Paul Watson, director for Cityteam International’s recovery center in Portland, will outline his agency’s innovative outreach efforts and how they are applicable to local businesses and ministries when he speaks Tuesday, Feb. 26, at the monthly Newberg meeting of the Christian Chamber of the Northwest. The meeting is from 7:30 to 9 a.m. in the Villa Academic Complex.
Watson split his childhood between Hong Kong, Malaysia, India and Singapore while his parents planted churches as career missionaries for the Southern Baptist Convention. Watson earned a bachelor’s degree in English literature at the University of North Texas and minored in business administration.
In 2007, through Cityteam (cityteam.org), Watson started training and coaching church planters and church planting organizations worldwide. In 2010, he traveled 75,000 miles and trained people in the United Kingdom, France, Indonesia, Malaysia, Lebanon, Egypt, Germany, and through the U.S. In 2011, he traveled 85,000 miles.
Watson last year moved to Portland to take his current position. Cityteam Portland provides 72,000 meals a year. It helps, on average, 84 people per night, 365 days per year, to receive a shower, clean clothing and a safe place to sleep. Watson and his team seek to meet the physical needs of the homeless, addicted and alcoholic while seeking to catalyze disciple-making movements in the Northwest.
For more information on the meeting, visit christianchambernorthwest.com or call 503-928-8354.
