Church name is Catalyst Church. We will be planting in the south west Portland metro. We will be relocating to Portland May of next year and doing our official launch January 2013.
Some questions we addressed......
Why another church?
We believe the local church is God's plan for reaching the world and as long as there are people who don't know Jesus there is need for a church.
Why Portland?
Oregon has a desperate need. They have more atheists, more strip clubs, and more homeless youth per capita then any other state in America. These truths break our hearts and inspire us to respond.
Hosea 2:23 "I will establish my people in the land and make them prosper. I will show love to those who are called "unloved" and to those who were called "Not-My-People" I will say, "You are my people" and they will answer, "You are our God."
Our Mission...
Our Mission is to "Connect people to faith, hope, and Love"
1 Corinthians 13:13
"And now these three remain: Faith, Hope and Love. But the greatest of these is Love."
Our Strategy......
*Outreach (weekend services)
*Small Groups
*Growth Track
*Dream Teams (volunteers)
Colossians 1:28 "He is the one we proclaim (outreach) Admonishing (small groups) and Teaching Everyone (growth tracks) with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone Fully Mature (dream teams) in Christ.
Our Culture.....
We are a community of Faith, with a message of Hope, living a life of Love.
A community of faith....
Colossians 2: 6-7, Matthew 22:37-38
A message of hope....
Matthew 5:14-16, Mark 10:45
A life of love......
1 John 4:7-8, Ephesians 5:1-2
These are some of the things we talked about in our meeting. Please continue to pray for us that God would bring more people willing to give of their lives to be apart of the dream and vision God has placed in our hearts. We cant do this alone!
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