Feedback Needed

If you attended the preview service for PVUMC930 and didn't get a chance to provide feedback, here are several ways to contact us. Your opinion is so valuable because we aim to create a comfortable worship experience - a new place for new people.

Contact us by:

• comment on this blog post
• email or Facebook message the person who invited you
• email or Facebook message Pastor Nathan

Radical Hospitality

Are you praying for the church? Are you praying for those who are not yet here? Have you made a list of who you will invite October 31st to try out the service and give us feedback?


Sunday morning, we discussed shaping a new place for new people by focusing on the needs of others. Worshipers who are experiencing church for the first time, or the first time in a long time, may appreciate learning about the rituals of the church during the service. We also discussed how a multi-sensory approach to worship (using music and visuals) may be more relevant to younger church goers.


In Robert Schnase's book Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations, he describes Radical Hospitality "as a genuine love for others who are not yet part of the faith community, an outward focus, a reaching out to those not yet known, a love that motivates church members to openness and adaptability, a willingness to change behaviors in order to accommodate the needs and receive the talents of newcomers."


We have also been challenged to find people in our daily lives to extend an invitation to. Schnase also reminds us that "by God's grace, people may be more ready than we realize to accept the invitation and initiative of Christ that comes through gracious hospitality." And, that "God's grace activates an interest and eagerness for relationship." It is encouraging to know that God is already working in us to create a place for new people to connect to Him, and that God is already working in hearts of our friends and coworkers so that they might desire a relationship with Christ.


Pray for our church. Pray for the people God has placed in your path. And just invite them! Be encouraged that God has been working on them already.

Dreaming About Our Future Together

A team from PV spent Thursday evening and all day Friday learning together and being recharged at The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection's Leadership Institute in Leawood, KS. Our learning focused around enriching lives, renewing the church, and transforming the world. By focusing on these, we began to picture the future of the church -- a church that would be relevant and active, in and for the world of the 21st century. This is a picture of hope! God is doing good things through the love and ministries of PVUMC. 

As we begin to intentionally plan to share His love with people who are not actively participating in a church family, what dreams for our future do you have? How might we ENRICH LIVES, RENEW HIS CHURCH, and TRANSFORM THE WORLD?

Preview Sunday Announced

Preview Sunday - October 31 worship times:  8:15  9:30  11:00

The focus of our Mid Morning Worship is on families who still have children and youth at home.  The 9:30 worship hour provides an opportunity for families to worship and also have their children and youth connect in classes during that worship hour.  The adults 'intentional discipleship' may come in a Sunday school class at a later hour or they may meet in a weekday small group.  

Besides the hymns we sing from the United Methodist Hymnal and the Faith We Sing supplement, we will incorporate some other music that might come from current Chancel Choir members, some of our groups already formed (PV Sweetgrass Band - for instance) and some contemporary music straight from the radio.  Most of all, we want this service to be user-friendly to the unchurched or the de-churched family who hasn't spent years in a family of faith.  Taking the time to explain the traditions and the reasons why we do what we do will be part of this service as well. 

Please invite people from outside the current PVUMC family to attend this preview service. This worship service will be a practice run before the true launch date. We hope to gather feedback from those in attendance and have a few weeks to tweak the service and respond to the feedback before November 28th.