Pastors & Leaders
Responding to Jesus’ call to be One
Jesus prayed that His followers would be “one,” loving one another as He loved us, “so that the world would know.” This is our call as leaders who follow Jesus. The primary purpose of One Hope is to create opportunities for this to happen.
Pastors and ministry leaders, I invite you connect in relationship with other pastors and leaders. That’s the first step. Next, consider how to engage your church in the collaborative works God has given us.
Steve Buss, One Hope Executive Director
1) Connect with Fellow Pastors & Leaders
Monthly Gathering
for pastors & leaders
Every month, 60-80 pastors and ministry leaders gather to worship, pray for one another across denominational lines, and pray for our community!
Annual Prayer Summit
for pastors & leaders
Once a year, pastors and ministry leaders retreat to Cannon Beach for three days of refreshing, worship and prayer. Deep friendship and trust grows here.
2) Engage Your Church
The initiatives below have been discerned and agreed upon by variety of senior leaders in our community. Every church doesn’t do everything, but churches partner in the ways that work for them. These are so valuable, because they are the ways we can impact our community, that no church could do alone. We offer these opportunities to engage your church in widespread outreach for collective impact.
Project Hope | School Work Day
For nine years, more 30 - 40 churches partner with neighborhood schools to spend a day in August preparing their grounds and facilitates for the new school year.
Thanksgiving Meals Outreach
Churches are stepping up to care for vulnerable children. Every Child offers a variety of ways any church or individual can step in to support children in foster care from providing for tangible items, hosting events to fostering. Safe Families raises up host homes for children pre-DHS. The first step is to schedule an orientation at your church…. [Read More]
