In addition to preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the lost, God has given me the responsibility, as an evangelist, “for the equipping of the saints for the work of service . . . ” (Eph. 4:11-12). 

I enjoy equipping Christians for the work of being a witness for Jesus Christ. This is so much more than learning a gospel presentation. It’s about intentionality in our daily lives to lovingly seek out and come alongside people who are lost, to ask good questions, listen to their story, share our story, and share the story of Jesus conversationally with care and compassion. 

After preaching an introductory message, “Evangelism as a Way of Life” on June 6th at Go Church, I returned on July 23rd to lead the church through a 4 hour training conference called Simple Evangelism.

Mark Ford, Pastor at Go Church shared this on Facebook following the conference: “BIG thanks to Mike Thibodeaux for leading the Simple Evangelism Conference at Go today! Over 40 people attended and soaked in encouragement on how to develop a lifestyle of evangelism in our day-to-day. We’re recharged, recentered, and ready to expand the Kingdom!“ Visit our ministry website for more information on Simple Evangelism training.

On Monday, Sept 12th, we started the 13th year of the Men of Simplicity (MOS) discipleship journey. We had 100 men from more than 12 different churches. We have 37 men meeting here in Gresham with the other men gathering at different churches and home locations to join us via Zoom. The majority of the men are from Oregon, Washington, and Idaho with a few additional men from California and Texas. These men meet weekly for biblical teaching, accountability, discussion, fellowship, and prayer.

The goal is for each man to grow in living simply and purely devoted to Christ with a vision that through their lives and leadership the next generation, even a generation not yet born, will know and put their faith in Christ (See 2 Cor. 11:3 and Psalm 78:1-8). 

Our teaching focus this fall is Finishing Strong. It begins with a six-week study of Romans 6 where men will learn that in Christ they are free from the power of sin, that sin is no longer master over them, and how to walk in newness of life. This will be followed by practical study on becoming a man who, like God, establishes specific goals and is faithful to complete them. We will next examine the lives of two biblical kings: Uzziah who started well but finished poorly and Manasseh who started poorly but finished well. We will close out the fall term examining Hebrews 12:1-4 where men will learn how to run to win. 

Please remember us each Monday in your prayers!

On August 19th, Simplicity Ministries^® celebrated 23 years of ministry. Twenty-one of those years, we have served from Portland, OR. We praise our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for the opportunity to be used by Him the past 23 years to preach the gospel and make disciples that are simply and purely devoted to Christ.

We also want to say thanks to all of our ministry partners! Your partnership in this gospel ministry is one reason we have been able to serve. We are so very grateful.

Please join us in praise by pausing now to thank God for all He has done. Would you ask God on our behalf for many more years of fruitful ministry for the glory of Christ and to meet the financial needs before us in the closing months of this year?

It has been a joy for me, post pandemic lockdowns, to have invitations to preach again. July 17th, I was at First Baptist Church in Castle Rock, WA. On August 28th, I was at New Life Church in Vancouver, WA, September 4th at Valley Christian in Longview, WA and September 11th at Go Church in Ridgefield, WA.

I would welcome the opportunity as the Lord leads to preach on a Sunday, conduct evangelism training, or speak at your next retreat for students or men. 

• Mondays - Weekly MOS Discipleship

• Oct 2 & 9 - Preaching Sunday AM at Cornerstone Baptist Church, Battleground, WA(In partnership with Open Door Baptist Church, Troutdale, OR)

• Oct 6-8 - Reliance Fellowship, West Richland, WA - Simple Evangelism Training

• Oct 6-8 - Northwest Baptist Disaster Relief - Evangelism Training.

Dates Available for Fall 2022

Now Booking for 2023

"I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel...." Phil. 1:3-5

Your brother in Christ,

Mike Thibodeaux

Calling generations of all nations to the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ!

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