By Bill MacLeod I recently had the privilege of speaking with Georgene Rice on her daily radio program on KPDQ here in Portland. During the hour-long interview, Georgene and I reflected on where Mission ConneXion has come over the past 14 years and where we’re headed as an organization. As we talked, I was reminded…
By Lily Thomas* In 2001, my husband and I and 3 small kids moved to a Muslim country. We raised our children under the pale skies of the desert, in the shadow of minarets that echoed with the call to prayer 5 times a day. We adjusted to a new culture, learning to eat on…
By Brian Stark, Community and Outreach Pastor South Hills Church, Kennewick, WA As a former vocational missionary, I’ve seen both good and not so good member care in action. When God transitioned me and my wife back to the U.S. to a pastoral role to oversee missions in a local church, I wanted to apply…
By Bill MacLeod Each year, after Mission ConneXion Northwest, I’m exhausted …. and I’m thrilled. I’m exhausted because it’s a lot of work. Thousands of attendees, 100 workshops, 75 exhibitors, 4 plenary sessions, hundreds of volunteers, registration, food, logistics, speakers, recordings, parking. Despite the exhaustion, I’m also thrilled because I’ve seen God show up.
Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. — Proverbs 22:6
by David Richards After 6 years serving in Africa, our family decided it was time to return to the US. We had worked with SIM and then IDEAS in some difficult countries. We had seen the Lord at work in amazing ways and felt excited to be a part of his Kingdom work. Our own faith…
by Lori Dressel We had barely parked when twenty-five youth poured out of the vans into the driving rain, eager to find their place in a Friday night workshop for Mission ConneXion 2016.
By Bill MacLeod Bob Goff, our final speaker at Mission ConneXion Northwest, January 15-16, 2016 says: “I used to be afraid of failing at something that really mattered to me, but now I’m more afraid of succeeding at things that don’t matter”.
Leadership ConneXion 2016 presents “Who is My Neighbor?” with nexleader ceo, Steve Moore who will discuss “Being a Good Samaritan in the age of information overload and overwhelming need”.
By Joseph Anfuso, Founder, Forward Edge International When I was asked to write a short article for the Mission ConneXion newsletter, I found myself wondering what the Church community in the greater Portland area would be like if there was no Mission ConneXion.
