A Message from Lee McCloud, Church Planting Coordinator for Oregon
There are now 3.8 million people who live in the state of Oregon and we, the Oregon Ministry Network, consider them our mission field. Oregon has become a very ethnically diverse state; in fact 712,000 of the 3.8 million people who live in Oregon are from ethnic groups other than Caucasian. A simple weekend road trip in any direction reveals how unique we are.
Of all the places on planet earth God could have placed us, he located us in Oregon. We are proud and blessed to be Oregonians.
Another thing that makes us unique is the fact that the Northwest is known as the most unchurched region in the United States. Oregon has been described as the most unchurched state in the country.
It is with this in mind and in response to our Lord’s words in John 4:35 which say “I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields, that we accept our challenge from the Holy Spirit to not rest until all 3.8 million people in our state have an opportunity to become fully devoted followers of Christ. In an attempt to “build healthy churches” we in the Oregon Ministry Network believe we cannot reach these people by using ineffective Church Planting methodologies. As a Network, we have embraced the philosophy that each Church Planting situation will require its own unique approach, and often will combine portions of several different Church Planting models to get the job done.
We are also proud to partner with the General Council of the Assemblies of God Church Multiplication Network to develop initial funding and resources for church planters.
We are looking for men and women called of God to be church planters and partner/parent churches who will help us strategically plant churches throughout our state; men and women who love and embrace the uniqueness of Oregon and are willing to plant healthy churches, be that through conventional or out-of-the-box methods.
Click here to view the Church Planting Q & A from the 2010 Summit.
Read our Steps to Church Planting in Oregon to get started.
Let us know how you want to get involved.
