1. We believe in boundaries not boxes.
We hold to Nicene orthodoxy but we don't think Christianity in one expression is totally right or wrong. We fit a lot of places in between, and we're okay with that.
We hold to Nicene orthodoxy but we don't think Christianity in one expression is totally right or wrong. We fit a lot of places in between, and we're okay with that.
2. We love the gospel and stand for justice.
We think the gospel is the best news ever, but we also believe that God loves our bodies and lives as much as he loves our souls. So we seek to be a part of his restorative work in the world.
We think the gospel is the best news ever, but we also believe that God loves our bodies and lives as much as he loves our souls. So we seek to be a part of his restorative work in the world.
3. We cling to God in faith but we make space for doubts.
God is big enough for our doubts and even meets us in them. We wrestle and we sit with them because they need space to breathe, but we carry them all with our faith in a loving God.
God is big enough for our doubts and even meets us in them. We wrestle and we sit with them because they need space to breathe, but we carry them all with our faith in a loving God.
4. We believe in a God bigger than our brains.
We think there is a lot to know about God, and we seek out that knowledge. But we also understand that with a God as big as ours, we also live with some mystery of the divine and we kinda like it that way.
We think there is a lot to know about God, and we seek out that knowledge. But we also understand that with a God as big as ours, we also live with some mystery of the divine and we kinda like it that way.
5. We believe the world is wider than our experiences.
The global Church is a big tent, and we know it's bigger than our localized experiences (both good and bad). We participate in her legacy and celebrate her diversity in idea and practice.
The global Church is a big tent, and we know it's bigger than our localized experiences (both good and bad). We participate in her legacy and celebrate her diversity in idea and practice.
6. Jesus is our only celebrity.
We celebrate the contributions of God's servants to our spiritual education and formation, but we look to Jesus above all other humans and put our hope in him alone.
We celebrate the contributions of God's servants to our spiritual education and formation, but we look to Jesus above all other humans and put our hope in him alone.
7. We believe that we belong together.
We believe that God transforms us in community. So we seek it out and create safe spaces to be in community with both intimacy and integrity, and we each partner with the Holy Spirit to disciple one another in the Way of Jesus.
We believe that God transforms us in community. So we seek it out and create safe spaces to be in community with both intimacy and integrity, and we each partner with the Holy Spirit to disciple one another in the Way of Jesus.
8. We believe in the two greatest commandments.
We judge our success by how we are growing in our love for God and our love for neighbor, and we judge that growth in attitude and action as we trust the Holy Spirit to develop those loves within us and our communities.
We judge our success by how we are growing in our love for God and our love for neighbor, and we judge that growth in attitude and action as we trust the Holy Spirit to develop those loves within us and our communities.
I didn’t have words for what I am. So I wrote some. Share if this describes you too.
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