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"Jesus in the Upper Left" is a Portland-based, thought-provoking podcast that explores the unique challenges and opportunities of ministry, church planting and Gospel multiplication in the Pacific Northwest. Packed with inspiration, ideas, and connections, each episode delves into topics like racism, the history of movements and renewal, mistakes made, lessons learned, creative ideas and more. With a focus on personal stories and honest conversations, "Jesus in the Upper Left" offers a fresh look at what it's going to take to saturate our region with the love and community of Jesus. Whether you're a leader, a learner or a skeptic, this podcast will challenge you to engage with the culture around you in a more intentional and compassionate way. BONUS CONTENT: Don't miss the behind-the-scenes, raw comments & extras at https://www.togetherpdx.org/multiplypdx.
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Signup to Generate a Pitch"Jesus in the Upper Left" is a Portland-based, thought-provoking podcast that explores the unique challenges and opportunities of ministry, church planting and Gospel multiplication in the Pacific Northwest. Packed with inspiration, ideas, and connections, each episode delves into topics like racism, the history of movements and renewal, mistakes made, lessons learned, creative ideas and more.
Jesus in the Upper Left is hosted by Multiply PDX. The show has published 115 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Why This Portland Church Plant Is Waiting to Launch: Coffee, Culture & the Long Game" (30 October 2026, 51 minutes), "Navy Ships, Billy Graham, Suicidal Neighbors, 50 Years of Disciple Making | Dennis Blevins" (25 September 2026, 39 minutes), and "23 Parking Spots, 5 Churches, 40 Years: Why This Pastor Never Built Bigger | Scott Rivley" (11 September 2026, 49 minutes).
Jesus in the Upper Left publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 50 minutes across 115 episodes.
Booking probability for Jesus in the Upper Left is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Jesus in the Upper Left requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Jesus in the Upper Left's contact route on record: verified email.
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Multiply PDX hosts Jesus in the Upper Left, a religion podcast with 115 episodes published.
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Send us Fan Mail What if the first step in starting a church is deciding not to hold Sunday services yet? For Ryan and the team behind Cedar House Church, getting to know Portland comes before opening day. Ryan joins...
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Send us Fan Mail A man holding blueberry moonshine on a Portland sidewalk asks Dennis Blevins what he should do to commit suicide. Dennis wasn't canvassing. He was walking his dog, praying for his neighbors. The man...
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Send us Fan Mail A church with 23 parking spots loses a bid on the one piece of land that could have made it bigger. Instead of trying again, the pastor starts giving people away. Scott Rivley has been at the same...
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Send us Fan Mail This pastor deliberately dismantles his own Sunday gathering, gives his church building to a theater company, and loses 90% of his congregation over five years. Chris Snodgrass moved from a Dallas mega...
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Send us Fan Mail Jacobsen Valentine had $500 in his nonprofit account, a high school diploma, and a pandemic that had just shut down his cooking classes. So he bought as much food as he could, made 150 meals, and told...
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Send us Fan Mail What happens when a theology professor realizes the arguments he built his career on don't actually reach the people he loves most? Brad Harper grew up in the Bay Area with a devout Christian mom and an...
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Send us Fan Mail Two brothers planted a church together in Vancouver, WA. Seven years later, they merged with another congregation, and within months, one brother stepped away from ministry entirely. The other stayed...
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Send us Fan Mail What happened to Multnomah Bible College, its Portland campus, and the legacy built by generations of students, faculty, donors, and churches? In this episode of Jesus in the Upper Left, Oshawa...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>What would it look like to actually reach every man, woman, and child in your city with the gospel? Not as a slogan — as a strategy.</p><p>Nick Harding has spent 30 years trying to find out. As...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>What does it look like to actually live the mission you preach — not just talk about it from a stage?</p><p>In part two of our conversation with Matt Bowen, lead pastor of Emmaus Church in...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p><br/>Matt Bowen didn't set out to plant a church. He didn't think he had the gifts for it. He wasn't the big personality. He just felt God say it was time to go — and said yes.<br/>What...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>What actually causes pastors and churches to fall apart? After 20 years of denominational leadership and more interventions than she wants to count, Tammy Dunahue has a clear answer — and it's...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>What does it look like to follow a founder — especially one who built something that shaped an entire city?</p><p>Chris Nye is the lead pastor of Imago Dei Community in Portland, Oregon. In...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Pastor Clifford Jones shares an unforgettable testimony of meeting Jesus while serving a 50-year sentence in Louisiana State Penitentiary, one of the most violent prisons in America. What...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Cameron Heger moved from Arkansas to Portland with no ministry plan — just a seminary enrollment and a love for the city. After years embedded at Door of Hope, he felt called to plant a new...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>New research on Portland reveals something most church leaders wouldn't guess — the city is far more spiritually open than its reputation suggests. Missiologist Ed Stetzer joins Tim Osborne and...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>What happens when men stop sitting on the bench and start showing up for each other?</p><p>In this episode of Jesus in the Upper Left, Tim sits down with three Men’s Alliance leaders from...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Why do so many men hesitate to step into spiritual leadership, even when they want to? In Part 3 of our Men & the Gospel in the PNW series, we sit down with psychologist and coach <b>Nancy...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>What does it actually mean to be a man who follows Jesus in the Pacific Northwest?<br/><br/>In this episode of Jesus in the Upper Left, we continue a multi-part conversation on men...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this new-year episode of <b>Jesus in the Upper Left</b>, Gabe, Tim, and Ahshuwah unpack a pattern Brilliant Labs keeps seeing across Portland: the majority of ministries serving “downstream”...
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