Thank you for your interest in joining Sojourn Church for the summer as we seek to follow the way of Jesus together in Portland!

This page was created to give you some details regarding your time in Portland and how you can prepare. You should also spend some time exploring our website as it has a lot of information about Sojourn and the types of activities we are involved in here. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

We are very glad that the Lord is stirring an interest in you to Sojourn this summer and are excited to possibly work with you!

What You Will Be Doing

You will be in a Gospel Community/Table. At Sojourn, Gospel Communities and Tables are the heartbeat of our church. This is our small group, house-church communities. You will be expected to not only attend, but participate and contribute to the Gospel Community and Table. You will receive discipleship and accountability as well as help engage the Kingdom through Gospel Communities and Tables and will probably find it to be your favorite night of the week.

You will be leading and serving our Summer Mission Teams. We have 2-4 teams of people coming to serve in Portland with Sojourn. You will function as a facilitator, tour guide and liaison for those groups once they arrive. You will help lead them in prayer walks, in outreach, and other service opportunities. Sojourn staff will look to you to be servant leaders for these groups by not only getting them from point A to point B, but also serving with them in these experiences. We know you will do a great job and greatly enhance these groups time in the city!

You will join us on Sunday mornings at the Gathering in Alberta Arts District. This is our Sunday morning service where we all come together to celebrate what God has done in our lives throughout the week. You will have a role in that gathering. You can choose what that role will be, but some options might be: welcome/greet people as they enter, run our slides, lead in worship, helping with kids discipleship, or helping to run sound. All of our summer missionaries will also assist with set up and tear down before and after the gathering.

You will receive training, equipping and coaching. One of our goals is that you leave more prepared as a missionary than when you first arrive. Part of that process will involve classroom/forum type of training with practitioners in the Portland metro context. We will also read through a few books together and discuss them as a team.

You will be serving one of our local partners by building on the relationship we have built with them and growing our partnership and/or cultivating a new one.

You will be jumping in and helping where needed. During times that we do not have a mission team, you will be assisting the Sojourn body with whatever they may need.

You will have one day off a week to Sabbath, relax, and explore the city.

The most important thing about ministry is to be flexible and let the Spirit lead each day!

LOGISITCAL INFORMATION

Housing : You will be staying in an apartment/ host home type of housing that we will arrange on our end. There is no guarantee that lodging will be air conditioned, but we will make sure to get fans if needed. Housing will be furnished with all of the essentials.

Public Transportation Cards (Hop pass): You will use public transportation most of the time to get around the city. Portland has a simple system and we will train you on it when you arrive. We will also arrange a bike (with a U-lock) for use as well.

Food: You will be responsible for buying your own groceries and we will recommend some budget friendly stores. Sojourn will provide you with 1-2 meals a week during team meetings and/or family gatherings. If you want to eat out, that will be with your own spending money.

Training: We will give you a thorough orientation upon arrival regarding public transportation, history, current statistics and facts about Portland, tour of neighborhoods you will be working in, history and vision of Sojourn Church, how to lead mission teams in the city and how to lead and participate in Sojourn rhythms.

Packing List

• Loose, comfortable clothing: t-shirts, modest shorts, modest tank-tops, etc. (You will not need to dress up for the Sunday Gathering with Sojourn. )

• Towel(s)

• Toiletries

• Bathing Suit

• Bible and Journal

• Sturdy shoes (you will be doing a lot of walking and hiking)

• Purse/Backpack

• Cell phone

• Pillow

• Water bottle

• Sunscreen (you will be outside a lot)

• Spending money (optional)

• Computer (optional)

• Instruments that you play (optional)

To-Do List (once approved)

• Call or email Amy Reyna and let her know of your arrival plans if you haven’t already.

• If possible, ask your local church body to support you by chipping in for your overall costs of the summer ($2500 for 8 weeks).

  We are asking each summer missionary to request their sending body to donate $250-$500 dollars for the entire summer. This will greatly help you and allow them to have a further stake in your summer missionary experience in Portland.

• If you need fundraising help or advice feel free to get in touch with us; we are happy to be a source of guidance and encouragement for you.

• Pray. Please be in prayer about your summer with us. We are praying for you and we ask that you pray for Sojourn as well.