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Connecting to our humanity means connecting to creation around us and enjoying the work of God the artist. Our appreciation of the natural world draws us both to worship God and calls us to love and care for creation as God does. Restoring our relationship with nature not only means spending time in it, but learning how to care for it, and fighting for justice in spaces where it is being abused. We are dedicated to exploring practical ways we can treat creation better as well as participating in wider creation advocacy movements.

We believe that the ancient biblical scriptures are divinely inspired, a powerful gift empowering us to better know God. We also know that the scriptures are often misunderstood, misinterpreted and have been used to control and cause harm. So, whilst we value many of the beliefs we are familiar with, we are also committed to exploring outside of our inherited theologies, listening to a wide range of interpretations from different perspectives and cultural backgrounds. We are dedicated to deep discussion through which we might better understand God’s truth not only in the scriptures, but in the wider ways it is revealed too.

In an increasingly polarised and violent world, we believe that the call for peace-making is urgent. The way of Jesus the peacemaker is radical, and we want to follow in his footsteps. In following him, we believe we can walk a pathway to peace that is transformational, showing the radical ability of the Spirit to bring people together despite our differences.

The busyness and noise of the world we live in can demand much of us. So much so that our souls can be overlooked as we attempt to maintain the pace of life. We believe interrupting this pace and allowing our souls space to breathe before God is of crucial importance. We commit ourselves to finding space, each day, for creative expressions of prayer and stillness, both ancient and modern. Through seeking these spaces, we hope to enter into greater awareness of our lives, experiencing the depths of God’s love for ourselves and the world around us.

This month, we’re connecting in with the global faith community in celebrating Easter. Our faith tradition is a living and growing thing, so joining in with the life found in these traditions is so important for reminding us of who we are as followers of Jesus pointing us to the source of all of our life.

What would it look like if we dropped our masks and were truly ourselves? There is power in authenticity and learning to live in ourselves, as God made us. We believe that by ourselves, we are not fully ourselves; so, we are committed to regularly joining with others in creative forms of community where it is safe to show up in vulnerability, encouraging each other to become the people we were made to be, and standing beside one another through the rhythms and challenges of life.