Our Faith is in Jesus.   Our Hope is in Grace.   Our Strength is in Love. 

8701-E. Old Spanish Trail, Tucson, AZ  85710
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Meet our Pastor……
 
Pastor Alan Field moved to Scottsdale, AZ as a child with his family. He graduated from Coronado High School, and headed for the University of Oklahoma, Norman, on a Navy ROTC scholarship. Upon graduation with a B.A. in Cultural Anthropology, he was commissioned as a Marine Corps officer with orders to flight school at NAS Pensacola. Although flight is in his blood, an injury ended his Marine Corps career.
 
He returned to Arizona and began his journey toward ordination. He worked with Lutheran youth in Arizona for a number of years, and was called as director of Lutheran Outdoor Ministry of Southern California. The call to ministry led him to Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia, South Carolina. He was ordained in July, 1985 and was called to serve Faith Lutheran Church, Stockton, CA. From there he was called to Mount Cross Lutheran Church, Payson, Arizona where he served for ten years. While there he served as the Hospice chaplain for Payson for eight years.  He came to Spanish Trail Lutheran (now New Spirit Lutheran) in July, 2001.
 
Pastor Alan loves to teach and write. His adult students muse that he “plays with our heads.” His approach to Scripture, life, faith, and theology is both integrated and creative. He loves to teach the writings of the prophets.  He introduced the contemporary “Arise to Praise” service in 2001, and writes the 9:00 services each week, keeping worship fresh and relevant.
 
 For the past eight years he has been the Bible Study writer and leader for the Southern Arizona Lutheran Camping Association (SALCA). 
 
He strives to keep fit and is a self-described “gym rat.” He plays bogey golf, but is getting better with age. He enjoys woodworking, playing guitar, gardening, and cooking. 
 
Central to his faith is his reliance upon the grace and mercy of God. His favorite scene in Scripture is the embrace of Esau and Jacob in Genesis 33:4.   “In our world so polarized by political hacks, the truth of the human spiritual experience lies in the reconciliation of brothers. As God has reconciled the world to himself through the life and death of Jesus, who are we to stand at odds with anyone? God has forgiven all sin. We are to do the same with our brothers, neighbors, in-laws, and enemies.” Pastor Alan Field
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  Join us for Rally Day on September 12th!! Sunday School will resume its 10:00 am schedule and the Sunday School Staff will be installed at both services. There are exciting changes in our new curriculum which includes more involvement from parents and other family members! It will be stimulating time!   

 If you are looking for a Bible study, we will be offering one of many short courses from the Serendipity series of studies. These engaging, interactive and fun courses will give students a good background in the books of the Bible as well as “life issues.”  

Adult Confirmationwill be a reprise of the course Pastor Alan led a year ago. Students will read Martin Luther’s Large Catechism as we look at the basics of the faith recorded in the Small Catechism: The Ten Commandments, The Creed, The Lord’s Prayer, Baptism and Holy Communion. Adult Confirmation is a 13 week course of study. 

Loved By God from the author of “Bad Girls of the Bible.” This video discussion series looks at the encompassing love of God and helps participants recognize His love in their everyday lives.  

Survival Guide for Adultsis for parents in 4-session video discussions on: Great Expectations (what happened to my dreams?), “Help, my Teen-Ager is driving me CRAZY!”, “This is Real Life,” and “The Next Step.” 

The ALPHA Courseis a 13-week course on   Basic Christianity. The video discussion addresses topics like “Who is Jesus?” “Why did Jesus die?” “How can I be sure of my faith?” “How does God guide us?” “How can I resist evil?” In an entertaining way, Nicky Gumbel brings his dry British sense of   humor into the sharing of the basics of the faith.  

The Life You Always Wanted features John   Ortberg (author of: “If You Want to Walk on Water, You Have to Get Out of the Boat”).   In this series Ortberg invites students to look at Jesus’ call to live the       abundant life, i.e. the Spiritual Life. The six-sessions are designed to help you live life spiritually and faithfully in a very practical approach. 

The Living Questionsare asked in this video series featuring some of today’s theologians, including Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crosnan.    Questions deal with life issues of sinfulness, death, mercy and grace, the end times and the Kingdom of God.  

Books, oh we will have good book studies along the way....do you have a good one we could read together?

We are always open to members who would like to facilitate a short-term small group study. Talk with Shelley Colwell or Pastor Alan to get your class/group scheduled.
 

 

 
 

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