The James Gang
We are a Biblically centered group of men meeting to read, study, discuss the Bible and how it must be practically applied to our lives….thus The James Gang (James 1:22)
We meet each Monday evening from 6:30pm-8:30pm on campus.
Contact the Group Leader for more details:
Contact the Group Leader
- Group Leader: Richard
- Meeting Day: Monday
- Meeting Time: Evening
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[contact-form-7 id="3142" title="Main Contact Form"]Kid's Safety Guidelines
Check-in
- Located under a tent in front of the welcome center
- Won't start until 15 minutes before each service to allow time for cleaning
- Volunteers will ask you health screening questions
- If your kid has noticeable symptoms or says yes to screening questions, we will ask you to join us online that day
Drop Off
- Masks are recommended for kids age 5 and older.
- Limited personal items will be allowed with your child in the classroom - we recommend a small diaper bag or Ziploc bag containing 1 diaper and 1 bottle
- If your kid is over the age of 3, they will wash or sanitize their hands as they enter the room
Pick Up
- Please remain outside of the classroom
- If your kid is over the age of 3, they will wash or sanitize their hands as they exit the roomp
In The Classrooms
- Volunteers and staff will wear masks
- Snack time will be done as normal, with snacks being prepared only by volunteers wearing masks and food handling gloves
Cleaning between Services
- All larger toys will be wiped and cleaned between services
- All rooms will receive a deep cleaning between services
Nursery/Preschool
God made me & God loves me!
Our Sunday classes are designed to incite wonder, provoke discovery and help your child develop a passionate love for Jesus! Our curriculum is built around simple, but powerful truths, simple crafts and age-appropriate activities that meet little ones where they are at spiritually, cognitively and socially.
All Bible lessons focus around 3 basic truths:
- God made me
- God loves me
- Jesus wants to be my friend forever
Elementary
Worship music, crafts, prizes and games
Our Sunday classes are all about digging into the Bible! Kids will be challenged in their spiritual growth through Bible lessons taught personally and through creative teaching techniques. We also incorporate upbeat worship music, as well as crafts, prizes and games that help kids remember the lesson and keep them engaged and excited to come back to church!
We want the church to be a fun and safe place to grow, develop friendships and learn about our amazing God!
Safety Info for KidZone
Screened & Background Checked
All teachers and helpers must be regular attendees of Pantano Christian Church, (having attended regularly for at least 3-6 months or past church attendance is verified if new to the area), and must have a Confidential Application and Background Check on file.
Bathroom Policy
- Parents are encouraged to have their kid use the bathroom before class.
- If a kid has to go to the bathroom, we always have one teacher/helper take up to 3 children, particularly for the preschoolers.
- In the elementary department, children can be sent in pairs or groups.
- Our policy is to never have one kid alone with one adult in the bathroom
Benevolence
For Benevolence info, please call the church office at 520.298.5395.
Finances
Personal Financial Coaching (PFC)
Personal financial coaching in available upon request at no charge. A coach will work along side of you in preparing personalized financial statements, establishing a budget, a debt-reduction plan, or whatever else in necessary to get your financial life in order. The goal is to assist you in becoming more effective stewards of the resources God has provided.
Request A CoachBOOKS
- Financial Relief for Single Parents by Brenda Armstrong
- The Total Money Makeover, A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness by Dave Ramsey
- How To Manage Your Money by Larry Burkett
- Money and Marriage God’s Way by Howard Dayton
- Managing God’s Money by Randy Alcorn
- Cents & Sensibility by Bethany & Scott Palmer
The Compass
Step 1: Get Access to MyPantano Portal
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The Compass will help in your journey along the Pathway to following Jesus well. Experience spiritual transformation and growth with a spiritual assessment that will recommend personalized next steps.
Login to the compassPremarital Counseling
We're excited to work with you on your upcoming wedding, and look forward to making your day special. Our goal is to equip you for a lifetime marriage and to partner with you to have a marriage that reflects Jesus Christ. With that in mind, we have designed a pre-marriage process for couples desiring to be married by one of our pastors.
Premarital ApplicationPeer Counseling
Peer counseling is first and foremost a relationship between you and the counselor. It is a free short-term, solution-focused care in a safe and confidential environment, designed to help you move forward on your personal or family journey.
Peer Counseling RequestElementaryGROUPS
4th- 5th
Check Your Heart
Times: 6:30 - 8 PM
Dates: January 15 - Apr 29 (No class on Feb 19, Mar 18, Apr 8)
Location: Zone 45
When our eyes are set on God, we act right, think right, and live right. God created us to love Him and love others well! This Spring, our preteens will be studying practical lessons from the Bible in order to put God at the center of their lives and guard their hearts and their minds in Christ Jesus. Through games, activities, and small group discussion we will check our heart condition and discover ways to get our spiritual hearts in the best shape possible!
Kinder - 3rd Grades
Finding Jesus under the Sea
Times: 6:30 - 8 PM
Dates: January 15 - Apr 29 (No class on Feb 19, Mar 18, Apr 8)
Location: Rooms KZ 11-13
The sea contains many wondrous sights created by God. When we go under the sea and take a closer look, we see that the sea has much to teach us about God. Join us as we DIVE deeper into what the Bible says about who God is and how he made us!
KidzGroups
God's Little Artist
Times: 6:30 - 8 PM
Dates: January 15 - Apr 29 (No class on Feb 19, Mar 18, Apr 8)
Location: Rooms KZ 4, 5, 6
God created the Heaven and the Earth; and God created you!! He designed us to be creative and use our imagination! This Spring, our preschoolers will have fun making Feathery Friends, Mini Maracas, Crazy Creatures and much more as we learn some amazing stories from the Bible. Come join us as we color, paint, glue and draw our way through God’s amazing world!
Resources For Life’s Issues
We've complied a listing of resources from support groups to hotlines to websites to books for anyone in need of assistance/help with a particular life issue.
Alcohol & Substance Abuse
Alcoholics Anonymous
Tucson Area Intergroup Inc.
Main: 520.624.4183
TDD: 520.882.7422
aatucson.org
Narcotics Anonymous
Local Help Line – Available 24/7
phone: 520.881.8381
trustedservant@natucson.org
- 800.ALCOHOL (800.252.6465)
- 888.4.ALANON (888.425.2666)
- 800.622.HELP (800.622.4357)
- 800.622.2255 (National Council on Alcoholism)
- God, Help Me Stop! A 12 Step Bible Workbook for Recovery from Compulsive Behavior (Claire W.)
- 12 Steps: A Spiritual Journey (RPI Publishing)
- It Will Never Happen To Me by Claudia Black
Abuse & Relationship Issues
Hotlines- National Domestic Violence Hotline, 800.799.SAFE (7233)
- Community Crisis Center, 847.697.2380
- Child Abuse National Reporting Hotline, 800.25.ABUSE (22873)
- National Child Abuse Reporting Hotline, 800.4.A.CHILD (224453)
- The Emotionally Destructive Relationship: Seeing It, Stopping It, Surviving It by Leslie Vernick
- Who’s Pushing Your Buttons? Handling the Difficult People in Your Life by John Townsend
- Boundaries (When to Say Yes, How to Say No, to Take Control of Your Life) by Henry Cloud and John Townsend
- The Wounded Heart: Hope for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse book & workbook by Dan Allender
- Into Abba’s Arms, Finding the Acceptance You’ve Always Wanted by Sandra Wilson
- Mending The Soul by Steven R. Tracy
Pornography & Sexual Issues
Sex Addicts Anonymous
ISO office
800.477.8191
saarecovery.org
- xxxchurch.com
- victimsofpornography.org
- Out of the Shadows by Patrick Carnes
- False Intimacy by Harry Schaumburg
- Breaking Free: Understanding Sexual Addiction & the Healing Power of Jesus by Russell Willingham
- Every Man’s Battle by Steve Arterburn
Suicide & Depression
Hotlines- National Crisis Help Line, 800.SUICIDE (800.784.2433)
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 800.273.TALK (800.273.8255)
- Southern Arizona Mental Health Corp (SAMHC) (520.622.6000)
- Happiness is a Choice: Symptoms, Causes and Cures of Depression by Frank Minirth and Paul Meier
- Search for Significance by Robert S. McGee
- The Freedom from Depression Workbook by Frank Minirth and Les Carter
- Grieving A Suicide: A Loved One’s Search for Comfort, Answers and Hope by Albert Y. Hsu
Grief
Books- A Symphony in the Dark: Hearing God’s Voice in Seasons of Grief by Barbara Rainey and Rebecca Rainey Mutz
- When Life Changed Forever by Rick and Judy Taylor
- If God Is Good: Faith in the Midst of Suffering and Evil by Randy Alcorn
- When Bad Things Happen: Thoughtful Answers to Hard Questions (Mini-book) by William P. Smith
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What We Believe
Our vision is to be a catalytic force to bless Southern Arizona and the world and all of our ministries are dedicated in accomplishing this vision. It is the passion and calling of our staff to carry out our vision and core values each and every day.
We are part of a group of churches often referred to as the “Independent Christian Church.” We have no formal connection to a denomination – hence the word “independent.” There are about 5,600 churches like us around the US, with more than 150 averaging over 1000 in attendance.
Mission: Loving people to Jesus & launching passionate difference makers.
Vision: is to be a catalytic force to bring God’s influence to Southern Arizona and strategic places in the world.
There is an ancient saying, “In essentials unity, in non-essentials liberty, in all things love.” This reflects our heart and belief at Pantano Christian Church. We are a non-denominational church that seeks unity in Christ, based on the essential truths of Scripture while allowing for diversity, differences, and even disagreements over non-essential doctrines. Below are six statements that reflect our corporate essentials and upon which we base our unity in Christ. We all believe much more than these statements and we encourage those who are part of Pantano Christian Church to vigorously search the scriptures and discuss “non-essential” although important doctrines, while not making those views a test of fellowship. Therefore, we believe in and are committed with our whole being to…
- The one eternal God who is love, revealed in three persons as Father, Son and Holy Spirit (2 Corinthians 13:14).
- Jesus, who is the “Christ, the son of the living God” (Matthew 16:16), who died for our sins, rose again and will return one day (1 Corinthians 15:3-4; Titus 2:13).
- God, who is always present in all believers through the person of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is active in transforming us into Christlikeness and empowering us to make our world different (John 14:16-17; 1 Peter 4:10).
- The Bible as God’s primary message or word to us, a guide for living and our trustworthy and final authority (2 Timothy 3:16-17).
- A loving God who wants to save every person from the power of sin so that we may be free to do what is good. Salvation is a gift from God through Christ which allows us to be in deep relationship with our Father, now and forever. (Ephesians 2:8-10; Titus 3:4-8).
- God, who is bringing about a spiritual revolution and wants to transform our lives and our world as his kingdom comes on earth as it is in heaven (Matthew 4:17; 6:10).
The above statements do not exhaust the extent of our beliefs. The Bible itself, as the inspired and infallible Word of God, speaks with final authority concerning truth, morality, and the proper conduct of mankind and is the sole and final source of all that we believe. For the purpose of Pantano Christian Church’s faith, doctrine, practice, discipline, and policy our Elders are the final interpretive authority on the Bible’s meaning and application.
The following are core beliefs that shape who we are as a church community and define how we do ministry.
- We seek first the kingdom of God. Being kingdom first drives us beyond our own church community. We strive to join God wherever He is at work to advance the kingdom of God and his influence. We are an externally focused church that is not church-centric, but kingdom-centric. (Matthew 4:17; 6:10, 33; 28:18-20)
- God created his church to be both unified and diverse (gender, race, generations, and socioeconomic status), which best reflects the heart of God and the way of Jesus. (John 17:20-23; Romans 12:16; 1 Corinthians 12:12-14; Galatians 3:28; Colossians 3:11; Revelation 7:9-10)
- God created sex to be practiced in the context of marriage. God ordained marriage and defined it as the covenant relationship between a man, a woman, and God himself. Therefore, we recognize biblical marriage to be between a biological man and a biological woman as given at birth. (Genesis 2:24, Matthew 19:1-12; Galatians 5:19-21; Ephesians 5:3; Colossians 3:5-8)
- Women may minister, serve, lead and teach in any and all ministry positions, contexts, and roles except one, that of elder. Specifically, women may be ordained, serve as pastors and perform pastoral ministry, teach in groups of mixed genders of any size or location, and lead departments or programs of the church. (Genesis 1:27; Galatians 3:28; Romans 16:1-16)
- Jesus called his followers to be all in and focus on making disciples of Jesus. It begins with ourselves. Being “All In” means that we are growing to be like Jesus, reaching lost people, helping others to be like Jesus, sharing life together, serving, and being generous with our time, talents, and treasures. Worship services at Pantano are designed to both reach lost people (Luke 15) and inspire believers to put the Word of God into action (James 1:22-25). True discipleship happens best in the context of a small group. (Matthew 4:19; 16:24; 28:18-20; Luke 6:38; Acts 2:42-47; Galatians 2:20; Hebrews 10:24-25; 1 Peter 3:15; 4:8-11)