In August 2006 Ron and Lori left their position with a larger established church to plant a new church in downtown Portland. With 9 adults and 6 children the dream began.

These sermons were given at various conferences or guest speakings by Ron Clark from the Agape Church of Christ.

“Man In A Grocery Store,” from Am I Sleeping With the Enemy?

Eating With Jesus: Sermon Series on Hospitality and Evangelism

In Acts 1 Jesus tells the apostles to wait for the promised Holy Spirit from God. Once it comes they/we are to become witnesses (Acts 1:8). In this sense it seems that there is to be no more waiting. The Spirit came, the Spirit empowered, the people of God witness. Seems like a simple plan [...]

  Available from Wipf and Stock Publishing When a boy cries, his father trains him in the way of the ancients. He is taught to “man up” and rejects anything feminine in his life. Thus he begins the process of becoming a man in the image of his culture. This transformation comes at the expense [...]

Diversity I always thougth diversity just happened. I always thought that diversity was easy.

Sunday morning was a very powerful Sunday. Elsie came with her boyfriend and mother as we greeted them with hugs. You see, the Monday before her 7 month old baby, Christopher, had died due to SIDS. Elsie had been homeless, moved to Dignity Village, and finally was able to leave and get her own apartment. [...]

In April 2007, the Saturday before we launched I met Maria. She was spanging at Pioneer square. Caleb and I bought her some juice. Over time and meetings with her she eventually showed up at Agape. She got a place

The Better Way: The Church of Agape in Emerging Corinth When Paul came to Corinth he found a culture emerging from the ashes of Roman power. As Julius Cesar rebuilt the fallen city he brought Roman culture to this Greek community. Likewise, Paul’s message of salvation in Jesus rebuilt the fallen lives of people dominated [...]