Thanks to all who came to Sunday’s conversation on Nonviolence. I feel we had a great conversation and I thoroughly enjoy the opportunity for the intergenerational discussions that are able to be held within the safety of our church family. (Especially when we don’t see eye to eye.) Please remember to think of the two hands… Read more NONVIOLENCE DISCUSSION / ACTION OPPORTUNITY
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.… Read more We Live in Two Realms
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… Read more FROM OUR INTERIM PASTOR
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… Read more HELLO FRIENDS, FAMILY, FELLOW CONGREGANTS.
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… Read more MINISTERIAL SEARCH TEAM UPDATE
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… Read more WICHITA CIRCLES NETWORK – VOLUNTEER TRAINING TO BECOME AN “ALLY”
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… Read more WICHITA CIRCLES NETWORK – VOLUNTEER TRAINING TO BECOME AN “ALLY”
Welcome to the New Year! I want to invite you to join us for our Seekers Class on Sunday at 9:00 am. We are studying the Gospel of John. If you love this gospel or if you have never read it or you are somewhere in between, we have a place for you. Please join… Read more FROM OUR INTERIM PASTOR
The Faith Sharing and Teaching, Wisdom & Knowledge Spirit Teams are “teaming” up for the season of Lent. We are organizing a Lenten study in a small group format that introduces newer members and reacquaints longer-term members to PVCC’s history both structurally (house church) and theologically. The Lent study will consist of 5 articles written… Read more SEASON OF LENT
December 29, 2013 Matthew 2: 13-23 Pine Valley Christian Church Rev. David Hansen I’d like to begin with an observation. Matthew is the only New Testament writer who tells us about Herod and the massacre of the children. The other gospel writers don’t say anything about this. We don’t read about it Paul’s letters or… Read more The Risk of Faith