The Almost Amazing Podcast

Steve Bezner has been the Senior Pastor of Houston Northwest Church since January 2013. His passion is to see Houston—and the world—become more like Heaven as people become more like Jesus. Steve loves to preach, teach, write, and speak about the Bible in a way that is easy to understand but also challenges people to live the life that God has designed for each of them. His new book "Your Jesus Is Too American" is a calling for the Church to reclaim Kingdom values over the American Dream, and you can learn more at https://www.stevebezner.com/ and order the book at https://a.co/d/cSTDDWJ

Melissa Radke is a best-selling author, speaker, and television personality that has won hearts around the world with her funny and candid insights on life, love, and the complexities of the modern world. We can't wait to have her at our upcoming women's event and loved getting to know her in this fun conversation.

To learn more about Melissa's ministry, visit https://www.melissaradke.com/

Elizabeth Lee and Emma Straub are two new members of our kids team focused on partnering with parents to teach children about the love Jesus has for them. Elizabeth and Emma share about how they came to be on our team and what they are looking forward to in this ministry.

David and Denise Glenn are the founders of Kardo Ministries and the authors of the Kardo Bible study materials. They are devoted to equipping people with the word of God to be better fathers, mothers, spouses, and parents. They will be speaking at our upcoming Marriage Night on October 4, 2024. To register, visit https://cityrise.org/marriagenight and to learn more about their ministry, visit https://kardo.org

Rosie Hirschfeld is the new director of Bellaire ACV, a ministry focused on sharing the love of Jesus with preschool children and their families while providing care and development to prepare kids for school. Rosie shares with us her history with the church, her passion for education, and what she is most excited about with this new campus of our preschool.

Catherine Hernandez attends our Bellaire campus and helps lead MomCo, a ministry focused on connecting mothers with a strong community for support and encouragement as they manage the hardest job in the world. To learn more about our MomCo ministry or to register for the fall, visit https://cityrise.org/women

Erika Roberts is the brand new director for A Children's Village Preschool, the CityRise Church early learning program that ministers to those near the Texas Medical Center in Houston, TX. Erika shares with us her passion for leading chidren to grow in their faith and education.

To learn more, visit https://cityrise.org/acv and to check out the available jobs at our church, visit https://cityrise.org/jobs

Joshua Montgomery and his family worship at our Bellaire campus and work with Houston area college students through Cru, an organization focused on connecting people with Jesus Christ. Joshua shares about his faith and calling into ministry, and how our church family can get involved ministering to college students.

Emily Taylor is a member of our Bellaire campus and offers a lot of insight about legal decisions everyone should think about in regard to their children, themselves, and aging parents. To connect with Emily about these types of issues, visit https://rappandkrock.com/emily-b-taylor/

Lorraine Lewis has been part of our church family for many years, helping to start our Bellaire campus in 2005 and eagerly jumping onto the team that launched CityRise Church | Missouri City in 2021. Lorraine shares her story of coming to faith and the unique perspective she has since she did not become a Christian until after becoming a parent.