Thursday, March 3, 2011

Crossway Church Covenant

Hopefully, you've had the chance to look at our statement of faith. Another very important and foundational document for our church is our covenant.

Just like the statement of faith, our church covenant is not meant to rival Scripture in any way. That being said, however, there is a key similarity to the function of the doctrinal statement. Both documents help us to know and agree upon what the Bible actually says. Contrary to some popular opinion, Christians are people who believe certain definable truths and who live in a certain observable way. So, our statement of faith and our covenant are helpful summaries that members of Crossway can rally around, agree to, and seek God's help in attaining.

In other words, we know we want real, vibrant Christian community at Crossway, but what does that look like? A good starting place is a church covenant. In reality, this is the essence of what it is to be a church--we "covenant" together to live as a church in a way that pleases God. And, we only do this in light of the gospel of Jesus Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit.

Check out our church covenant, and, if you are not a part of a local church, come get to know us more at Crossway.