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General announcements by TCPC Webmanager, Message Board Moderators, and TCPC Leadership.

• 11 September 2009 - 01:40 PM
• In: Tcpc Discussion Board Updated
• By: JosephM

Technical Issues & Complaints

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• 15 October 2009 - 10:30 PM
• In: Can't Reply To Plummer ...
• By: JosephM

Introduce Yourself!

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• Yesterday, 03:43 AM
• In: Newbie
• By: tariki

TCPC Cafe

"Off-topic" lounging and chatting.

• Today, 05:38 AM
• In: Poetry And Quotes
• By: tariki

Progressive Christianity

General, supportive discussion about progressive Christianity or related ideas.

• Yesterday, 01:17 PM
• In: Why?!
• By: JosephM

Debate and Dialogue

For more heated discussions.

• Yesterday, 10:23 PM
• In: Believing In The Name Of Jesus
• By: Mike

Book Discussions

Review a book or join an ongoing discussion!

• 16 November 2009 - 03:35 PM
• In: The Shack By Wm Paul Young
• By: AllInTheNameOfProgress

Other Wisdom Traditions

For interfaith discussions.

• Yesterday, 03:59 AM
• In: The Tao Te Ching
• By: tariki

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.

• 01 September 2009 - 01:38 AM
• In: Life And Teachings Of Jesus
• By: AllInTheNameOfProgress

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.

• 01 May 2008 - 08:00 PM
• In: Faith And Imagination - Bei...
• By: McKenna

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.

• 20 October 2009 - 09:13 AM
• In: Eucharist
• By: tsisqua

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.

• 22 October 2009 - 12:40 PM
• In: Are We Welcoming Of Those O...
• By: Neon Genesis

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.

• 07 July 2009 - 06:24 PM
• In: Re-evaluating "belief" And ...
• By: glintofpewter

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.

• 02 May 2008 - 01:16 PM
• In: Absolute Relationship, Not ...
• By: tinythinker

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.

• 02 May 2008 - 01:07 PM
• In: Justice - Liberation And Co...
• By: tinythinker

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.

• 02 November 2009 - 07:12 AM
• In: The Cost?
• By: DHAWLIA

General Resources

Do you have sermons, religious education ideas, orders of service, music, readings, book suggestions, or other resources that might be helpful for others?

• 20 November 2009 - 09:29 AM
• In: Current E-Bulletin From Tcp...
• By: JosephM

Link Suggestions

Submit links to other sites that may be of interest to the TCPC community.

• 06 November 2009 - 12:18 PM
• In: Progressive Christianity Se...
• By: billmc

Events

Submit events that may be of interest to the TCPC community.

• 12 November 2009 - 12:12 PM
• In: Charter For Compassion - No...
• By: AllInTheNameOfProgress

General

Jobs, volunteer work, things for sale, ride-shares, roommates, etc.

• 17 October 2009 - 09:29 AM
• In: Looking For A Church In Texas
• By: billmc