Planting Portland

Thomas introduces Project Portland’s podcast about church planting and interviews Nirmal, a friend from their sending church near Atlanta who is preparing to sell his house and move to join Daniel Reid’s church planting team in Atlanta. Nirmal shares his background (born in Dubai, raised Indian, moved to the U.S. for grad school), his upbringing in a Syrian Orthodox tradition, and how he came to f...

Jump into a behind the scenes conversation with Kale Horvath, planting a church in Budapest, Hungary. Kale is 5 years in his ministry and describes the joys and challenges of planting a church in post-Christian Europe. Learn more about Kale's ministry... Support: https://www.horvaths2hungary.com/home Church: https://www.zugloibiblia.hu/ Music & Projects: https://www.kalehorvath.com/ Projec...

Jump into our conversation with David Allred - a member of our church planting team. Hear from his story and his heart on how God brought him to Portland, and how he sustains his ministry through his career. Follow our journey planting a church at projectportland.org or @projpdx . Buy David's t-shirts to support our ministry at chapterandverse.store . Learn more about David's business Blac...

Church planting is a rewarding yet challenging journey filled with unique challenges and lessons. In this episode, we’ll explore key insights from pastor James DeKoker, who has navigated the complexities of church planting and shares invaluable lessons learned along the way. #portland #church #churchplanting

Not everyone is called to plant a church. Even when our heart is set on the mission, we need God's direction and confirmation for what to do. Sometimes He answers with, 'No', or not now. Join our conversation with my good friend and veteran missionary James Fyffe as he discusses how God has helped him navigate decisions in ministry.

Not all church plants start the same way. Jump into our conversation with Josh O'Hora to hear about the work they are doing in Toronto, Canada. What was borne out of a long distance relationship has blossomed into a healthy and thriving discipleship-minded ministry. More at projectportland.org and lftoronto.com

Not everyone will be called to 'Go' and plant churches, some will need to stay behind. In this episode we interview Chris Allred about what it was like to fill the void after sending a team of friends to plant a church in Portland, OR.

What should the local church be doing to train men for ministry? Should we outsource our training? Join us in a discussion with Seth Keenum from Decatur Baptist Church on how they are preparing the next generation of church planters.

What does it take to fund the mission? And how to do support those that we send? Join us with Joe McKaig as we discuss established churches starting new ones. Support Project Portland by giving on through our website at projectportland.org

So you want to plant a church? Where would you go? How would you determine a good place to plant? Join Thomas and special guest Michael Long for a discussion on how we started planting a church in Portland, OR.

Jump into our conversation with Jake Allen on his experiences going from Special Forces to serving in a church plant.

What is your plan for personal discipleship in a church plant? Join our conversation with Mark Schaffer from Living Faith Tampa, who started his church with a discipleship ministry that continues to thrive today.

So you want to plant a church? How are you currently serving in your own local church? There is much to learn under the leader that God has put in your life in your home church. Until you are ready to plant on your own, you can called to follow and support him instead. Join us for a conversation with John Wright from @livingfaithls about serving in a church plant.

Join us for a conversation with Blade Sbisa on planting a church through evangelistic bible studies. Blade is the pastor of Living Faith St. Louis @livingfaithstl.

Hey y'all! We're planting a church in Portland, OR and starting a podcast to talk about us. Join us for 'episode 0', as we introduce ourselves and talk about upcoming episodes. Learn more about our church planting journey at projectportland.org.