Curt Thompson shares in person with leaders from around the Portland Metro Area on "Peacemaking of the Leader's Soul."

In this in-person gathering in January 2026, Ruth Haley Barton shared on "Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership" to pastors and leaders from around the Portland Metro Area. While we cannot share the handout she refers to in the talk, it's available in the back of her book, and the content of the talk is relevant with or without the assessment for leaders looking to check in with their soul.

This is Part two of the lecture Dr. Mateus de Campos gave in November 2025 about Cruciform Discipleship.

In this November 2025 lecture, Dr. Mateus de Campos encourages pastors and Christian leaders in Portland, OR to reconsider the ways we reduce discipleship and pursue a cruciform approach. This is part one of two

A Hopeful Vision for the Church with David Kinnaman

David Kinnaman is the author of the bestselling books Faith For Exiles, Good Faith, You Lost Me and unChristian. He is CEO of Barna Group, a leading research and communications company that works with churches, nonprofits, and businesses ranging from film studios to financial services. Since 1995, David has directed interviews with more than two million individuals and overseen thousands of U.S. and global research studies. He lives in Fort Worth, Texas and has three adult children.

Agents of Hope with Lisa Fields

Lisa Fields is one of the world’s most sought-after Christian apologists. She has produced two documentaries, Unspoken and Juneteenth: Faith and Freedom. She is the founder and CEO of Jude 3 Project. Lisa is the author of When Faith Disappoints: The Gap Between What We Believe and What We Experience. She is also a graduate of the University of North Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Communications and Religious Studies and Liberty University with a Master of Divinity with a focus in Theology.

The Moment and the Mission: The Church, the Culture, and New Portland Data

Ed Stetzer, Ph.D., is the Dean and Professor of Leadership and Christian Ministry at Talbot School of Theology at Biola University. He also serves as Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Wycliffe Hall at Oxford University, where he teaches twice a year. Stetzer has planted, revitalized, and pastored churches; trained pastors and church planters on six continents; earned two master’s degrees and two doctorates; and written hundreds of articles and a dozen books. He is Regional Director for Lausanne North America, the Editor-in-Chief of Outreach Magazine, and regularly writes for news outlets such as USA Today and CNN. His national radio show, Ed Stetzer Live, airs Saturdays on Moody Radio and affiliates. Stetzer serves his local church, Mariners Church, as Scholar in Residence & Teaching Pastor.

Reaching Generation Z with Tanita Maddox

Tanita Maddox serves with Young Life as the interim director of Spokane Young Life and as the national director for generational impact. She has worked directly with adolescents and young adults since 1998. She completed a Masters of Christian Leadership from Fuller Theological Seminary and Doctorate of Ministry at Phoenix Seminary, where her thesis was in sharing the gospel with Generation Z. She has shared her understanding of Gen Z on the Holy Post, the Culture Translator, in the Journal of Youth and Theology as well as other outlets and publications, and has a forthcoming book: What Gen Z Really Wants to Know About God: Seven Questions About Life and Faith. She enjoys watching baseball with her husband of 19 years, W. Ashley and their two Gen Alpha sons.