PacNW Regional 2019

Please note that regionals are smaller gatherings based on geographic proximity.
Information on our larger “roundtable” event intended for practitioners from all over North America can be found here.

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The Cascadia region

hosted a meetup in Portland, Oregon on July 20 at Hinson Baptist from 9-5.

 
 

Refugee Highway Partnership North America was excited to host a regional roundtable in beautiful Portland, Oregon on Saturday July 20, 2019 for Christian faith-based ministry practitioners committed to serving refugees and the forcibly displaced. Invitees attended from all over the Pacific Northwest including Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Canada.

Our morning session included plenary talks led by seasoned refugee ministry workers from the area. A catered lunch from Shawarma Express (Iraqi refugee) was freely provided followed by afternoon worship led by the Serena family from D.R.C., then afternoon session topics chosen by our attendees.

These meeting are intended for representatives from churches, ministries, resettlement agencies, Christian refugees/asylum seekers and grassroots workers who already are involved in ministry to the forcibly displaced or who seriously plan to be so.

Childcare was provided.

Here was our Facebook event page.

Schedule
08:30 - Registration and arrival
09:00 - Welcome/Prayer/Orientation
09:15 - Plenary Talk 1
10:00 - Plenary Talk 2
10:45 - Panel Discussion on Biblical Hospitality
11:15 - Plenary Talk 3
11:30 - Directions for lunch and preparations for afternoon
11:45 - Lunch and Networking
12:30 - Worship – Congolese worship team
13:00 - Introduction to the Open Space Technology Process
13:30 - Relevant Conversations - Session 1 – Various Topics
14:30 - Relevant Conversations - Session 2 - Various Topics
15:30 - Relevant Conversations - Session 3 - Various Topics
16:30 - Large Group Debrief + Prayer (with time to lament together as needed)

Plenary Talks (morning)
> Therese Lugano sharing her story of resettlement and engagement as a non-profit leader in community health among Swahili speakers
> Danielle Mayfield on fighting the savior complex
> Seth King sharing about his experience in refugee resettlement & volunteer engagement
> Panel discussion on biblical hospitality

Open Space Technology (afternoon)

Previous regionals include the following:

  • March 2019 in Winnipeg, MB

  • Jan 2019 in Phoenix, AZ

  • July 2018 in Seattle, WA

  • Nov 2017 in Niagara Falls, ON

  • Nov 2015 in Hamilton, ON