Saints‘ Hill Church Podcast

Join the Family: The Next Era of Saints’ Hill

On Sunday, we reflected on the journey Saints’ Hill has been on over the past seven years, and where we feel like God is taking us. The current shift we are feeling has led us to update our mission language, and to prepare to add a second gathering.

 

Our updated mission statement - friendship with God for the renewal of all things - reflects the core of our philosophy of ministry as well as what we are actually doing. 

The decision to add a second gathering comes from a sense that we should be prepared to accommodate the growth that God is bringing to our town and to our family.  

We are deeply grateful to God for what He has built in us over the last several years, and we are believing that He desires to give Newberg the same friendship He has so graciously given us.

*FAMILY CONVERSATIONS* (week 8) / feat. Lexi Schirm

Thanks for joining us as Senior Leader Alex Rettmann sits down with leaders from our church family to reflect on last Sunday’s sermon and talk about life, community, and ministry.

We are praying you’re blessed!

Join the Family: The Child - Life Together

On Sunday we wrapped up our vision series, Join the Family, with a message on the identity of a child. 

God’s answer to a world filled with lack, is the establishment of a family. Abraham and his family were to trust God unto blessing the nations. This was ultimately fulfilled in Christ’s life, death and resurrection, where we now are invited to join the family of God through the blood of Jesus. 

Our new identity as God’s child changes everything. We now have the security, access, and abundance of our Father. Being a part of God’s family means that you are so secure in His love that you don’t need to manipulate or control other family members to address lack. This frees you up to truly love and serve your brothers and sisters, and is the foundation of Christian community.

*FAMILY CONVERSATIONS* (week 7) / feat. Pete Donor

Thanks for joining us as Senior Leader Alex Rettmann sits down with leaders from our church family to reflect on last Sunday’s sermon and talk about life, community, and ministry.

We are praying you’re blessed!

Join the Family: The Priest - Give and Serve

Our aim in this vision series has been to define what God is specifically doing with Saints’ Hill in this time and place, and how you can join that.  

One identity we are committing to is the identity of a priest. What we learn from the Scriptures is that priests serve God on behalf of people, and serve people on behalf of God.  

Therefore, the life that Jesus has for you is a life of service, rather than a personal project. We are praying that each of you, in the presence of God will learn how to leverage what he’s given you in this life, to serve and give - so that our world can taste and see Christ. 

*FAMILY CONVERSATIONS* (week 6) / feat. Jacob Vigil

Thanks for joining us as Senior Leader Alex Rettmann sits down with leaders from our church family to reflect on last Sunday’s sermon and talk about life, community, and ministry.

We are praying you’re blessed!

Join the Family: The Bride - Worship and Prayer

This last week we continued in our vision series with a teaching on what the identity of Bride means for the people of Saints’ Hill.

The Bible begins with a marriage and ends with a marriage, and everything in between is about marriage. It’s the central image of God’s desire for humanity and humanity’s need of God.

We are the woman at the well in John 4, and Jesus is the groom offering us himself. He wants to detach us from our false loves so that we can experience Him as the ultimate most satisfying love.

As His betrothed, our lives then ought to take the shape of longing. We pray and we worship to encounter Him, to let his love wash over us, and to pour out our devotion to Him.

We pray that the identity of the bride would begin to shape how you use your time, your energy, and your attention. There is nothing more valuable than being with Him, knowing Him, and loving Him.

*FAMILY CONVERSATIONS* (week 5) / feat. Bria Wolter

Thanks for joining us as Senior Leader Alex Rettmann sits down with leaders from our church family to reflect on last Sunday’s sermon and talk about life, community, and ministry.

We are praying you’re blessed!

Join the Family: What is the Social Contract of Saints' Hill?

As a part of this vision series we want you to know what you can expect from us at Saints’ Hill and what we want to be able to expect from you, in other words, our social contract.

Rather than a membership structure or specific requirements, our social contract is made up of a shared identity with an organizing principle. 

According to the New Testament authors, there are many identities that we are afforded under Christ’s blood. We believe God has given us three to focus on as a church: child, priest, and bride. This means we do life together, we worship and pray, and we serve and give. Our organizing principle that empowers these identities is love - meaning, all of these actions are compelled by Christ’s love in us.

Our prayer is that through our stewardship of these identities, we as a church would be able to serve God’s purposes for our time and place. 

*FAMILY CONVERSATIONS* (week 4) / feat. Michael Dutt

Thanks for joining us as Senior Leader Alex Rettmann sits down with leaders from our church family to reflect on last Sunday’s sermon and talk about life, community, and ministry.

We are praying you’re blessed!