We are fully dependent on Christ to transform us into vessels of love and give us the courage to love radically in every part of our life and world. This requires lives of listening to God in prayer, discernment, and worship.

We require postures that counter-act certainty, is open to surprise, and allows our presuppositions and stereotypes to be challenged. We work to grow in our resiliency so that we can stay in the uncomfortable, turn toward people and places that we may intuitively resist, and seek fresh eyes that allow us to notice Christ’s treasure hidden in people.

We are committed to non-transactional relationships built on mutuality and gift exchange. We know each other by our names and stories; not roles, brands, or titles.

We laugh together and enjoy each other and the world. We celebrate what is right in the world.

We do not turn away from the weak, vulnerable, and suffering. We move toward those experiencing suffering and walk in solidarity with them. We position ourselves to see through the lens of the most vulnerable.

We have a complex, interconnected strategy that co-creates tables of friendship for those called to be catalysts of reconciliation and collaborative mission. Love allows us to show up in places where there is disagreement, division, and even hostility. Love holds multiple tensions together by identifying diverse gifts and stories, affirming the distinct role they play in a community, and holding each other accountable to mutual submission. This is the only way to bridge polarized and divided families, church communities, and cities in ways that display the life of Christ who lived a life of mercy, forgiveness, and boundary-crossing love.

Our work and relational patterns must be held accountable to authentic love. Like Christ washed his disciples feet, we too pursue a posture of servanthood and hold each other accountable to the way scripture describes love  (1 Cor 13, Phil 2, 1 John, John 13).