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Introducing a New Denominational Home. Session’s Priorities O ur new denominational home must:. be radically committed to the Lord Jesus Christ be Reformed (Presbyterian) in its theology and polity
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Session’s PrioritiesOur new denominational home must: • be radically committed to the Lord Jesus Christ • be Reformed (Presbyterian) in its theology and polity • be Evangelical, with a clear set of theological standards or core beliefs shared by all ordained leaders
Our New Denominational Home Must: • celebrate the ministry of women in ordained ministry • be outwardly focused, and passionately committed to evangelism as well as serving those living in the margins of society
Our New Denominational Home Must: • have a limited, flexible structure that encourages and enables congregations to be innovative in ministry, accountable and encouraging to one another in fulfilling the great commission, and minimizes bureaucratic overhead
Our New Denominational Home Must: • provide a comprehensive and affordable health care and retirement plans for our pastors & staff • provide a healthy environment in which trust abounds and churches can flourish as they share the ministry of Jesus Christ.
Our New Denominational Home Must: • Uphold the sanctity of marriage between a man and a woman • Uphold the sanctity of human life from conception until natural death
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