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If you support a more contemporary Christianity
for the 21st century,
we invite you to join
The Center for Progressive Christianity
To find out more about TCPC, click here
or go directly to their web site: www.tcpc.org
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JOIN THE CENTER FOR PROGRESSIVE CHRISTIANS
The Center for Progressive Christianity is a national organization that unites progressive Christians everywhere. They have a Directory of Affiliates on their web site, which gives a sense of how the movement toward a loving God is growing. Seventeen different denominations, as well as independent and ecumenical groups are represented. The directory consists of over 435 affiliates, which includes Namaste Church, and there are additional affiliates who chose not to be listed.
In the last two and a half years the number of visitors on the website has grown from under 5,000 visitors a month to well over 60,000. The number of contacts that choose to be on the mailing list has more than doubled to over 6,000 and the email activity has grown eight-fold.
TCPC is defined by the following Eight Points:
By calling ourselves progressive, we mean that we are Christians who…
1. Have found an approach to God through the life and teachings of
Jesus,
2. Recognize the faithfulness of other people who have other names for
the way to God’s realm, and acknowledge that their ways are true for
them, as our ways are true for us,
3. Understand the sharing of bread and wine in Jesus’s name to be a
representation of an ancient vision of God’s feast for all peoples,
4. Invite all people to participate in our community and worship life
without insisting that they become like us in order to be acceptable
(including but not limited to):
· believers and agnostics,
· conventional Christians and questioning skeptics,
· women and men,
· those of all sexual orientations and gender identities,
· those of all races and cultures,
· those of all classes and abilities,
· those who hope for a better world and those who have lost hope;
5. Know that the way we behave toward one another and toward other
people is the fullest expression of what we believe,
6. Find more grace in the search for understanding than we do in
dogmatic certainty - more value in questioning than in absolutes;
7. Form ourselves into communities dedicated to equipping one
another for the work we feel called to do: striving for peace and
justice among all people, protecting and restoring the integrity of all
God’s creation, and bringing hope to those Jesus called the least of his
sisters and brothers; and
8. Recognize that being followers of Jesus is costly, and entails selfless
love, conscientious resistance to evil, and renunciation of privilege.
“The 8 Points” (version 2003)
The Center for Progressive Christianity
If you support the above eight points, we would encourage you to join The Center for Progressive Christianity. There are three options for membership:
Contact: No charge.
This will connect you with the Center and you will receive emails from them.
Individual Affiliate: $35
Organization Affiliate: $50
Why Affiliate?
Become part of an international network of support and information.
Strengthen the presence of a progressive religious voice in public affairs.
Support the work of TCPC.
Make it possible for others to find you or your group (optional) through the TCPC Directory.
Gain discounted or free access to a wealth of resources and events for your organization or church.
Receive TCPC newsletters, which are filled with articles, reviews, and other resources of interest to progressive Christians along with information about upcoming TCPC events.
www.tcpc.org
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