the tools every Christian needs to be intentional in sharing Jesus.
Brian is the Pastor and Residency Director of Redeemer Fellowship Kansas City. He’s been pastoring at RFKC since 2008 and has a passion to teach and equip ethnic minority leaders for kingdom impact. He holds a B.S.B.A. in Finance from the University of Arkansas and an M.Div. from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He’s been married to his wife Kelly since 2006 and together they have three daughters.
Gary Kendall
Director, Love KC
Passion for People
As you know, the key to reaching others is having a genuine love for people. Gary will ignite (or reignite) your passion for people in a way that leads to community transformation.
Pastor Gary Kendall ad his wife Belinda along with a group of 27 planted Indian Creek Community Church in 1985. Growing significantly and steadily, under his leadership the church formed an organization which has since launched 80 additional churches. Pastor Gary has since retired as Senior Pastor and is now the Director of Love KC a ministry committed to move Christians to prayer, care, and sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ throughout Kansas City.
Brian Richardson
Student Pastor,
Lenexa Baptist Church
Students Reaching Students
Today’s youth ministries contain tomorrow’s Christian leaders. Brian will offer incredible insight into developing strong Christian student leaders through discipleship and mobilizing every student in the Great Commission.
Brian is a graduate of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary with a Masters of Divinity, full-time youth pastor for 27 years and currently the High School Pastor at Lenexa Baptist Church. he serves as the Executive Director of Camp Revolution, a summer youth camp in the Midwest that hosts over 600 teenagers each year. Brian is married to Sharla, and has 3 sons – Jordan, Jarrett who are in college, and Jace who is in high school.
Rod Handley
Founder & President,
Character That Counts
Overcoming What Holds You Back
The biggest hindrance to personal evangelism is fear. Every Christian battles this at one time or another. Rod will outline key steps to overcoming those fears and mobilizing your church body to get engaged in personal evangelism.
Rod has published over 20 books and averages 250 speaking engagements per year. He is a former COO/CFO & Sr. VP of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, who’s served as Chaplain for the Seattle SuperSonics & the Kansas City Royals. Over the last thirty years, Rod has conducted hundreds of chapel services for NFL, NBA, MLB, College & High School Teams and has authored over 20 books. He’s been married to his wife Janna for 25 years and together they have four terrific children. Yet, with all of his experiences and accolades, Rod will tell you his most important priority is his wife and kids.
Healthy Leaders Healthy Ministry
Feeling stuck? Overwhelmed? These are the challenges every pastor and ministry leader faces. Arthur will provide guidance and encouragement to help you and your team stay focused on the mission God has called you to.
Arthur joined the PastorServe team after serving for 28 years on 3 pastoral teams in the Chicago-area. His ministry experience includes mentoring and coaching pastors nationally and internationally. Arthur is a native of Kansas City and holds degrees from Park University (BA) and Dallas Theological Seminary (Th. M). He and his wife Shirley have been married for over 48 years and are the parents of 5 adult children.
Matt Clough
Senior Pastor,
Fellowship West
Innovative Community Impact
Connecting with a local community can be difficult in today’s turbulent society. Matt offers insight to help you discover new ways to engage with your community, develop lasting relationships, and make life-changing impact through outside-the-box initiatives.
After accepting Christ in high school, Matthew Clough has followed the call of full time ministry into over 15 years of church experience. He was used by God to grow a student ministry from under 30 to over 450 students, he was the Teaching Pastor at a contemporary venue with an average attendance of 600, and he led a successful and growing church revitalization. As Senior Pastor of Fellowship West in Bonner Springs, Kansas, Pastor Matt is continuing the work of the gospel to change the culture of the KC Metro Area. He is committed to reaching his community through intentional outreach, and living out his churches mission statement to, Share Jesus, Disciple Believers, and Love People.
Steve Barnes
Founder, 1MillionStories.Org
God Conversation Challenge
Reaching your city for Jesus Christ requires followers of Jesus to be intentional about sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Steve will provide an innovative tool and evangelism initiative to engage, mobilize, and inspire even the most timid Christian to personally share their faith on a consistent basis just as Jesus commands us to in the Great Commission.
After coming to faith in Jesus Christ at 22, Steve was called out of the business sector to full-time Christian service and has since served in ministry for twenty years. In 2009, he and his wife began SCB International, a non-profit ministry to support Christ-based initiatives around the world and encourage pastors and ministry leaders in their calling. In 2015, 1MillionStories.org was launched to provide every Christian a simple way to share their faith using their personal testimony. Steve also serves as the Outreach and Evangelism Pastor at Lenexa Baptist Church. He has been married to his wife Christian for 17 years. They have two sons, Steven and Cameron.
All attendees will receive…
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Inspiration, encouragement, and support for the call God’s placed on your life.
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Keys to developing an intentional and consistent evangelism culture in your church.
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Personalized insight and answers from experienced leaders during Q&A sessions.
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Action items that can be implemented that day, week, or month regardless of church size or budget.
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Complimentary Leadership Resource Pack.
