The Almost Amazing Podcast

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 Buen Samaritano https://www.casaelbuen.org/ Amazo...

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.

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 https://cityrise.org/women to register for the Women's...

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!

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!

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_

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 episodes on YouTube!    https://www.youtube.com/playl...

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_UQ4Py6_

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!

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!

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 most recent episodes, check out https://www.youtu...

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 and Med Center BSM https://www.riceowlbsm.com/texa...

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 discarded due to their special needs. They work t...

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 your children. Their mission and heart for marria...

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 this partner. Please make sure to rate, review, and s...

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/playlist?list=PLuAMJBF5rW7jL6EdYLySlLwWq_UQ4Py6_

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 https://cityrise.org/missions Make sure to rate, revie...

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 ministry, visit https://jamieivey.com To register for th...

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.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuAMJBF5rW7jL6EdYLySlLwWq_...

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?list=PLuAMJBF5rW7jL6EdYLySlLwWq_UQ4Py6_ Make sure...

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 watch this episode and more on YouTube, visit https...

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.

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 to rate, review, and subscribe! Check out our YouT...

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!