Why Take a Gap Year?

There Has Never Been a More Important Moment! You have, right now, a historic opportunity to take this year to prioritize and accelerate your foundation in the Word of God and your life in Him. I am sober yet filled with faith and gratitude to the Lord in the midst of the forces currently shaking … Continued

Tools for a Life of Prayer: Praying the Apostolic Prayers

If you’ve been tracking with this series for a while now, you know that I wholeheartedly encourage praying the Word–actually turning the words of Scripture into your own prayers. Many verses can become powerful, intimate prayers, but there is one particular set of verses that is especially useful. We call them the apostolic prayers. Apostolic prayers … Continued

Dark Yet Lovely

Adapted from the book Deep Unto Deep by Dana Candler I am dark, but lovely,O daughters of Jerusalem,Like the tents of Kedar,Like the curtains of Solomon. (Song of Solomon 1:5) A Paradox of GraceWe are on a journey to wholehearted love. Our desire is to reach the fullness of love and all that God would give to the human … Continued

Anticipating Revival

At the International House of Prayer of Kansas City, we are a people committed to the evangelical understanding of Scripture’s inerrancy and unique inspiration. The canon is closed, and all Scripture is God-breathed, suitable for correction and instruction, and sharper than a two-edged sword. Once a month, we corporately recite the Apostle’s Creed as a … Continued

The Lord’s Faithful Leadership

Some things are consistent. The sunrise, the cycle of the moon’s waxing and waning, even the colorful bursts that momentarily shift the hue of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the fall. It is apparent there’s a natural rhythm programmed into the world around us. But some things are a little more than consistent. Colorful fall … Continued

Loving God’s Work

Moving can be a lot. The physical act of relocating from one place to another ranks among the top ten most stressful moments a person can experience in life. And it’s understandable. The boxes, the cleaning, the sorting. The logistics of it all takes time, effort, lots of energy and organization, and possibly a moving … Continued

Important Update

It is with heavy hearts that we inform you that the Spring 2024 semester was the final expression of IHOPU.