Kevin Holland, a brother from the L.A. Church of Christ spoke to our congregation during a Sunday service three weeks ago. His lesson was on how to grow from our challenges. One challenge which plagued me most of my childhood was growing up with a disability. As a result, I was never pushed to do much; therefore, I never believed in myself.
Last Thursday, our great friend Shawn Patterson launched her flagship “Next Level: Women’s Empowerment Conference” and it was truly a sight to see. Led by some incredible speakers, entrepreneurs, leaders, and fighters, this conference left anyone who attended with a drive to go out into the world and shine as brightly as they could.
We were particularly excited because one of the main speakers in this conference was our very own Lisa Johnson! Lisa gave an incredible lesson titled “Warrior Princess”, and to say it was inspiring is an understatement.
In celebration of International Women’s Month, we have a special treat! The Next Level: Women’s Empowerment Conference is happening THIS WEEK, on March 18th, and it’s all virtual. Get the encouragement right from your home as the conferences speakers give you words of power, wisdom, and strength.
We even have a special surprise… our very own Lisa Johnson is one of the speakers! How exciting!
Sign up for the Women’s Empowerment Conference here, and don’t forget to share this news with your friends and loved ones! Anyone is welcome.
Hi everybody, hope you're safe and well and getting ready to have communion somewhere with loved ones. We will focus on the Lord, but it does seem appropriate to acknowledge that we will take a few moments to share about the recent events surrounding a letter sent to us about our relationship changing within the Northwest Family of Churches.
As you know Oregon is currently experiencing unprecedented forest fires along with hazardous air quality. Due to the emergent and developing situation we unfortunately need to postpone the release of the Racial Reconciliation small group workbooks and the associated media at this time. We as a church remain committed to this project and we will notify you those of you that registered for this event by email as soon we are ready to move forward. Please continue to pray for the victims of the Westcoast fires and thank you for your patience.
We kicked things off with a few group meetings in order to hear the concerns, needs and wants of the congregation via the current leaders in the church. After receiving feedback, we then compiled key themes which reoccurred throughout all of the feedback. These key themes turned into what we are calling vision groups to help address each key theme effectively within our congregation.
To the Portland Church and the people who attended the workshop, thank you for considering this important enough to sacrifice your time and energy. Thank you for no longer being willing to say “Peace, peace where there is no peace” and thank you for taking up the call to through Christ be peace makers.
Also, because of our busy weekend we will not be hosting a Midweek this week! Instead take the opportunity to review the sessions and study them thoroughly. We love you all and will see you next Sunday, Sept 6th!
Wow, what an incredible weekend we had. So much learning, so much hope, and so much fellowship. We are so encouraged to have ended this workshop with 326 registrations! Each live workshop session had 90-100 viewers (across multiple platforms), and the videos are continually being watched and rewatched around the world! We had participants from New York to Los Angeles, and even some from across the Globe! What a special occasion to come together and learn about black history in America and how this history affects us all.
On August 29th and 30th, we at the Portland Church are hosting a workshop centered around the idea of Race and Racial Reconciliation. Our guest speaker, Dr. Michael L. Patterson, a professor in History from the prestigious Morehouse College, will bring to us three incredible sessions filled with history, understanding, and forward-thinking. We will learn about the history of Black Americans, from before slave traders to today, with a special emphasis on the race-related history of the Pacific Northwest. Join us as we learn how to break down the racial walls society has erected, and how we can better continue our internal transformation as Christians.
Laaaaaadies and Gentlemen! Are you ready for a showdown? Welcome to the battle for the vacant HOPE worldwide Hairyweight World Title!
Introducing the challenger, Steve “Road Warrior” Johnson weighing in with a full head of hair and hailing from Portland, Oregon. Johnson steps up to face unbeaten champion NYAC “The Razor” Monks weighing in with no hair and hailing from all around the globe to clash in the Main Event of raising funds for HOPE worldwide’s COVID-19 Relief efforts. The Contender, Steve “Road Warrior” Johnson, watched with inspiration as over 60 caring souls bared their scalps, and countless generous hearts donated to raise funds to provide much-needed food, medicine and supplies for those around the world most severely impacted by the global pandemic. Now that NYAC’s Bald for Bucks campaign has come to a victorious end raising over $55,000, Johnson is making a comeback to challenge NYAC to raise even more.
In light of recent events, we believe setting aside some time to discuss the topics of discipleship and social justice is incredibly important. Join us this evening as we sit down with some of those in our community. We will use this time to listen to each other, share our stories, and discuss these topics and how we can better view and understand scripture during this time.
Invite your friends! We will be live on our Facebook page, Youtube, and our Website at 7:30 pm PST this evening. We will be recording this event and will be publishing it on our various platforms after we conclude our meeting!
Join a special "Parenting in Quarantine" Workshop tomorrow night where Ray and Stefanie Nadon will be teaching about parenting kids with special needs in quarantine. It will be this Thursday, 7:30-8:30pm PST.
Raymond and Stephany Nadon have been married for 34 years and have three sons, Karl (29), Keith (27) & Clayton (25). Raymond has a Masters in Special Education and they’ve worked with people with special abilities and their families for 27 years. They operate an agency that serves the special community in Alaska and currently serve in the full-time ministry.
In case you missed it, this was the first Sunday we were able to live stream simultaneously on both our webiste, Youtube, and Facebook! Feel free to join us on any of those platforms on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm or Sundays at 10:30 pm and we’ll be there to greet you and have a wonderful time of fellowship!
Here is today’s lesson in case you want to watch it or re-watch it!
Happy May Everybody! Hope this finds you all well and hopeful, full of God's love and connected to one another in spite of the obstacles. To that end we're so encouraged to be able to announce that now all you need is internet access to stay current on the latest news for our congregation and to watch our services and events online and live streamed!
We are ending the Brother Show on a bit of a mellow note as we honor the life of Leslie "Jockey" Johnson, Steve Johnson's father. Leslie was a great man of faith and made a tremendous impact on the lives of everyone around him. The episode for this evening is a wonderful conversation between good friends on how we can keep the faith throughout our lives, just as Leslie did.
