Beliefs
Of God: The Ekklesia Project claims belief in the Triune God traditional Christian faith, and that it is in the Trinity that the origination and goal of all things subsides. Also, that through Jesus Christ they “are to give allegiance to God.” Members affirm that “real power and effectiveness lie in God’s hands.”
Of Worship: the most fundamental and essential form of worship of the Triune God, to the Ekklesia Project, is that of communal origin. Which is seen as guided by the Holy Spirit, and to be incorporated into all aspects of daily life with the goal to always glorify God. Worship is embodied by works of mercy, prayer, and participation in member’s local church.
Of the Church: the Church is to follow the example of Jesus and never sacrifice the integrity of the Church by compromising with institutions and allegiances of this world. The Ekklesia Project defines the Church as Christ’s gathered Body, the congregations of believers committed to the life and words of Jesus by partaking in communal worship and “disciplined service.” It is through the Church that God’s wisdom is being made known to the world. This Christian Church transcends national, institutional, cultural, socio-economical, and denominational borders and divisions. The Ekklesia Project seeks “to restore the bond of ecclesial unity and solidarity” that is seen as “always under the threat from the powers and principalities of the present age.”
Some of the emphases of the Project derive from the narrative theology, or postliberal, movement among Protestant thinkers.
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