Currently 2 out of 3 walk away from fellowship.
Kansas City can change that by connecting students long before they arrive.
Students can lose their Christian community twice: when they leave high school and when they enter the workplace. Every Student Sent helps people build the next relationships long before they get there.
The solution is connection before arrival. From high school to college, and from college into work, ESS helps students find their next Christian community before they need it.
The Barnabas Group KC has invited ESS to be the college-transition partner for Campus United KC, extending the reach of an exciting high-school movement into the next chapter of students' lives.
Campus United KC aims for a ministry on every high-school campus in the Kansas City region by 2030. ESS can connect those graduating students with Christian friends, ministries and churches at their future colleges long before they get there.
When a student arrives knowing Christian friends and leaders, belonging can begin on day one. That same community matters when a graduate enters a new workplace.
Watch this short video about the faith transition facing young adults, then discover how ESS helps students find community before they arrive at college.
Watch on YouTube ↗See how ESS connects students before college and how marketplace ministries can welcome graduates.
From high school, through college, into the workplace.
Select the path that fits you to see practical next steps, tools and resources.
Find friends, ministries and purpose before college.
Explore Student Resources
Help your teen build faith, friendships and direction.
Explore Parent Resources
Help graduates connect long before they get there.
Explore Church Resources
Give students and families a supported path to campus.
Explore School ResourcesWhat if every Kansas City student could find Christian friends before college — and Christian community beyond graduation? Choose one way to make that possible.
Give your time
Use your skills, relationships or a few hours to help students connect before they arrive.
Explore Volunteer Roles
Open a door
Connect ESS with a Campus United KC advocate, high-school ministry, church, college ministry, Christian school or potential supporter.
Make an Introduction
Connect beyond graduation
Bridge college to career through mentoring, Career Conversations and Christian workplace fellowship.
Join the Marketplace Effort
Fuel the Kansas City launch
Help KC high-school ministries, churches, campus communities and marketplace leaders reach more students.
Give to Every Student SentNot sure where to start? One conversation can spark a citywide partnership.
Talk About Kansas City OpportunitiesImagine the Barnabas Group, FCA, First Priority, churches, Christian schools, campus ministries and Christian business leaders working together. Students who encounter Christ in high school can enter college already connected to believers, then continue into purposeful careers with mentors and Christian community.
FCA and First Priority are important parts of high-school ministry in Kansas City. ESS helps students who have grown in faith through those relationships carry their friendships, discipleship and mission into college.
Give FCA-connected students a pathway from their high-school huddle into friendships and campus ministry, even if they won't compete in college athletics.
Explore the FCA Pathway ↗Connect student-led school clubs to campus Christian communities. First Priority KC reported 40 active clubs in its 2025–26 impact figures.
Explore ESS + First Priority ↗ See First Priority KC ↗ESS can help churches and campus groups serving KU, UMKC, Johnson County Community College, Metropolitan Community College and other KC-area institutions connect with freshmen before arrival.
Kansas City has a strong network of Christian professionals who can share Career Conversations, mentor students and help graduates carry their faith into their careers.
Rick Boxx and UBN equip men and women to put Christian faith into practice in their businesses and everyday working lives—a valuable connection for students discovering their purpose and profession.
Explore UBN ↗ESS is building pathways for students to meet Christian professionals in their chosen fields and enter workplace fellowship through CBMC and other marketplace networks.
Marketplace Opportunities ↗Partners and opportunities described here are part of an evolving local movement; specific participation by individual organizations is not represented as a formal endorsement.
The goal is simple: help each student find their people before arriving at college — and stay connected for the journey ahead.
School ministries, churches, students, college communities and Christian professionals taking responsibility for the next generation—together.
