By calling ourselves progressive, we mean that we are Christians who:
Proclaim Jesus Christ as our Gate to the realm of God
Recognize the faithfulness of other people who have other names for the gateway to God's realm
Understand our sharing of bread and wine in Jesus' name to be a representation of God's feast for all peoples
Invite all sorts and conditions of people to join in our worship and in our common life as full partners, including (but not limited to):
believers and agnostics
conventional Christians and questioning skeptics
homosexuals and heterosexuals
females and males
the despairing and the hopeful
those of all classes and abilities
those of all races and cultures
Without imposing on them the necessity of becoming like us
Think that the way we treat one another and other people is more important than the way we express our beliefs
Find more grace in the search for meaning than in absolute certainty, in the questions than in the answers
See ourselves as a spiritual community in which we discover the resources required for our work in the world:
striving for justice and peace among all people
bringing hope to those Jesus called the least of his sisters and brothers
Recognize that our faith entails costly discipleship, renunciation of privilege, and conscientious resistance to evil as has always been the tradition of the Church
