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Point 1

By calling ourselves progressive, we mean that we are Christians who....
Have found an approach to God through the life and teachings of Jesus.

or more recently (2011) and alternately can be restated as ...

Believe that following the path and teachings of Jesus can lead to an awareness and experience of the Sacred and the Oneness and Unity of all life.

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Point 2

By calling ourselves progressive, we mean that we are Christians who....
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.

or alternately can be expressed as..

Affirm that the teachings of Jesus provide but one of many ways to experience the Sacredness and Oneness of life, and that we can draw from diverse sources of wisdom in our spiritual journey.

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Point 3

By calling ourselves progressive, we mean that we are Christians who...
Understand the sharing of bread and wine in Jesus' name to be a representation of an ancient vision of God's feast for all peoples.

more recently deleted in its entirety and replaced with and renumbered as Point 7...

Strive to protect and restore the integrity of our Earth.

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Point 4

By calling ourselves progressive,we mean that we are Christians who...
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;
without imposing on them the necessity of becoming like us.

more recently restated as and renumbered as point 3...

Seek community that is inclusive of ALL people, including but not limited to:

Conventional Christians and questioning skeptics,
Believers and agnostics,
Women and men,
Those of all sexual orientations and gender identities,
Those of all classes and abilities

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Point 5

By calling ourselves progressive, we mean that we are Christians who know that the way we behave toward one another and toward other people is the fullest exp​ression of what we believe.

more recently re-numbered as Point 4

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Point 6

By calling ourselves progressive, we mean we...
Find more grace in the search for understanding than we do in dogmatic certainty - more value in questioning than in absolutes.

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Find grace in the search for understanding and believe there is more value in questioning than in absolutes.

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Point 7

By calling ourselves progressive, we mean that we are Christians who...
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.

or more recently and simply restated and re-numbered as Point 6 as who...

Strive for peace and justice among all people

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Point 8

By calling ourselves progressive, we mean that we are Christians who....
Recognize that being followers of Jesus is costly, and entails selfless love, conscientious resistance to evil, and renunciation of privilege.

or more recently re-stated and renumbered as Point 7 as who...

Commit to a path of life-long learning, compassion, and selfless love.

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2011 Version of the 8 Points

This forum is for discussion of any of the 8 points as restated in the 2011 version and found within the first pinned topic thread......

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