Archive for January 2014

January 19, 2014 Pine Valley Christian Church Matthew 5:1-12 Rev. David Hansen Jesus begins his ministry by telling us that the kingdom of God is at hand. It is upon us and among us and all around us. We are in the midst of the kingdom. God is not far away, but close at hand.…

We have launched our study of the Gospel of John, using John Shelby Spong’s The Fourth Gospel: Tales of a Jewish Mystic as our guide. If you were not able to attend the first session, or do not have a copy of Bishop Spong’s book, do not fear, there is a place at the table…

2014 is upon us and we are actively moving forward together.  The new year brings new leadership and I am looking forward to this opportunity to share not only my facilitation and leadership skills, but also my vision for a better future for all. I thought I would take this time to share a few things…

The Ministerial Search Team met on Wednesday, January 8 to continue evaluating candidates we’ve interviewed for the Senior Minister position.  Before we can conduct a second interview with any of the candidates, we need to have a solid financial picture for 2014 so we can discuss compensation packages (salary, housing, etc.).  Toward that end, we…

What is Circles?  It’s a transformational approach that partners volunteers and community leaders wtih families wanting to make the journey out of poverty!  Each Circle initiative consists of families working to get out of poverty and several middle and upper income “Allies” who befriend them and lend support.  Circles seeks to expand social capital by…