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Take a Virtual Tour
of our City and
Pray for Portland!
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The Mission Portland
website contains over 300 pages and access to a monstrous database of churches
and ministries in the Portland/Vancouver area. Volunteers constantly
update our website to provide you with the freshest info on God's work in our
neighborhoods. Our prayer is that you will find support and
fresh information to strengthen you as you guide His flock under your care:
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Connecting to Others:
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Churches and Ministries--Information
can be found through the
People link. The lists are alphabetical,
regional, by denomination, and by ministry focus. Specific ministries
categories that may help empower your service to God's people include:
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Networks--Mission Portland Networks exist to
help others begin or improve like ministries in their churches. There
may be a network to help with your area of service. A few examples include:
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Church
Growth:
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The
Assimilation Study in Portland--See what other churches
have done. MissionPortland.org
includes these pages written by pastors of 15 Portland area churches ranging
in size from 450 to 3000+ members answering the following questions:
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Question #1. What principles and practices have been most successful
in attracting and evangelizing unchurched people? What are the primary
reasons that unchurched people are attracted to your church?
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Question #2. How do you welcome and follow-up unchurched visitors and
new converts |
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Question #3. How do you provide an opportunity for new people to gain
a sense of belonging? |
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Question #4. How do you see that people are discipled into fully
devoted followers of Christ? |
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Question #5. How do you help people take up the responsibility to
serve in personal ministry? |
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There is
also a
Powerpoint Presentation of the Assimilation
Study
to describe its possible benefits to your church. |
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Personal Growth:
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Prayer Summit-- A Prayer Summit is a two-day to four-day event for
pastors and church leaders facilitated by Portland Renewal Ministries. Generally,
there are no speakers and no entertainment. This is primarily a time for
you--and your fellow servants--to be alone with God. |
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Evangelism Training
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Discipleship Training
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Political Awareness
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Political information for Christians is available through
Restore America and the other
ministries listed on this page. |
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Ideas
for Touching our Community:
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A
Word about
Mapping Strategies
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Mapping an area enables you to find out where assets and ministry foci
are located. You may be interested in more information about
understanding your city in the book, "Discovering
Your City". |
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Also,
Oregon Professional Microsystems can provide you access to a
CityMap CD-ROM program that will
allow you to learn how to use geographical maps in strategic prayer and
evangelism. |
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The Portland Police Bureau maintains a
CrimeMapper site allowing you to
view detailed crime maps of your Portland neighborhood for informed prayer
and ministry. |
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Benevolence
Ideas
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This page was updated on
December 30, 2008
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