AWAKENING

We simply argue that the cross be raised again, at the center of the market place as well as on the church building.  We are recovering the claim that Jesus was not crucified in a cathedral between two candles, but on a cross between two thieves, on the town garbage heap, on crossroads so cosmopolitan that they had to write His title in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek - at the kind of place where cynics talk smut, thieves curse, and soldiers gamble, because that is where He died, and that is what He died about, and that is what followers of Jesus should be about.

 

Summer 2010 at Pioneer Courthouse Square

Pioneer Square is a gateway to downtown Portland, Oregon.  It is on the Bus Mall and is surrounded by MAX light rail lines on three sides and busy Broadway Street on the fourth.  There are many events which are scheduled for the Square throughout the year but summertime is the busiest time of all.

 Some estimates state that about 25,000 people might pass by the Square on a nice sunny summer day.  On Mondays the scheduled event is an open-air farmers' market where many kinds of fresh produce and locally made food products are sold.  The casual, quiet atmosphere provides an excellent opportunity for various people of all ages and backgrounds to visit the Square.  This gives us the opportunity to bring the gospel of the Kingdom to many people who would not normally be in the downtown Portland area.  This is a great privilege and opportunity for us. 

Here are some photos of the people we work together with as we share the good news of God's love for us through Jesus Christ.

Monday Farmers' Markets

          

       

      

 

          Into All The World...           ...And Across The Street!  

                    

 

                    

                     

Into all the world ... and across the street ... and stopping for the one!

 

               

 

Bringing the Gospel to the Portland State University Campus

Throughout a week preceding Easter some Christian student groups cooperated together to bring the gospel of the Kingdom of God to the Portland State University campus.  Many intercessors on and off campus prayed for this event which was a result of cooperation between four campus Christian groups – Campus Crusade For Christ, Baptist College Ministries, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, and Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship.  During the Passion Week outreach the students shared how they had crossed over the line and become public and they couldn’t go back.  

The students had gone from the public square of Pioneer Courthouse Square

with a "crosswalk" to the public square in the Park Blocks to 

“press the battle to the gates of their campus” 

and declare their relationship with Jesus.