The KC Underground Podcast

In this episode, Cory and Brian interview David and Cheryl Johnson. David and Cheryl are founding members of the Kansas City Underground. They are disciple-making and microchurch leaders in a couple of different contexts from neighborhoods to the state prison. We'll talk through why this paradigm is so important to them, how their microchurches have emerged, and the real stories that have shaped these extended spiritual families. 

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The podcast you listen to will be the fifth in a series during 2022 around the themes of grace and supplication. These episodes will be dropped at various points throughout the year. We hope that you will head over to kcunderground.org/prayer-fasting and grab the prayer guide associated with this podcast.

Cory and Brian talk through the definition of a microchurch for the Kansas City Underground. We say that the KC Underground is a network of missionaries and microchurches, but what do we mean by that. In this episode we'll talk about the biblical foundations for microchurches, what we mean when we use the word, and what we don't mean. Over the next few weeks, we'll hear from local microchurch leaders to see how our definition is fleshed out on the ground.

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Cory McElvain and Brian have a conversation with Desiree Foster and Moses Tasse, two of the summer interns who have jumped into mission with the KC Underground for the summer of '22. We'll share a few stories of what they've done over the past eight weeks, how it's shaped the way they see disciple-making and the church, and how they see Jesus leading them forward.

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Cory McElvain and Brian interview Creighton Smith-Allaire, a committed missionary to high school students in Kansas City. What makes Creighton perfect for this? He is a high school student. We discuss Creighton's specific roles with the Zero Hour Hub and how he has been equipped by this Hub to be an effective disciple-maker in his school.

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Cory, Cory, and Brian talk through an update with the Zero Hour Hub of the Kansas City Underground. This Hub is specifically engaging the next generation in disciple-making within the area high schools of Kansas City. We discuss what the Zero Hour team has learned over this last year, what's new, and where they're headed.

"Gen Z is hungry to lead!" - Cory McElvain

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Cory and Brian interview Matt Barnes, disciple-maker and microchurch leader in the Kansas City Underground. Sarah and Matt Barnes helped launch the KC Underground in 2019 and currently lead the elder task force, creating training for governing elders within the KC Underground network.

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Cory, James, and Brian set up a series of podcasts on "How the Church Engages People." In the CAWKI model it's about people being the customer. In the DMM paradigm, it's about the person owning the mission. This episode really explores our identity as the church and the implications of owning that identity.

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Cory and Brian spend a third week with Chris Caputo, the director of Relational Wholeness within the Kansas City Underground. This week is all about partnering with the Holy Spirit in Gospel Movements.

"Wherever the gospel goes there are signs and wonders. Some are dramatic, some are mundane. We believe in a full gospel demonstration and gospel proclamation. Sometimes the demonstration is the proclamation."

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Cory and Brian interview Chris Caputo, the director of Relational Wholeness within the Kansas City Underground. We continue the conversation around the importance of the prophetic within disciple-making movements, specifically the need for emotional maturity. Chris explains why the relational wholeness team exists and how they serve leaders in the city and around the country.

For more information go to https://heseddiscipleshipnetwork.com/

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