Over the Hump...
...midweek reminders to finish your week strong!
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2024
Volunteer Appreciation Spotlight
Volunteer Staff for Early Childhood (Birth to 5 years)
These volunteers help care for our kiddos from birth to the age of five. To learn more, click here!
All your children shall be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children. ~Isaiah 54:13
"Work and Play" Giving Campaign
Help us raise $40,000 in additional funds (over and above what is already given to GENERAL) to construct an outdoor PLAY area for our kiddos with a softplay surface and to replace our speaker system, projector, AND projection screen with a WORKing system after the lightning strike a few weeks ago crippled our services.
After a lot of research, discussion, and prayer, the Exec Team has decided to replace our speaker system, amps, and projector with a much more robust, quality system and to add a projection screen to the wall for a better quality image. This new system, while considerably more costly, will save us money in the long run and will significantly enhance our worship experience with its superior sound and projection quality. We had already budgeted $30,000 toward replacing the speakers alone. Still, with the additional cost of replacing the projector and screen AND also wanting to put in the play area with a softplay surface, we need to raise an additional $40,000.
Pastor Darryl and Sharon kicked off the pledge with $500 AND have increased their ongoing giving by $50 per week to the Building Fund for the rest of the year to get us started.
You can either GIVE directly to our Building Fund through your normal giving habits OR you can PLEDGE below to give a future gift, either all at once or over a period of time.
What would God have you do? You may not be able to give $500 all at once or even $50 a week, but everyone can give something!
Gift Card Shower to Welcome Sofia Holt
Crossroads is hosting a gift card shower for Sofia Holt this Sunday. There will be gift baskets at each check-in station, where you can give congratulatory cards to welcome Sofia to her new home. Kylie has requested cards from Amazon, Walmart, and T.J. Maxx or cash. Thank you for your generosity!
New Covenant Partners: The Kean Family
Welcome to Allen, Jennifer, Alex, and Tristen Kean
Please join us in welcoming the Kean family as Covenant Partners to Crossroads Church!!
New Crossroads University Tracks
The Ekklesia
Join us this Sunday, April 28th @9:30am, for the second week of our new Crossroads University Tracks. If you haven't already signed up, click below on the track you want to join.
Two Services Starting September 15th
We announced on Sunday, April 14th, that beginning on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, we will go to a two-service format at Crossroads Church. As part of that transition, Crossroads University (which currently meets on Sundays at 9:30am) will move to MidWeek, beginning on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. If you missed it, please click here to watch the announcement.
If you have not already, would you please take the Two-Service Survey? Your answers will assist us as we shape the two-service model here at Crossroads for the glory of God and the good of His people. Your answers will be very important in making the Sunday Morning Gatherings the best they can be.
Show Appreciation to Mom this Mother's Day
Parents: How will you impact your children's lives for the Kingdom of God this week? Keep the momentum going by clicking here or on the image above to view lessons and resources from KidzMin classes your children attended this past Sunday.
MIDWEEK: Around the Table @HOME
Midweek: Wednesday, April 24th
How Can We Pray for You and Yours?
CLICK HERE to post and read C2 Family Prayers and Praises.
Do you have a prayer request or a praise to share? How can we pray for you, your family, and/or friends?
- Our God is a Speaking God. How has God been speaking to you, in you, or through you this week?
- Our God is a Saving God. How has salvation restored and fulfilled you this week?
- Our God is a Satisfying God. How have you been satisfied by God or in God this week?
Our God made us to ENJOY all of these wonderful things about HIM...TOGETHER. Please share with your church family by CLICKING HERE.
Weekly Giving Report for 4/16 thru 4/22/2024
Online Resources Spotlight: RightNow Media App
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry
Join pastor and author John Mark Comer in this five-part series as he addresses one of the greatest threats to our spiritual lives: hurry. Instead of allowing our calendars and screens to control our lives, Jesus offers us a new rhythm of life, overflowing with grace, peace, and beauty.
To get your FREE subscription to the RightNow Media App, click here today!
To access this study, click here.
Click the image below to get to know our Global Partners around the world.
Global Partner Spotlight
Stephanie Martin: Campus Ministry with CRU - Cote d'Ivoire
Click Here to review her latest update.
How Can You Pray for Our Global Partners?
- Their personal health-spiritual, emotional, physical and financial
- Their ability to help those they serve with cultural adjustments and the loneliness of being separated from immediate and close family by continents
- That they would have compassion for others
- For the management of their time and ministry
- That C2 would both personally and corporately be a blessing and encouragement to them- financially, prayerfully, and physically thru correspondence and support
Have you visited our page with all of the latest updates from our Global Partners who GO and SERVE on behalf of you and your family, taking the Gospel around the world as an extension of Crossroads Church so that others may hear...AND live?
Have you talked to your children about our Global Partners and encouraged them to pray for them in your family prayer time? Click the image to our Missions page or click here.
Refuge KC Opportunities
Click Here For Our Most Recent RKC Volunteer Updates for current opportunities to leverage who we are and what we've been given to reach our city with gospel-centered ministries of mercy so they might come to know, love and follow Jesus into His Kingdom --SOMHAL (so others may hear...AND live!)
AFGHAN DONATIONS. We are excited to announce that the Afghan family has arrived in Kansas City and will move to their apartment in about a week. While we have received many donated items, there are still items on the donation list that would help make their apartment a home. Please check the donations list here -- especially for the "most needed" items. All donations need to be received by Tuesday, April 30th.
WOMEN'S SUMMER BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP. Ladies, are you interested in joining a 7-week group study & discussion of When Helping Hurts this summer? Join us on Friday mornings beginning May 31st at 9:00 am at Eleos Coffee. To register or find out more information, see here.
WINDOW AIR CONDITIONERS. With temperatures rising, we have heard from new American neighbors who are without air conditioning. We would love to bless those in need with a window unit. If you have a working window air conditioner that you would like to donate, please contact Patty.
2024 RKC PASTORS LUNCHEON. Mark your calendars to join us on Thursday, June 20th (11:00 am to 2:00 pm) for a time of fellowship, encouragement, and delicious food at Central Baptist Church. This in-person event is a great opportunity for pastors and mission directors in the Kansas City area to connect and build relationships with others striving alongside Refuge KC to reach the nations that God has brought to Kansas City. For more information or to register, click here.
PRAY WITH US EVERY WEDNESDAY
- 7:00 am via Zoom using meeting code: 890 1194 5314 and/or
- 9:45 am in person @ Eleos Coffee House - 3401 Independence Ave, lower level
SAVE THESE IMPORTANT DATES THAT ARE COMING UP!
- Wednesday, April 24th: MidWeek: Around the Table @HOME @5-8pm
- Sunday, April 28th: The Ekklesia @9:30am - New Crossroads University Tracks
- Sunday, April 28th: CSM @6-8:30pm
- Monday, April 29th: Trail Life USA @6:30-8pm
- Wednesday, May 1st: MidWeek: Prayer and Worship Gathering @6:30-8pm
- Friday, May 3rd: The Vine @10am
- Saturday, May 4th: Anti-Prom @3:30-8pm
- Sunday, May 12th: Mother's Day
- Monday thru Friday, August 5th-9th: 2024 CSM Middle/High School Camp @ Eagle Rock Retreat Center
- Friday thru Sunday, October 11th-13th: 2024 Women's Retreat at Jabez Retreat Center
CHECK OUT FRIDAY'S "C2 ESSENTIALS"
Sunday Fellowship Luncheons
Sunday Fellowship Lunches will happen once a month in the church kitchen on Sunday afternoons right after the service. You will be cooking and sharing a meal with 5 or 6 families.
If you are interested in participating in one of these, please sign up! You will be contacted with more details about dates and food when a lunch group is created.
This sign-up is meant to generate a list of people interested in this opportunity. Since we will only be doing this once a month, it may take a couple months before you're contacted. Thank you for your patience.
Stay Connected to C2
Our Website: https://direction4living.com
General Email: admin@direction4living.com
Location and Mailing Address: 900 NW Jefferson St. - Grain Valley, MO 64029
Darryl & Sharon Jones - Elder
- Darryl - 816-694-7621 / darryl.jones@direction4living.com
- Click Here to schedule an appointment with Darryl
- Sharon - 816-694-7622 / sharon.jones@direction4living.com
Daniel & Krysten Ballard - Elder
- Daniel - 816-517-4252 / daniel.ballard@direction4living.com
- Krysten - 816-809-1128 / kballard1024@gmail.com
Michael & Summer Hicks / Elder
- Michael - 816-298-3032 / michael.hicks@direction4living.com
- Summer - 816-572-1264 / thehicksfamily2016@gmail.com
Chris & Melissa Cunningham / Elder
- Chris - 816-536-5027 / chris.cunningham@direction4living.com
- Melissa - 816-536-5026 / melissarcunningham@gmail.com
Dennis Frelick - Pastoral Intern
- 303-656-3547 / dennis.frelick@direction4living.com
If you need to contact one of our staff members, PLEASE USE THEIR MOBILE NUMBERS, WHICH ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU ABOVE. You'll also find this information in the front of your Crossroads Connections notebook and near the bottom of the HOME tab in Church Center. These numbers are not to be given out to the public but are available for your personal use.
Office Hours:
- Darryl is a full-time Elder of the church and serves as the primary Teaching Pastor and Counselor. As ministry happens everywhere, he is not always in the office at The Big House but can be reached by text or phone. Darryl and Sharon live here in The Big House and try to be very accessible to the church family. However, they do try to protect Friday each week as a day of restorative rest and time together. Darryl tries to “unplug” electronically on Fridays but can be contacted through Sharon in case of emergency.
Click Here to schedule an appointment with Darryl. - Daniel is a full-time Elder of the church and serves as our primary Student Pastor, Worship Leader, and administrator of most of our Ministry Teams. As ministry happens everywhere, Daniel is not always in the office at The Big House but can be reached by text or phone. Daniel also takes Friday off but is, of course, available in case of emergency.
- Michael Hicks is a lay Elder and serves as the primary Pastor to our Missional Communities/Groups.
- Chris Cunninghams is a lay Elder and serves as the primary Pastor of Discipleship and Crossroads University.
- Neither Michael nor Chris keep office hours here at The Big House but can be reached by text or phone. Michael is self-employed and owns his own growing company, East Side Electric, LLC and Chris is a middle school teacher of science and technology in the Lee's Summit school district.
- Dennis Frelick is a part-time Pastoral Intern and serves as Darryl's assistant. He works from home and the office here at The Big House and can also be reached by text or phone.
- Everyone else who serves our church does so on a volunteer basis—neither receiving compensation nor keeping office hours.
All of that to say - we are here to serve you, but “here” is always relative. Text, email, and phone are our friends. Don’t hesitate to reach out if you can’t find us at The Big House.
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