Pastor Cliff Chappell and St. Johns All Nations Church of God in Christ will host this month’s Sunday, March 11 John 17:23 Network, The evening starts at 7 p.m.
The Church is located at 9486 N. Buchanan Avenue in Portland. The church phone number is 503-247-8337.
Cliff Chappell will be sharing his vision for “Man-Up” and how it will help with the ongoing gang violence issue in Portland.
Says Cliff, 
“I believe domestic violence is what fuels many of our problems that we face in our society: addictions, incarceration, suicide especially murder-suicide, fatherlessness and gang-violence just to mention a few. The vision for Man-Up is an attempt to get out in front of these societal problems instead of reacting to them, by addressing the internal hurts and traumas in the souls of persons and see them healed from the inside out. So often we address the symptoms of the problem but not the root cause of the problem. I believe the problems start with trouble in the souls such as loneliness, hurts, trauma, distorted love and the need to be loved and accepted.
This is where Man-Up will focus its work. Gang members prey on young people with these internal struggles as a major part of their recruiting efforts.”
For questions on Man-Up email Cliff at cchappell55@msn.com
(Originally posted at Center for Theology of Cultural Engagement website)
