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Where to Find Lisa

"A person who is obsessed with Jesus will do things that don't always make sense in terms of success or wealth on this earth."

Francis Chan

Join me over on Substack as we wrestle through an intentional, purposeful, and faithful life.

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Public Appearances & Publications

Different Types of Churches: The Entrepreneurial Church, Evangelical Friends Church Planting (published)

Different Types of Churches: The Multisite Model, Evangelical Friends Church Planting (published)

Mission, Outreach, & Evangelism, Clergy Talk On Line (video)

Different Types of Churches: The Traditional Church, Evangelical Friends Church Planting (published)

The Leadership Crisis, Evangelical Friends Church Planting (published)

Women Pastors and Leaders in the Church, Clergy Talk On Line (video)

Multiplying Disciples: Spiritual Disciplines, Outreach, and the Future of the Church, Jesus in the Upper Left Podcast

Fruit of the Vine, published in the January/February/March 2025 issue (published)

Church Multiplication w/ Lisa Garon, NWYM Podcast

Mission in Motion: Listening to God’s Voice for Purposeful Living, NWYM Shine Woman’s Retreat (live workshop)

Meet Lisa Garon, Bold Journey (published)

The Faces of Sherwood, (published)

Fruit of the Vine, published in the January/February/March 2024 issue (published)

Sharing: God’s Mission Through Us, Vancouver First Friends Church (video)

Looking Out, Jr. High Jamboree at Twin Rocks Friends Camp (live)

Experiencing Growth: The Relationship between Outreach & Spiritual Maturity, Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends (virtual)

Fruit of the Vine, published in the January/February/March 2024 issue (published)

Know Your Story to Share Your Story, Surfside High School Camp at Twin Rocks Friends Camp (live 3-part workshop)

Dull to Thriving: Revamping Your Devotional Life, Metolious Friends Women’s Retreat (live workshop)

Fruit of the Vine, published in the January/February/March 2023 issue (published)

Fall Reflections 10/15/22, at Good Samaritan Ministries (published)

Evangelism & Outreach w/Lisa Garon,Northwest Yearly Meeting Podcast (audio)

Dull to Thriving: Revamping Your Devotional Life, Northwest Yearly Meeting Women’s Retreat (live workshop)

By All Means: Outreach Ideas for the Harvest Fields Near Us, co-presenter at Northwest Yearly Meeting Annual Sessions (live workshop)

Learning to Embrace Sabbath with Lisa Garon,Simply Sabbath Podcast (audio)

The World Runs on Story,Vancouver First Friends Church (video) & Scotts Mills Friends Church (live)

Resting Well to Worship Well,Scotts Mills Friends Church (video)

Fruit of the Vine, published in the January/February/March 2022 issue (published)

Member to Member, featured in the Hope*Writers Member Newsletter (published)

How to Re-engage in Church Life Post Pandemic,Living By Design Ministries (published)

Identity at the Holiday Table, JenniferFRiales.com (published)

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TEACHINGS

Lisa regularly preaches at Sherwood Community Friends Church, Sherwood, OR, and Scotts Mills Friends Church, Scotts Mills, OR.

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