We as human beings understand ourselves as part of an ongoing story. This is how we have always made sense of ourselves and our place in the world. Storytelling is a powerful way to convey meaning and purpose and truth. In this week’s text, Paul tells the Ephesians his own story of finding and knowing God. In the beautiful love story of Jesus and the Church, we discover a fresh understanding of our world, our purpose, and our true selves as the One New Humanity God is creating around Jesus.

Michael Watson interviews Kelley Nikondeha, Author of "ADOPTED: The Sacrament of Belonging in a Fractured Word". Kelley has written and spoken extensively on this profound topic, and we are thrilled to have her with us. Regardless of your personal proximity to the subject of adoption, this Conversation will be eye-opening for you as a follower of Jesus. We also encourage you to visit kelleynikondeha.com for more resources and timely insights.

If you’d like the Park Hill Leadership team to respond to your questions in a future episode of Park Hill Conversations, please send then to [email protected]. Or hit us up on social media.

Michael Watson interviews Kelley Nikondeha, Author of "ADOPTED: The Sacrament of Belonging in a Fractured Word". Kelley has written and spoken extensively on this profound topic, and we are thrilled to have her with us. Regardless of your personal proximity to the subject of adoption, this Conversation will be eye-opening for you as a follower of Jesus. We also encourage you to visit kelleynikondeha.com for more resources and timely insights.

If you’d like the Park Hill Leadership team to respond to your questions in a future episode of Park Hill Conversations, please send then to [email protected]. Or hit us up on social media.

This is straight from the cutting room floor. Evan Wickham and Michael Watson have a raw discussion about the future of the Church in America. In our rapidly shifting culture, how should the Church be thinking about the next generation of Christians? What will discipleship look like in the post-information age? Join us as we discuss 5 ways we can prepare for discipleship in the coming decades. Resource for this podcast: “GO: Returning Discipleship to the Frontlines of Faith” by Preston Sprinkle. If you’d like the Park Hill Leadership team to respond to your questions in a future episode of Park Hill Conversations, please send then to [email protected]. Or hit us up on social media.

This is straight from the cutting room floor. Evan Wickham and Michael Watson have a raw discussion about the future of the Church in America. In our rapidly shifting culture, how should the Church be thinking about the next generation of Christians? What will discipleship look like in the post-information age? Join us as we discuss 5 ways we can prepare for discipleship in the coming decades. Resource for this podcast: “GO: Returning Discipleship to the Frontlines of Faith” by Preston Sprinkle. If you’d like the Park Hill Leadership team to respond to your questions in a future episode of Park Hill Conversations, please send then to [email protected]. Or hit us up on social media.

Racial and cultural tensions continue to rise in America today. Even the best of us find ourselves pitting “us” against “them” in moments of anger and fear. This division creates for “us” a temporary sense of safety and security at the expense of “them.” Beneath all of this is a common thread woven though every human heart: we all long to belong. We long to be seen and loved. We long to be truly home. In this week’s sermon, we find a God who became the outsider in order to bring the outsiders home. Ephesians 2:11-22 describes the path forward, out of human hostility and into the diverse, worldwide family of God - the One New Humanity God is forming around Jesus.

Racial and cultural tensions continue to rise in America today. Even the best of us find ourselves pitting “us” against “them” in moments of anger and fear. This division creates for “us” a temporary sense of safety and security at the expense of “them.” Beneath all of this is a common thread woven though every human heart: we all long to belong. We long to be seen and loved. We long to be truly home. In this week’s sermon, we find a God who became the outsider in order to bring the outsiders home. Ephesians 2:11-22 describes the path forward, out of human hostility and into the diverse, worldwide family of God - the One New Humanity God is forming around Jesus.

Should new churches be planted in a city already filled with churches? Is it possible for a place to become overchurched? Is San Diego one of those places? What’s the vision for Park Hill Kids? In our fourth episode of Park Hill Conversations, Evan Wickham interviews Matt and Aleah Pursley, the Park Hill Kids Directors. The Pursleys share their story about relocating from Vancouver, WA to San Diego, CA to help plant Park Hill Church. Then Evan and the Pursleys discuss an interesting question together. If you’d like the Park Hill Leadership team to respond to your questions in a future episode of Park Hill Conversations, please send them to [email protected]. Or hit us up on social media.

Should new churches be planted in a city already filled with churches? Is it possible for a place to become overchurched? Is San Diego one of those places? What’s the vision for Park Hill Kids? In our fourth episode of Park Hill Conversations, Evan Wickham interviews Matt and Aleah Pursley, the Park Hill Kids Directors. The Pursleys share their story about relocating from Vancouver, WA to San Diego, CA to help plant Park Hill Church. Then Evan and the Pursleys discuss an interesting question together. If you’d like the Park Hill Leadership team to respond to your questions in a future episode of Park Hill Conversations, please send them to [email protected]. Or hit us up on social media.

What does it mean to be part of God’s One New Humanity in Jesus? This can be hard to understand. Some may even find it an offensive claim. Is Paul claiming Christians are somehow a superior group of people? Paul gives us some very simple concepts to navigate through the confusion. From the very beginning, humanity was created to flourish in God’s presence. But when sin entered the human story, we became united against God in our sin and death. Thankfully, God has lovingly pursued us in the Person of Jesus. Now, when we enter into that mysterious union with Christ we become alive. In this sermon, Matt Pursley unpacks what Paul means by “dead" and “alive.” And they aren’t complicated theological terms. As it turns out, they are life changing.