MEET THE FOUNDER
Brent Huckabey is the Founder and Lead Pastor of The Indwelling — a movement committed to awakening hearts and igniting a “with God” revolution in Wayne County and beyond.
Raised in Salisbury, MO, Brent moved to Kansas City after high school to pursue college, unaware that his life was about to be completely transformed. On May 14, 2008, at 11:47 p.m., is when Jesus Christ broke into his darkness and poured out his Spirit and made Brent's body a dwelling place. That encounter didn’t just save him, it ignited a calling that would shape the rest of his life, setting him on a trajectory of purpose, formation, and mission.
Soon after, Brent enrolled at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, earning a B.A. in Biblical Studies. For the last 18 years, he has poured himself into the local church — leading, teaching, preaching, and shaping disciples with a relentless passion for spiritual awakening.
Brent leads with a father’s heart and carries a fierce burden for a fatherless generation. His mission is to call people out of spiritual orphanhood and into the reality of a Father who sees them, knows them, and desires to dwell within them through His Spirit. Known for his deep, conceptual thinking, Brent weaves together Scripture, culture, and spiritual practice to reveal the larger story — what it truly means to live the “with God” life right now.
His heartbeat is simple and revolutionary: to help people experience God as a daily treasure, not as an idea but as a real eternally living person who dwells inside their body, guiding their steps, shaping their identity, and transforming them from the inside out through daily interactive fellowship.
Brent believes the greatest mission statement any church could carry is this: To make known the reality of God Himself coming to live inside you as a treasure — experiencing interactive fellowship with Him, and inviting others into that same life‑changing fellowship.
This is not just a ministry. This is a movement. And Brent is committed to leading it with courage, clarity, and a burning desire to see a generation awakened to the God who dwells within.
When Brent is not with his family, you can find him fishing, golfing, in the gym, training Jiu-Jitsu, or working on the next DIY house project.
Brent's Testimony.
Growing up in a divorced home with an absent father, I always sensed that something externally and internally was missing and unsettled. Due to various complex layers in childhood, I have always felt broken, wounded, unwanted, unseen, unlovable, and unsure of where I belonged in the world. That longing for purpose and belonging followed me into adulthood, shaping the way I saw myself and the choices I made.
By the age of twenty‑three, after years marked by trials, depression, and chasing temporary pleasures, I reached a point of deep desperation. I began to question if this God was real and what it was He wanted from me. I had heard about Jesus throughout my life, but I had never truly known Him nor felt seen by Him.
On May 14, 2008, at approximately 11:47 p.m., I hit the lowest point of my life. I was desperate for a different existence than the one I was living. That night, I was willing to surrender everything just to know whether Jesus was real and whether He seen me. I was ready to lay down my life if that’s what it took to encounter the truth and meet the One who declared, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” In a moment of surrender — I found myself groaning for truth and for a new life.
What happened next changed everything.
To my astonishment, God broke into my darkness. As I prayed, drifting in and out of sleep, I heard an audible internal voice singing the words “Psalm 94/73.” I jolted awake, realizing something supernatural had taken place. When I opened the Bible and read those chapters as the literal word of God, I discovered a God who knew exactly what season I was walking through — a God who seen me, understood me, and came to comfort me. For the first time in my entire I felt deeply seen and heard. I realized in a profound way, that this Jesus I had heard about as a child was still alive and active on earth and had just came to visit me.
God met me in that moment with a power and presence I had never experienced. When I woke up the next morning, I felt like a new person. The weight I had carried for so long was lifted, and for the first time, I knew with absolute certainty that Jesus is real — God Himself, who came in a body and dwelt among us, was now indwelling me. He intervened. He rescued me, quieted the storms raging inside me, and lifted the crushing weight of my sin and despair. He binded up my broken heart and proclaimed freedom to my captivity (Isaiah 61:1). He seized my heart with an inescapable grip of purpose and calling. For the first time in my life, I felt fully known and fully loved — seen, heard, and united with the God who created me. I finally knew I had a Father who cared for me and had seen me all along.
Since that night, I’ve lived with a constant desire to share this truth with others. My life became a testimony to the reality of a God who steps into brokenness, restores identity, and fills the deepest voids of the human heart.