Our Community Covenant

We believe how we do what we do is as important as what we do. Our Community Covenant guides us in our relationships with each other, and is the way we develop relational health.

Grow in Self-Awareness

  • Be present
  • Speak your truth with love
  • Be aware of your social location
  • Lean into discomfort to promote growth
  • Name your part in conflict

Cultivate Trust

  • Believe the best in each other
  • Meet people where they are
  • Give grace abundantly
  • Address conflict soon – don’t let grievances build up

Respect Each Other

  • Follow through with commitments and acknowledge limitations
  • Share in decision-making; collaborate
  • Recognize everyone processes at their own pace
  • Own your impact on others
  • Honor healthy boundaries
  • Honor each other in disagreement (unless the disagreement is rooted in one’s oppression)

Hold Space for All

  • Listen with curiosity to understand
  • Everyone’s perspective is needed
  • Be proactive to ensure diversity of voices are present
  • Stay attuned to how much space you are taking up

Seek God Together

  • Through gratitude and curiosity
  • In caring for others
  • In worship and contemplation
  • By listening for guidance/wisdom
  • In prayer for communities near and far

We strengthen the health of our church through shared leadership and dependence on God our Creator, Jesus Christ our Redeemer,  the Holy Spirit our Sustainer, and on each other.  

Ephesians 4:11-16; Ephesians 4:25-5:2; Romans 12:9-12; Romans 13:8-10; Luke 5:15-16; Philippians 2:1-11

This document was last revised in Fall 2022.