In this episode of the KC Underground Podcast, Brian is joined by Jon Shirley, leader within The Gathering Network and Pray KC, for a conversation about the formative power of prayer. As part of the Teach Us to Pray series, Jon shares how God redirected his life from platform ministry toward a life of discipleship, prayer, and mission. Together they explore why prayer must remain the foundation of disciple-making, how silence creates space to hear God's voice, and why learning to wait on God is one of the most important spiritual practices for followers of Jesus today.

In this episode of the KC Underground Podcast, Brian and Cory are joined by Rob Wegner for a conversation about prayer as a lifestyle of attentiveness rather than simply a spiritual discipline. As part of the Teach Us to Pray series, Rob shares how moving into a new neighborhood became an invitation to rediscover what it means to prayerfully engage a place, listen to the Holy Spirit, and join Jesus where He is already at work. Through stories of prayer walking, cultivating friendships, and learning to see beauty alongside brokenness, this episode offers a compelling vision for living on mission through the practice of staying awake to God's presence every day.

In this episode of the KC Underground Podcast, Brian and Cory are joined by Jack Price, disciple-maker and global coach with Novo, for a conversation about cultivating a life of prayer that naturally overflows into disciple-making. As part of the Teach Us to Pray series, Jack reflects on growing up in a family where prayer, listening to God, and making disciples were woven into everyday life. From prayer walking school hallways and leading Discovery Bible Studies as a teenager to seeing God move across college campuses and among unreached communities around the world, Jack shares how learning to hear God's voice has shaped every season of his journey.

In this episode of the KC Underground Podcast, Brian and Cory sit down with local disciple-maker Todd Kangas to explore healing prayer, listening to God's voice, and living with the expectation that Jesus still works through His people today. Todd shares stories from decades of following Jesus, offering both theological conviction and practical encouragement for ordinary believers to pray boldly, love people deeply, and join God in His mission.

In this episode of the KC Underground Podcast, Brian and Cory are joined by Tim Schuck of Novo to continue the Teach Us to Pray series. Tim shares how a simple listening prayer exercise transformed his understanding of God's voice and launched him into a life of deeper intimacy, spiritual authority, and disciple-making. Together, they explore how prayer is less about mastering techniques and more about discovering our identity as sons and daughters who partner with God in His mission.

In this episode of the KC Underground Podcast, Brian and Cory are joined by disciple-making leader Zach Duke to continue the Teach Us to Pray series. Through Zach’s remarkable story—from recovering from years of debilitating illness to pursuing an impossible dream of playing in a World Cup—the conversation explores how listening prayer, radical obedience, and embracing our identity as priests can open doors only God could orchestrate. More than a story about soccer, this episode is an invitation to trust God’s voice, obey His leading, and discover the adventure of walking with Him.

In this episode of the KC Underground podcast, Brian and Cory are joined by Lissa Hinman, a disciple-making leader with Phoenix Underground and New Generations, whose life and ministry have been shaped by a growing passion for movement prayer. Together, they continue the Teach Us to Pray series by exploring the connection between prayer, spiritual formation, and the advancement of God’s kingdom. Lissa shares from her own journey of helping catalyze prayer across North America, offering insight into what it means to move beyond viewing prayer as a secondary practice and instead see it as the starting point—the spearhead—of everything God is doing.

In this episode, Brian and Cory are joined by David Hinman to continue the Teach Us How to Pray series. David shares how his journey from traditional pastoral ministry into disciple-making movements led him to a deeper hunger for prayer that fuels movement—not as a formula, but as a life of intimacy, dependence, and obedience to Jesus.

In this episode, Brian and Cory sit down with Stephen Castellow of Big Life to continue the series on extraordinary prayer. Together, they explore what it means to move beyond prayer as a concept or strategy and into prayer as a lived, received, and multiplying way of life.

In this episode, Brian and Cory begin a new learning journey around extraordinary prayer. After wrapping up their Disciple Maker Pathway series, they return to phase one with fresh conviction, asking what it means to become people who do not simply talk about prayer, but live deeply rooted in it.

In this episode, Brian and Cory wrap up their series on the Disciple Maker Pathway by exploring what is formed in us through multiplication. They reflect on joy, surrender, resilience, and the holy imagination needed to keep pursuing gospel saturation across Kansas City and beyond.

In this episode, Brian and BrianJames McMahon explore the difference between believing God’s promises and obeying God’s commands. Using Abraham’s story as a framework, they reflect on the temptation to manufacture outcomes, rush ahead of God, and carry weight that was never ours to carry.

In this follow-up conversation, Brian and BrianJames McMahon continue exploring how experience, imagination, and hope shape transformation. They unpack why people often get stuck, why leaders need to create small embodied experiences, and how spiritual formation happens through patient, lived-life discipleship.

In this episode, Brian sits down with BrianJames McMahon to explore how experience shapes imagination, and how imagination gives birth to hope. Together, they unpack why disciple-making movements require more than better explanations—they require embodied experiences that help people imagine a different way of life with Jesus.

In this episode, Brian sits down with Jerry Miller to reflect on the Microchurch Conference and the journey that led Jerry into the smaller way. From a mechanic shop encounter with Jesus to serving in the military and launching discovery groups across deployed contexts, Jerry’s story is a powerful reminder that obedience often begins with listening.

In this episode, Brian sits down with Morgan Greer to reflect on key takeaways from the Microchurch Conference. From loving the stranger to learning to stay present with God, Morgan shares how this moment is stirring fresh courage to experiment, step into discomfort, and trust God in new expressions of disciple-making.

In this episode, Brian sits down with Bre Wiebe at the Microchurch Conference to reflect on how hospitality—especially toward the stranger—is reshaping everyday disciple-making. Bree shares how God is calling her back to the table, challenging fear, and inviting deeper dependence on the Holy Spirit in both gathering and going.

In this episode, Brian sits down with Chris and Renee Rinshaw at the Microchurch Conference in Tampa. Together, they reflect on how hospitality—toward God, one another, and the stranger—is shaping their marriage, rhythms, and calling. This conversation gets deeply personal, exploring how God is inviting them (and us) to simply “be” with Him and others.

In this episode, Brian sits down with Josh Jackaway at the Microchurch Conference to reflect on what God is doing through microchurch networks across the U.S. and beyond. Josh shares a bit of his own story, the work he does through Apartment Life, and one of the biggest themes stirring in him from the conference: hospitality. Together, they explore how opening our homes and lives to others is not just a ministry strategy, but a central way God forms us into people of love, presence, and mission.

In this episode of the KC Underground podcast, Cory and Brian interview Rick and Alice as they share their journey of disciple-making from Street Church to the Nursing Home, and how God transforms lives through simple acts of love and faith. Rick and Alice share their learning on engaging communities, building family-like relationships, and stepping out in obedience to join Jesus where He is working.