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 ava…

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/By CityRise Church

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.…

Lisa Hafemeister is the new Director of HR and Strategic Planning for CityRise Church, helping us as we seek to do more in Houston and around the world for the Kingdom. She shares with us her faith background and heart to help the Church reach the world with the Gospel.By CityRise Church

Meg Baumgarten is the Executive Assistant and Office Manager for Lifehouse Houston, seeking to help single pregnant moms get on their feet as they welcome new children into the world. Meg grew up at our West U Campus and is an incredible example of what it looks like to love and serve others in the name of Jesus! To learn more about Lifehouse visit…

Ashley Miksch is a Student Ministry Associate for CityRise and she and Jennifer offer some great wisdom about how parents can partner with our ministries during the summer to help their children grow in the faith. To learn more about all our summer activities for children and students visit https://cityrise.org/summer…

Kirby Follis is the Executive Pastor of the CityRise Network and he has answers to all our questions about the big Deep & Wide Day event coming up on Sunday May 19 at Houston Christian University. Make sure to visit https://cityrise.org/deepandwide for more information on this awesome gathering of all our church campuses!…

Jennifer and Justin talk with Elizabeth Oliver about making a big career change, the importance of Christian community, and much more! Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Visit https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuAMJBF5rW7jL6EdYLySlLwWq_UQ4Py6_ to watch our episodes on YouTube!By CityRise Network

Jennifer and Justin take some time to catch up, discussing how we should trust God in big life changes, how sin has a way of showing itself when we drift from God, Christian meditation, and more! Watch our full episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuAMJBF5rW7jL6EdYLySlLwWq_UQ4Py6_…

Rynie Badenhorst is our new Global Outreach Pastor, focused on reaching people around the world and online with the Good News of Jesus Christ. Rynie shares with us his story and heart for missions and what he hopes to see God do in the near future as we see to continue to expand the Kingdom. To learn more, visit https://cityrise.org/missions Make s…

Jared Stover and Gage Hallbauer go to our West U Campus and have been actively involved in a weekly Bible study hosted by Andy and Jennifer Dennis over the past few years. Jared and Gage offer great insight into how honoring God with our time, even when we are overwhelmed with a long list of responsibilities, will strengthen our faith in profound w…

Elisa Adams and Olivia Dennis are two seniors from our student ministry that just returned from an incredible mission trip to Guatemala over spring break. They share with us what they got to do and how God moved through the work they took part in. Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! To learn more about our student ministry or missions opportu…

Andy Dennis, our biggest fan and Baptist Student Ministry Director for Rice and the Med Center, shares with us some great insight about evangelism. Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! To watch our most recent episodes, visit https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuAMJBF5rW7jL6EdYLySlLwWq_UQ4Py6_…

Lauren Grossman is the Kids Ministry director at our Bellaire Campus, seeking to reach children with the gospel of Jesus Christ through weekly ministries, outreach events, and original media. Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe!By CityRise Network

Jose Pacheco is an MBA student at Rice University who felt the calling to start a bible study for his class mates. After seeing God's faithful provision to get him to the United States for his education, Jose couldn't help but look for ways to express his appreciation to God by doing something to further the Kingdom. Make sure to rate, review and s…

West U Campus Pastor Robby Dobbs shares with us his heart to encourage and lead men into meaningful relationships with God and each other. To learn more, visit https://cityrise.org/menBy CityRise Network

David and Jennifer Rupe share the story of their marriage and how their pursuit of God has strengthened their relationship in the good and bad times.By CityRise Network

Jennifer and Justin set up at our annual Dinner & Deploy event where ministry partners from all over Houston and the world come together to connect and empower each other to share the gospel. Links for ministries we interviewed below! STCH International https://www.stchm.org/international/ Agape Development https://www.agapedevelopment.org/ Casa El…

West U Baptist Worship Leader Savannah Cavazos shares her heart to serve in the worship ministry and offers encouragement and insight for Christians in the pursuit of meaningful worship. Check out https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuAMJBF5rW7jL6EdYLySlLwWq_UQ4Py6_ for videos of our episodes.By CityRise Network

Laura Seifert of Yes Ministries shares with us insight on how to let go of the things that are holding us back, and gives us a preview of the teachings she will be sharing at our upcoming Women's Retreat on February 2 and 3 at West U Baptist Church in Houston, TX. Visit https://www.yesministries.net/ to learn more about Laura's ministry. Visit http…

Jennifer and Justin take some time to catch up about the break, share their words for the year, and preview the next series our church will be going through together. Check out https://cityrise.org/great for the new series. Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe!By CityRise Network

Senior Pastor Dr. Roger Patterson shares the story behind the "Great: 40 Days of Commission" study on the Great Commission. To access all the resources for this new series, check out https://cityrise.org/great Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe!By CityRise Network

Sam Oliver shares with us a ton of great insight about how men can be healthier physically, emotionally, and mentally. Make sure to rate, review and subscribe! Check out our most recent episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuAMJBF5rW7jL6EdYLySlLwWq_UQ4Py6_By CityRise Network

Julie Jenkins shares incredible insight on parenting, prayer, and faith based on what she has learned from her years of experience with three daughters who are now all adults. Please make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! To watch our episodes on YouTube, check out https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuAMJBF5rW7jL6EdYLySlLwWq_UQ4Py6_…

Rosty Semikov shares with us the unique way he is seeking to care for the people of his home country, Ukraine, and how his organization is spreading the Gospel through medical mission work. To learn more about the Peace and Development Foundation, please visit https://peacedevelopment.fund Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Check out our epi…

Worship pastor of our West U Campus, Dr. Paul Magyar shares about the role of worship in Christmas. To find out about all our Christmas opportunities, visit https://cityrise.org/christmas Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! To watch our most recent episodes on YouTube, check out https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuAMJBF5rW7jL6EdYLySlLwWq…

We're taking a couple of weeks up to catch up on some interviews so that we can finish 2023 strong. Take a look back at some previous episodes you may have missed, or revisit one of your favorites!By CityRise Network

Greyson Landrum is the newest member of our Student Team at CityRise, and he shares his faith background, and how God brought him into Student Ministry. To learn more about opportunities for students at CityRise, visit https://cityrise.org/students Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! To watch our most recent episodes, check out https://www.yo…

Jennifer and Justin catch up with each other about what God has been teaching them. To watch our episodes, check out https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuAMJBF5rW7jL6EdYLySlLwWq_UQ4Py6_ Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe!By CityRise Network

David Hao is the Head of School at Veritas Christian Academy in Bellaire, TX. David offers advice for parents considering private school, and great encouragement for parents both in public and private school about discipling our kids. To learn more about Veritas, visit https://www.veritasca.org/ Make sure to rate, review and subscribe. To watch our…

Jennifer and Justin catch up with a few Network Partners at our recent Leadership Conference. Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Check out the links below to connect with the partners we got to visit with: Eyes on Me, Inc. https://www.eyesonmeinc.com/ Judea Harvest https://www.judeaharvest.org/ Attack Poverty https://attackpoverty.org/ Rice …

Mike Wilson's organization "My Life Speaks" works closely with Haitian Child Services to create infrastructure so abandoned and neglected children don’t fall through the cracks. They provide family-based orphan care, similar to that of foster care in the US, for children who have truly been orphaned, neglected, and abandoned; many of whom have been…

Jackie and Stephana Bledsoe are the featured speakers at our Marriage Night on October 6th and the founders of Happily Married Couples, who share a message of hope for marriages and families through speaking, writing, and coaching. Their mission is to help you cultivate a marriage worth celebrating and establish meaningful influence in the lives of…

Tehila Weru and her family are long time partners of the CityRise Network through their 3 Strands Ministry in Kenya. Tehlila worked with our women's ministry this summer and shares her experience here and what her plans are next with equipping children's leaders in churches in Africa. Check out https://www.3-strands.org/ for more information on thi…

Ben and Kelli Hays share with us the genesis of the new study "Flourishing Family" and talk about their own experiences in marriage and parenting. For more resources, please check out https://cityrise.org/flourishingfamily Make sure to rate, review and subscribe! If you'd like to watch our most recent episodes, check out https://www.youtube.com/pla…

Eric Campbell is a long time member of our West U Baptist Church campus and an integral part of our mission team, most recently co-leading our first trip to work with a ministry partner in Ireland. Eric shares with us the history of his involvement in missions and why missions are so important. To learn more about missions opportunities, visit http…

Jamie Ivey is an author, speaker and podcast host seeking to encourage people in their faith with a message of freedom in Christ. Jamie shares great insight into what God has to say about struggles with sin and shame, and offers encouragement for anyone seeking to embrace the true freedom that Christ offers. To learn more about Jamie and her minist…

Abby Bergstrom has been a professional actress, children's ministry director, and now full time educator in the public school system. She shares with us her story of transitioning into education and what God has been teaching her in this new role. Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! To watch our most recent episodes, check out https://www.you…

Daniel Guillaume and Kenneth Watkins serve on the staff at CityRise Missouri City crafting meaningful opportunities for the community to worship God and be discipled in fellowship with other believers. To learn more about CityRise Missouri City, visit https://cityrise.org/crmc To watch our episodes on Youtube, visit https://www.youtube.com/playlist…

Aaron Sensemen is the Worship Pastor at our Crosspoint Church - Bellaire campus and has served on the mission team serving in Honduras for a decade. Aaron shares with us what God has been doing through this partnership over the years. Make sure to rate, review and subscribe! To learn more about our missions, visit https://cityrise.org/missions To w…

Traci Edworthy is the Kidstuff Director for CityRise Missouri City. She shares the story of how she came to faith, her passion for teaching kids about Jesus, and encouragement about the growth and direction of our Missouri City campus.By CityRise Network

Andrew and Lauren Jefferson met and fell in love while attending our CityRise Network Campus, West U Baptist Church. They share with us their history at this church, how they have grown in their faith by helping to form and lead their community group, and talk about what they are experiencing as they prepare to welcome their first child. Make sure …

We are aiming to be back with new episodes in a few weeks, but until then, check out an episode you missed, or visit the link below to watch some of our most recent episodes! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuAMJBF5rW7jL6EdYLySlLwWq_UQ4Py6_ And make sure to rate, review, and subscribe!By CityRise Network

Michael and Jamie Partridge have been serving in our church family for over a decade, spending their time and energy teaching children to understand and apply biblical teachings in fun ways. They share with us how they got involved and how they have been blessed through giving their time to our church family. Make sure to rate, review, and subscrib…

Wes and Kacey Mathew are new to the CityRise Network with Wes coming on as our Production Director for live events at all of our campuses. Wes and Kacey share about their unique love story and how Wes hopes to further the reach of the gospel through improving our production. To watch this and other episodes on youtube, check out https://www.youtube…

Palm Feist is a long time member of West U Baptist Church, serving in our children's ministry weekly to lead kids into a deep understanding of God. She shares with us how focusing on the names of God reveals his character. To sign up for VBS (before the end of the day June 1) visit https://cityrise.org/summer Check out our YouTube playlist to watch…

Catherine Weldon is the Assistant Director of A Children's Village preschool and a foster mom working with Casa De Esperanza. Catherine shares with us her heart for helping children in foster care and what she has learned from her time serving in this way. To learn more about Casa de Espa]eranza, visit https://www.casahope.org/ To learn more about …

Kathleen Yarborough, the Director of Community Ministries, shares opportunities for summer volunteering with CityRise Network partners. To learn more, visit https://cityrise.org/ministries/community-ministries/ To watch this episode or any of our most recent podcasts, visit https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuAMJBF5rW7jL6EdYLySlLwWq_UQ4Py6_…

Jennifer and Justin catch up with a missionary from our church family serving in Africa. To watch the video version of this podcast, visit https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuAMJBF5rW7jL6EdYLySlLwWq_UQ4Py6_ Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe!By CityRise Network