Comments on: “Seek the Shalom” (Cowtown to Urban Hipster #3) http://www.mattmccomas.com/family-cowtown-to-urban-hipster-3/ change the campus, change the city, change the world Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:09:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Getting our feet wet in Portland (literally) – McComas Ministry http://www.mattmccomas.com/family-cowtown-to-urban-hipster-3/comment-page-1/#comment-194 Getting our feet wet in Portland (literally) – McComas Ministry Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:05:42 +0000 http://www.mattmccomas.com/?p=418#comment-194 [...] The last few weeks have been full of meetings as well as exploring the Portland metro area trying to figure out where we’d like to live. If you’re interested in some nuts and bolts of our relocation, check out a post from a series I started on my leadership blog over here. [...] [...] The last few weeks have been full of meetings as well as exploring the Portland metro area trying to figure out where we’d like to live. If you’re interested in some nuts and bolts of our relocation, check out a post from a series I started on my leadership blog over here. [...]

]]> By: mattmccomas http://www.mattmccomas.com/family-cowtown-to-urban-hipster-3/comment-page-1/#comment-183 mattmccomas Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:32:17 +0000 http://www.mattmccomas.com/?p=418#comment-183 I agree totally. I'm thinking I want our family to be more principle driven than even specific location driven. I want our family to be about caring for people and engaging with people (not just students) wherever we're at. I also agree with putting yourself in a position where your family can thrive. The question that we wrestle with is what are the things that are really gonna make us thrive? Some of it we won't know untill we try. There are lots of variable to the equation. I agree totally. I'm thinking I want our family to be more principle driven than even specific location driven. I want our family to be about caring for people and engaging with people (not just students) wherever we're at.

I also agree with putting yourself in a position where your family can thrive. The question that we wrestle with is what are the things that are really gonna make us thrive? Some of it we won't know untill we try. There are lots of variable to the equation.

]]> By: Justin http://www.mattmccomas.com/family-cowtown-to-urban-hipster-3/comment-page-1/#comment-182 Justin Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:49:25 +0000 http://www.mattmccomas.com/?p=418#comment-182 Matt, Sometimes I think that if we are really going to reach the students of Portland we need to live in their midst. For some reason I automatically come to the conclusion that means living in downtown right next to PSU (which is not very likely). But the reality is there are students that live all over the metro area and commute into downtown or to the surrounding community colleges. Unlike the small villages we live in now (Missoula and Bozeman) I don't think there is just one area that is best to live in to minister to students. The reality is, we are going to have to do a stellar job of learning where the students are and being there........ when they are there. Because of this I wonder if it is not as important to choose a location to live based on being near students, but rather making sure our families are in places where they can thrive. Because we know that if our families are not thriving we are not going to be effective on campus. Matt,
Sometimes I think that if we are really going to reach the students of Portland we need to live in their midst. For some reason I automatically come to the conclusion that means living in downtown right next to PSU (which is not very likely). But the reality is there are students that live all over the metro area and commute into downtown or to the surrounding community colleges. Unlike the small villages we live in now (Missoula and Bozeman) I don't think there is just one area that is best to live in to minister to students. The reality is, we are going to have to do a stellar job of learning where the students are and being there…….. when they are there. Because of this I wonder if it is not as important to choose a location to live based on being near students, but rather making sure our families are in places where they can thrive. Because we know that if our families are not thriving we are not going to be effective on campus.

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