
His Kingdom Collective
We believe the Church is a highly relational collective of mission-driven communities, and we're sent to embody Jesus as diverse expressions of His Kingdom.

Dallas is our city.
Dallas may not be a city that comes to mind when considering where we need more churches; however, the needs here are significant. Considering population alone, the metroplex is more populous than 39 US states, and projections for population increase is approximately 2 million in the next 10 years. This growth is international, so as we consider "going to the nations" we'd be wise to consider the nations are here.With this population growth comes an increase in diversity of worldview and religious belief systems. Additionally, we have seen a tremendous shift within Christianity where there are individuals and families leaving the Church in droves. In cities like Dallas there are many reasons behind this reality, but we must consider those who were once a part of the Church, a growing population in need of missionaries. The de-churched are not a new people group by any means, but they are an increasingly common and diverse group. We feel uniquely positioned and gifted to reach this group who, somehow, remains unreached in a city full of churches.While supporting and networking with established churches we are aimed at being everyday missionaries in our city. His Kingdom Collective exists to equip, encourage, and resource disciple-making missionaries in Dallas. Together we learn the uniqueness of our cultural context, we identify people groups, we prayerfully consider what about the gospel is good news to them, and we set out to make the love of King Jesus known to the people of our city.

Oak Cliff is our neighborhood.
Oak Cliff is a diverse and densely populated neighborhood of Dallas (the southwestern portion of the city limits, south of I-30, south and west of the the Trinity River, and north of I-20). Every corner holds a story, each street unique and full of character, and in some ways it's indescribable. There is a rich history and vibrant mix of cultures, yet it all fits within a shared identity.Within this massive swath of land there are 70+ neighborhoods, around 10 zip codes, approximately a dozen high schools and an estimated population of over 300,000 people. These are based on a generous consideration of what locals consider to be “Oak Cliff.” It’s debatable, and even a bit contentious, where exactly boundary lines ought to be drawn.Around 60% of the neighborhood is black and brown (African descent and non-white Hispanic), and approximately one fifth are non-citizens and another tenth are non-US-born citizens. This provides opportunity to see a church that is not only generationally and economically diverse but racially and culturally as well.Only about 15% of the population has higher than high school education. Median Household income is around $45,000 (approx. 1/4 in poverty). As is often the case, with poverty comes higher crime rates, fewer resources, and lower access to basic needs like equitable quality of education, healthy food, and health care.Whatever the case, the neighborhood is rich with culture, history, pride. Despite some of the drawbacks, you’re unlikely to meet a resident who would prefer to live in another part of Dallas. There is that much love and hope for Oak Cliff.
Racial Demographics

Our Story
My name is Kendrick Banks, and I help pastor and equip His Kingdom Collective to live life on the mission of God.For over a decade my wife, Amelia, and I have been giving the majority of our time and energy to caring for and equipping the people of God within missional communities.We are partners with the Soma Family of Churches, a church planting network, who trained us and helped us discern when and where we were being sent by God to continue this work.It was in this two year process that it became evident Dallas is where we'd move—the neighborhood of Oak Cliff specifically.In the same season, I helped equip new leaders for the church I pastored in Louisiana and handed off my responsibilities. In February 2020 I preached my last sermon in Monroe and our church celebrated (with some appropriate grief) our move to Dallas.

We had already planned to move slowly, putting roots down, starting a business, belonging to the neighborhood, but the pandemic both slowed us more and helped form a more refreshing and authentic vision for the church.A few individuals and families moved over from our former church in Louisiana to be with us on mission in Dallas, and we took our first few years to learn what it means to be human like Jesus is human. We gathered as a community in simple yet meaningful ways to share in communion, read Scripture, and pray together. We have continued these rhythms of being the church while also incorporating a sense of intentionally towards healthy multiplication of new communities.In all our ways we are submitted to Jesus, the Head of the Church. We move at the pace of relationships while remaining agile enough to follow as the Spirit leads. And, because we have the same Father, we live every day as the family of God on the mission of God. A diverse group of individuals seeking to be a diverse group of missional communities who share a vision, eyes fixed on King Jesus, united as His Kingdom Collective.God is still writing the story. . .


Our Vision
As the Lord redeems and restores He opens our eyes to discover who He's calling us to be:We envision being a collective of missional communities embodying the love of God as diverse expressions of the church.We are a Family of Servant Missionaries.
Our Mission
As citizens of His Kingdom, we seek to make disciples of Jesus with authentic presence and gospel intentionality.We believe the Church is a highly relational collective of mission-driven communities meant to embody Jesus as diverse expressions of His Kingdom.We share life where there is natural overlap, and we re-orient our everyday lives around mission. This results in disciples of Jesus making more disciples of Jesus in the everyday rhythms of life.We define a disciple as an individual growing in love, becoming more truly human, like Jesus, with Jesus. And we believe disciples of Jesus are made within community, because in diverse community we more fully represent the Body of Christ.
Our Beliefs & Values
As a community, we are missionary partners united by communion with Christ and one another. Holistically trusting Jesus is our central and essential commonality, but we also align with the broader Church in agreement with the Apostles' Creed and the Lausanne Covenant Manila Manifesto.Uniquely, we're guided by four core values that both unite us as one church and propel us to a life on mission in our particular context.
Gospel | Justice | Harmony | Being Truly Human
1. Gospel______________
Fluency | Saturation - We seek to see all things as they fit into the story of God. The world, and all that's in it, has been broken by sin and in need of renewal. The gospel is our only hope for restoration, so we seek to saturate all of life with the good news of the power and presence of Jesus.2. Justice______________
We believe justice is inextricably linked to righteousness found in Jesus. This is both a vertical and horizontal work of God. Therefore, as we are reconciled to God, we become reconcilers in the world and ambassadors for His Kingdom. Just as the presence of Jesus brought healing and life, we believe, the presence of His Church brings healing and life to the world.3. Harmony______________
We believe the more diverse the body of Christ is the more we both experience and express the fullness of God. We also believe the Spirit of God brings all this diversity together in a unity that is more like harmony than it is unison. We keep our uniqueness, but move in one accord. The two ways this value is intentionally lived out is growing in relationships and the honoring of our diversity.Healthy Relationships :
Interdependence - vulnerability and familial intimacy; working together to carry burdens while encouraging and equipping one another to grow in maturity.Unity with Diversity :
- Giftedness - one body with many parts, each gift shared and honored
- Gender - men and women are uniquely yet equally called and empowered by the Spirit to share in the mission and contribute to the health of the family. We are united as spiritual sisters and brothers, and care for one another as spiritual mothers and fathers.
- Ethnic - one people for all people; seeking to be as racially diverse as our context.
- Generational - wisdom of the old and the energy of the young
- Socioeconomic - we are blessed to bless, and the more we are united we are dependent on less.4. Being Truly Human__________
Jesus humbled Himself and became a human. In so doing, He showed us what it means to regain our place in the created order, that we'd no long reach beyond ourselves seeking to be God, nor would we bury ourselves in shame. Rather, we grow to be right-sized, learning to be truly human like Jesus and with Jesus. For us this comes with three focuses:Holistic Health :
We are whole beings, so we seek physical, mental/emotional, and spiritual health.Humility and Honesty :
We are growing in awareness of our limits and confessing our neediness.Being before Doing :
Trusting in the resurrection, we recognize our fight to survive is filled with doing what keeps us living for ourselves and our kingdoms. So we intentionally focus on being with God, filled by His love until there is an overflow of that love into the lives of those around us. There is still doing, but it necessarily flows from right being. The lives we live are in Christ and for Christ.

How it works:
Living as the people of God, every day of the week, we seek to see all of life saturated by the goodness of God. This results in disciples of Jesus being equipped to make more disciples. That's the mission, to see His Kingdom come.These disciple-making groups are our missional communities. As we grow, pastors will function as shepherds of the church by caring for souls; teachers will teach the Word applying the truth to our context; and apostles, evangelists, and prophets will play their role in mobilizing and equipping the saints for the work of ministry and multiplication.Rather than casting a singular narrow vision and calling the whole church to come along and follow it, we have a broad vision that calls each missional community to function as a micro-church, sensing the Lord's guidance and following the Spirit into a particular way of being. This may result in multiple missional communities living somewhat autonomously on mission in their neighborhoods, partnered with non-profits, or even establishing non-profits themselves. And the task of church leaders is to equip, encourage, resource, and care for the souls of these missional community members.His Kingdom Collective is a collective of missional communities functioning as decentralized expressions of one church. When we gather it is to celebrate what God is doing in and through our lives as missionaries, and for loving and serving one another, growing in the rhythms and practices of a people who look like Jesus.Partnerships
- Soma Family of Churches
- Tribe Collective
- Various local churches and pastors are relational and spiritual partners.

How You Can Partner
1. Prayer Support:
We believe the Lord works as the saints pray. We ask that you commit to pray regularly for us.We’ll continue to send updates and prayer needs through our newsletter. If you’d like to be subscribed hit the button at the bottom of this page.2. Financial Support:
We believe in Kingdom collaboration and we know God’s resources are not limited, so we want to be faithful to ask for the help from whomever may be willing and able to show it.To further establish and sustain our church we’ll need ongoing financial resources. Your contributions will go towards equipping our members as missionaries.Our people have a lot to offer, but currently financial support isn’t abundant, and given our context it’s difficult to determine when/if it will be. In light of this, there is also the option of supporting the Banks Family directly. We’re seeking to raise a salary—like an international missionary—to enable us to continue moving at the pace of the Spirit without presenting our growing church with the full weight of this burden.Our Goal:
For 2025 we'll need to raise ~$3,000/month, but we are far from it.
Thinking of that as 30 donors giving $100/month may help you consider how to contribute.
For your prayerful consideration, we are seeking both one time gifts and reoccurring gifts. If you'd like to give reoccurring sign-up and let us know here, so we can budget accordingly. Thank you!All donations are tax deductible, and links are at the bottom and top of this page.Your support, whether through prayer or financial contribution, brings glory to King Jesus. Together, we are His Kingdom Collective.
We'd love to connect!
Please feel free to contact us with any questions, prayers, and/or encouragements.If you're in the neighborhood, you're invited to join us, but let's connect first. Shoot us a message and we'll share more about what that looks like.
Thank You
We're glad to have you join us on the mission. Your prayers are invaluable.