By David Almgren I’m a Portland Oregon native, graduating from Multnomah University in 1993 and intentionally embarking on a journey to go into the entire world and preach the gospel. Where would this journey take me and how would it play out? Twenty-two years later I can say the journey has been incredible, with many…
By Simon Hammerling I love attending missions conferences for several reasons, and Mission ConneXion Northwest in particular. First, Jesus promises us His presence. He says that wherever there are two or three gathered in His name, He’ll be right among them. Wherever His spirit is present, lives are changed.
By Ray Noah As the pastor of Portland Christian Center, an incredibly missions-hearted congregation, I am beyond thrilled with the ministry of Mission ConneXion Northwest.
By Bill Richardson Pastor of Adult Ministries, Evangelical Free Church of the Palouse, Pullman, WA. The first time that I went to Mission ConneXion in Jan 2011, I was completely blown away by the interest in missions in the Northwest of America. Coming from Scotland, where missions conferences are small or nonexistent, to see nearly…
By Tory Ruark Short-Term Mission Coach for DELTA Ministries International Synergy. This is a buzz word in the business world today, but how many of us have anything more than a vague feeling of what it means. According to Merriam-Webster, synergy is “the increased effectiveness that results when two or more people or businesses work together.”…
Steve Lee, Senior Minister Suburban Christian Church, Corvallis Mission ConneXion Northwest (MCNW) has helped our congregation see that missions is more than just the individual missionaries and mission organizations that our church knows and supports. God’s work is so much broader and deeper than what we can directly touch… and MCNW gives us a better…
By Ginny Jenson WorldVenture Mobilizer One of the things I appreciate about Mission Connexion is that it is not just once a year. The main conference is supplemented by smaller conferences focused on specific areas during the year. Care Connexion is one I have been able to attend for several years. Each year I gain…
By Pastor Steve Rouse Gospel Fellowship Community Church Gladstone, Ore Just over ten years ago, a good friend invited me to my first Mission ConneXion Northwest Steering Team meeting. Before that, I had attended one Mission ConneXion event but knew little about the organization, its purpose, or the benefit it provides to the local church. …
By MarJean Peters What a wonderful place to connect with so many people interested in making the name of our Lord known to the whole world—Mission ConneXion Northwest (MCNW) 2015 Conference! I felt a bit intimidated at first even by the thought of so many people in one place all weekend. However, I had the…
By Christopher Coffman Mission Pastor, River West Church, Lake Oswego, OR I’ve come to see my missions pastor role as helping God’s people answer Jesus’ call: “Follow me and I’ll make you fishers of men” (Matthew 4:9). This is the single greatest privilege of pastoral ministry—watching Jesus transform men, women, and children into missionaries he…
