3. mission
To grow a family of
disciples that proclaims the
Gospel, walks in the Spirit,
and loves the Pearl
District, Portland, and
Beyond.
vision
Our vision revolves around
family, transformation, and
multiplication:
Family: Reflect God's love for
us to each other.
Transform: To see people go
from dead in sin to life in
Jesus and continue to be
sanctified.
Multiply: Challenge people to
fulfill their role in the Great
Commission and live life on
mission through intentional
discipleship.
mission and vision
4. real gospel
With our identity rooted in the
gospel, we seek to proclaim the
finished work of Jesus to all
people with our lips and our
lives.
2 Corinthians 5:17-18
Romans 1:16 Acts 20:26-27
real family
As a family that follows
Christ, we seek to pray for one
another, teach one another,
build up one another, and love
one another because God has
given us a spirit of unity.
Acts 2 42-47 Ephesians 4:1-4
real mission
As a Kingdom-minded family, we
seek to bless, serve, and
engage the community in which
we live as a means to fulfill
the Great Commission.
Matthew 28:18-20 Acts 20:24
real obedience
We seek to reveal our obedience
to the commands in Scripture
through acts of worship, the
study of Scripture, tithing,
communion, and recognition of
the Sabbath.
Romans 12:1
core values
Real Life Church's core values
stem from our reverence and
understanding of the Bible as
the infallible, inerrant, and
inspired Word of God
5. population
5,997 residents as of 2010
438.8% increase from 2000
cost of living
Cost of Living Index: 124/100
-16.3% greater than the
Portland average
-24.3% greater than the
national average
Median Household Income:
$45,857
demographics
6. education
levels
50.4% with a
bachelor's degree
78.2% with some
type of college
education
91.2% with a high
school diploma
schools
K-5th: 1
6th-12th: 0
Higher Education:
10+
religious
affiliation
Varies; spiritual plurality
exists in high numbers.
demographics
Pearl District, Ground Level
7. the gospel compels us to go
In each of the four Gospels and
in Acts, there is a Great
Commission to go and make
disciples. As believers, we
cannot neglect this calling and
must take seriously our role
that God has given us in
spreading the good news of his
Gospel. Lives cannot be changed
nor the Pearl District be
redeemed and transformed
without the presence of the
Gospel.
Matthew 28:18-20 Romans 15:20-21
Romans 10:14-15
there is a need for
dependency on jesus christ
The Gospel communicates that
salvation and eternal life
cannot be found outside of
total dependency on the work of
Christ. In a world in which
self-sufficiency is praised,
the idea of dependency on
something other than self is a
foreign idea. The implantation
of the Gospel into this type of
environment will shed light on
the desperate need that people
yet do not know they have.
Mark 8:35-37 John 14:6
why plant a church in the
pearl?
8. biblical family is needed in
the pearl
Though this is an up-and-coming
part of the city of Portland,
the residents of the Pearl have
a false sense of community or
try to avoid community
altogether by seeking
isolation. In keeping with the
nature of how God’s story has
been written, a church that is
planted in the Pearl needs to
function as a family that is
rooted in the Gospel. The Pearl
district is filled with needs
that are being met by
perishable means. The remedy
for this need can only be found
in a saving RELATIONSHIP with
the Son, who is the head, and
sustained through an edifying
relationship with His people,
the body.
Acts 2:42-47 Ephesians 4:15-16
the pearl is a prime place for
the intersection of the gospel
God is reconciling the world
back to Himself; in doing so,
He has invited us to share in
His work through this “ministry
of reconciliation.” The Pearl,
a place that was once an
industrial hub has become a
place where people are now
flocking to live. If God is
bringing people together, it is
prime opportunity to partake in
ministry and bring people to
Him.
Titus 2:11-14 2 Corinthians 5:17-19
why plant a church in the
pearl?
9. pray for everything that can be
prayed about by everyone who
can pray about it
establish Gospel Families
within apartment complexes in
the Pearl District
invite people into a
relationship with us, and Jesus
embrace opportunities to put
the Gospel Families on display
serve people in the city as a
family
make disciples who make
disciples
multiply by branching out of
Gospel Families when they're
capable to do so
mission strategy
10. established careers
We recruit team members who are
committed to moving their lives
and careers to the Pearl
District in Portland in order
to support and engage in the
ministry of Real Life Church.
bi-vocational leadership
Short term: the leadership of
Real Life Church will begin
their ministry bi-vocationally,
partially funded by church
partnerships and partially
funded through part-time
careers in the community.
Long term: we seek to be a
self-sustaining church that
fully funds the core leadership
of Real Life Church.
partner churches
We desire to partner
prayerfully and financially
with churches who share our
vision and burden for the Pearl
District
making it happen
11. what about you?
pray
Join us in praying that God will
send laborers into the harvest of
the Pearl District and bring
transformation to lives by the
truth of the Gospel.
give
Join us financially in supporting
the implantation of a Gospel
Family in the Pearl District of
Portland
come
Prayerfully consider uprooting
your life and joining our Gospel
Family as we plant the Gospel in
the Pearl District of Portland
