I remember hearing years ago that Benjamin Franklin, one of the foremost of our Founding Fathers, learned to leave his money pouch at home when listening to the great Colonial evangelist, George Whitefield. Because if not, as he had experienced, he would be moved to “give it all” through Whitefield’s persuasive oratory and appeal.
It was a great year to “Come Together” for our annual, regional, free, event…no snow, clear skies, keynote speakers all present and accounted for – and attendees coming with a desire to take this opportunity to “Go Further” in their personal or church life!
Michelle Atwell is our closing speaker on Saturday night and the perfect choice to help us visualize our theme: “Come Together, Go Further” since she is used to helping people take action – herself included!
Michelle accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior at an InterVarsity camp when she was a college freshman. “That weekend blossomed into a whole new life for me” she says.
Randy Remington, has been a pastor with the Foursquare Church for many years and will be our keynote speaker at MissionConnexion Northwest this January 17-18. He was chosen to succeed Ron Mehl at Beaverton Foursquare Church, by Ron himself, years before his passing in 2003. Randy then led “Beaverton 4” until 2020, when he became the President of the Foursquare Church in the United States.
Patrice Tsague will open our MissionConnexion Northwest event this January 17-18, 2025. He founded The Nehemiah Project in 1999 with his wife Gina Tsague in Washington D.C. Patrice and Gina both arrived in the United States in 1983, with Patrice coming from Cameroon, Central Africa and Gina from Haiti.
MissionConnexion Northwest welcomes our keynote speaker, Matthew Ellison, the President/Missions Coach for 16:15 Outfitters, which coaches churches to help them actively participate in the mission of God.
This month, The Fourth Lausanne Congress will be gathering in Seoul-Incheon, South Korea and aims to be catalytic in advancing the Movement’s fourfold vision—the gospel for every person, disciple-making churches for every people and place, Christ-like leaders for every church and sector, and kingdom impact in every sphere of society. They recently published a 500-page report on the Current + Future State of the Great Commission.
Perspectives on the World Christian Movement is a 15-week awe-inspiring comprehensive study course that is rooted in the Scriptures. It’s a multi-faceted learning experience that has profoundly impacted over 250,000 alumni. It dramatically transformed my life and worldview when I took it as a newly minted missions pastor and I have been teaching classes since 1996.
Have you ever wondered about fasting for an extended period of time? Jesus, after all, fasted for 40 days in the Judean wilderness. I wrote a short introduction to what the Bible teaches about fasting a few years ago for those new to fasting, since I have found fasting to be a helpful discipline at various times in my life.
But since I have no experience with prolonged fasting, I reached out to my friend, Bill MacLeod, to ask him questions about it.
We continue this month with Part II of my interview with Randy McAlister, co-director of Crisis Consultation International (CCI) which, since 1985, has been the premier provider of security and crisis management services to the international Christian community.
