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.
DetailsStart 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…
Detailsby 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.
DetailsBy 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”.
DetailsLeadership 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.
DetailsBy Brad Benson Can we expect God to confirm our direction or decision to serve Him? I have often ask myself this question.
DetailsBy Shonda Milmore Remember Nhu Our story together did not involve selling all our possessions, resigning from full time jobs, and becoming cross cultural workers. It seemed very unlikely to happen because my husband had no desire to leave the comforts of home and even go on a 2 week mission trip. Nor did he…
DetailsBy Bill MacLeod The familiar children’s song, “Jesus Loves Me” contains the refrain: “Red and yellow, black and white, they are precious in His sight, Jesus loves the little children of the world!” Leroy Barber, our plenary speaker at Mission ConneXion Northwest 2016 (MCNW 2016) uses this song to pose the question, “Who’s more precious…
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