Living in Polarizing Times: Hope in the Midst of Complexity (3/3) Russell Moore and Cherie Harder joined pastors and leaders in the northwest in April 2024 to help us lean in and navigate the challenging conversations that await our congregations and communities amidst what can often be polarizing times. This conversation, facilitated by longtime local pastor Rick McKinley, provided tangible ways for pastors and leaders to shepherd their congregations through this year and beyond as we place our hope in the Gospel.

Living in Polarizing Times: Hope in the Midst of Complexity (2/3) Russell Moore and Cherie Harder joined pastors and leaders in the northwest in April 2024 to help us lean in and navigate the challenging conversations that await our congregations and communities amidst what can often be polarizing times. This conversation, facilitated by longtime local pastor Rick McKinley, provided tangible ways for pastors and leaders to shepherd their congregations through this year and beyond as we place our hope in the Gospel.

Living in Polarizing Times: Hope in the Midst of Complexity (1/3) Russell Moore and Cherie Harder joined pastors and leaders in the northwest in April 2024 to help us lean in and navigate the challenging conversations that await our congregations and communities amidst what can often be polarizing times. This conversation, facilitated by longtime local pastor Rick McKinley, provided tangible ways for pastors and leaders to shepherd their congregations through this year and beyond as we place our hope in the Gospel.

Simon Ponsonby joined leaders from the Portland Metro area in January 2024 to speak on the Majesty of God. This is part 3 of 3, "The Power of the Holy Spirit."

Simon Ponsonby joined leaders from the Portland Metro area in January 2024 to speak on the Majesty of God. This is part 2 of 3, "The Love of Christ Jesus."

Simon Ponsonby joined leaders from the Portland Metro area in January 2024 to speak on the Majesty of God. This is part 1 of 3, "The Fear of the Lord."

Dr. Esau McCaulley joined over 300 pastors and leaders in Portland in November of 2023 for two talks. This is the second talk, titled, "How Are We as the Church Trying to Shape the Christian Imagination?" Esau McCaulley is an associate professor of New Testament at Wheaton College in IL, and theologian in residence at Progressive Baptist Church, a historically black congregation in Chicago. He has written many books, including “Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope,” which won numerous awards including Christianity Today’s book of the year. He is a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times. His writings have also appeared in places such as The Atlantic, Washington Post, and Christianity Today.

Dr. Esau McCaulley joined over 300 pastors and leaders in Portland in November of 2023 for two talks. This is the first talk, titled, "How to Tell a Story That Will Set Us Free: Finding God in the Midst of Racism, Poverty, and Family Trauma." Esau McCaulley is an associate professor of New Testament at Wheaton College in IL, and theologian in residence at Progressive Baptist Church, a historically black congregation in Chicago. He has written many books, including “Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope,” which won numerous awards including Christianity Today’s book of the year. He is a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times. His writings have also appeared in places such as The Atlantic, Washington Post, and Christianity Today.

Bonus Content: Q&A time with Dr. Song from the pastors and leaders in the audience during the September 2023 Gospel Gathering. Dr. Felicia Wu Song is a cultural sociologist who studies the place of digital technologies in contemporary life. Her research is oriented around the rapidly evolving digital technology industry and how the adoption of social media and digital devices fundamentally alters the landscapes of family, community, and organizational life.

Dr. Felicia Wu Song is a cultural sociologist who studies the place of digital technologies in contemporary life. Her research is oriented around the rapidly evolving digital technology industry and how the adoption of social media and digital devices fundamentally alters the landscapes of family, community, and organizational life. This talk, given live to Pastors and Leaders of the Portland Metro Area in September of 2023, is titled "Discipleship in a Digital Age." In Part 2, Dr. Song discusses the danger of hyper-tasking, explains the difference between time management and time stewardship, and explores the counter-story the Church has to offer.

Dr. Felicia Wu Song is a cultural sociologist who studies the place of digital technologies in contemporary life. Her research is oriented around the rapidly evolving digital technology industry and how the adoption of social media and digital devices fundamentally alters the landscapes of family, community, and organizational life. This talk, given live to Pastors and Leaders of the Portland Metro Area in September of 2023, is titled "Discipleship in a Digital Age." In Part 1, she discusses her research and explores how the digital story doesn’t always align with the Gospel story. Dr. Song considers the challenges that come with Permanent Connectivity, and challenges us to see our digital practice as Liturgy.

Gospel Gathering Webinar with Scot McKnight on the topic of Restoring a Goodness Culture within the church. Scot shares with us two sessions of teaching along with panel questions from Pastor Mark Strong from LifeChange Church and Pastor Rick McKinley of Imago Dei Community. This is Part Two. Scot McKnight (PhD, University of Nottingham) is a world-renowned speaker, writer, professor, and equipper of the Church. He is a recognized authority on the historical Jesus, early Christianity, and the New Testament. His books have been translated into Chinese, Korean, Russian, and Portuguese. He is the author of The Jesus Creed, The Blue Parakeet, The King Jesus Gospel, Revelation for the Rest of Us, numerous commentaries, and is now writing a sixteen-volume series of reflections called The Everyday Bible Study.

Gospel Gathering Webinar with Scot McKnight on the topic of Restoring a Goodness Culture within the church. Scot shares with us two sessions of teaching along with panel questions from Pastor Mark Strong from LifeChange Church and Pastor Rick McKinley of Imago Dei Community. This is Part One. Scot McKnight (PhD, University of Nottingham) is a world-renowned speaker, writer, professor, and equipper of the Church. He is a recognized authority on the historical Jesus, early Christianity, and the New Testament. His books have been translated into Chinese, Korean, Russian, and Portuguese. He is the author of The Jesus Creed, The Blue Parakeet, The King Jesus Gospel, Revelation for the Rest of Us, numerous commentaries, and is now writing a sixteen-volume series of reflections called The Everyday Bible Study.

The world is increasingly fractured because we have difficulty looking beneath the surface of our lives. Instead of being a calm presence, our lives and leadership are often marked by reactivity and anxiety. during this talk, we will learn some ways to lead calmly, courageously, and with compassion––in the way of Jesus. This is a recording of Rich Villodas' June 6th, 2023 talk on Calming Leadership: How we as leaders can be a nonanxious presence in the world that is fractured by anxiety. Villodas spoke to more than 300 pastors and leaders from all around the Portland Metro Area. This is part two. Rich Villodas is the Brooklyn-born lead pastor of New Life Fellowship, a large multiracial church with more than seventy-five countries represented in Elmhurst, Queens. Rich holds a Master of Divinity from Alliance Theological Seminary. He enjoys reading widely, preaching and writing on contemplative spirituality, justice-related matters, and the art of preaching. He's been married to Rosie since 2006 and they have two beautiful children, Karis and Nathan. He has written two books, The Deeply Formed Life and Good and Beautiful and Kind.

The world is increasingly fractured because we have difficulty looking beneath the surface of our lives. Instead of being a calm presence, our lives and leadership are often marked by reactivity and anxiety. during this talk, we will learn some ways to lead calmly, courageously, and with compassion––in the way of Jesus. This is a recording of Rich Villodas' June 6th, 2023 talk on Calming Leadership: How we as leaders can be a nonanxious presence in the world that is fractured by anxiety. Villodas spoke to more than 300 pastors and leaders from all around the Portland Metro Area. This is part one. Rich Villodas is the Brooklyn-born lead pastor of New Life Fellowship, a large multiracial church with more than seventy-five countries represented in Elmhurst, Queens. Rich holds a Master of Divinity from Alliance Theological Seminary. He enjoys reading widely, preaching and writing on contemplative spirituality, justice-related matters, and the art of preaching. He's been married to Rosie since 2006 and they have two beautiful children, Karis and Nathan. He has written two books, The Deeply Formed Life and Good and Beautiful and Kind.

A group of Pacific Northwest leaders asked N.T. Wright to share with them his thoughts throughout the Gospel of John, on the theme of broken signposts. Tom argues that every worldview must explain seven indicators inherent to humanity: Justice, Spirituality, Relationships, Beauty, Freedom, Truth, and Power.

A group of Pacific Northwest leaders asked N.T. Wright to share with them his thoughts throughout the Gospel of John, on the theme of broken signposts. Tom argues that every worldview must explain seven indicators inherent to humanity: Justice, Spirituality, Relationships, Beauty, Freedom, Truth, and Power.A group of Pacific Northwest leaders asked N.T. Wright to share with them his thoughts throughout the Gospel of John, on the theme of broken signposts. Tom argues that every worldview must explain seven indicators inherent to humanity: Justice, Spirituality, Relationships, Beauty, Freedom, Truth, and Power.

Gospel Gathering Webinar with Fr. Ron Rolheiser on the topic of Ministry and Self-Care in an Anxious Time – Sustaining Ourselves for the Long Haul. Joined by John Mark Comer, former pastor at Bridgetown, and Renjy Abraham from Multnomah University.  Rev. Ron Rolheiser is a Roman Catholic priest and member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. He is a theologian, professor, award-winning author, and serves as president of the Oblate School of Theology. He holds Bachelor’s degrees from the University of Ottawa and Newman Theological College Edmonton and Master’s degrees from the University of San Francisco and University of Louvain, Belgium along with a PhD/STD from the University of Louvain. Apart from his academic knowledge in systematic theology and philosophy, he has become a popular speaker in contemporary spirituality and religion and the secular world. He writes a weekly column that is carried in over 70 newspapers around the world.

Gospel Gathering Webinar with Fr. Ron Rolheiser on the topic of Ministry and Self-Care in an Anxious Time – Sustaining Ourselves for the Long Haul. Joined by John Mark Comer, former pastor at Bridgetown, and Renjy Abraham from Multnomah University.  Rev. Ron Rolheiser is a Roman Catholic priest and member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. He is a theologian, professor, award-winning author, and serves as president of the Oblate School of Theology. He holds Bachelor’s degrees from the University of Ottawa and Newman Theological College Edmonton and Master’s degrees from the University of San Francisco and University of Louvain, Belgium along with a PhD/STD from the University of Louvain. Apart from his academic knowledge in systematic theology and philosophy, he has become a popular speaker in contemporary spirituality and religion and the secular world. He writes a weekly column that is carried in over 70 newspapers around the world.

Join Dr. Matthew Sleeth, author of 24/6, on this webinar dedicated to helping encourage leaders to embrace the practice of Sabbath in this challenging year. Joined by pastor Mary Ann Noack from Riverwest Church and author and professor A.J. Swoboda.