What's Important
to Us

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Vision

To assist faith communities in discovering and pursuing their own next steps towards welcoming LGBTQ people.

Mission

We create safe space for faith leaders to explore and identify what welcoming LGBTQ people could look like in their community.

Pastoral Posture on Sexuality, Gender, and Marriage

We recognize that there is a spectrum of belief among faithful Christians on many aspects of theology, including sexuality, gender, and marriage. We approach the theological perspectives of others with curiosity and respect.

Small Church Big Table does not attempt to steer or manipulate others toward a predetermined outcome, such as affirming, “Third Way,” or non-affirming positions. Instead, we create space for leaders and communities to wrestle faithfully, honor the authority of Scripture, and discern their next steps while remaining centered on Jesus.

Values

Safety - from past experiences we understand that these conversations can be emotionally intense and divisive so we seek to create judgment-free spaces for each leader to do their own processing.

Curiosity - we seek to create an environment where everyone can be both authentic and question themselves and others with honesty and graciousness.

Journey - we recognize that each of us and each of our communities has our own unique next steps in the journey with Jesus when it comes wrestling with the dynamics of LGBTQ questions.

Beliefs about God

We hold to the Apostle’s Creed as our statement of faith.*

We believe Christians are known best by loving God and loving others.

Beliefs about Sexuality, Gender and Marriage

We recognize that there is a spectrum of belief amongst faithful Christians about most aspects of theology, including about sexuality, gender, and marriage.

We approach the theological perspectives of others with curiosity and respect.

We do not attempt to steer or manipulate others towards a predetermined outcome (e.g., affirming, “Third Way,” or not affirming).

We honor the authority of scripture and we always seek to stay centered on Jesus.

*The Apostle’s Creed

I​ ​believe​ ​in​ ​God,​ ​the​ ​Father​ ​almighty,​
maker​ ​of​ ​heaven​ ​and​ ​earth.​

I​ ​believe​ ​in​ ​Jesus​ ​Christ,​ ​his​ ​only​ ​Son,​ ​our​ ​Lord,
who​ ​was​ ​conceived​ ​by​ ​the​ ​Holy​ ​Spirit,​
 born​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Virgin​ ​Mary,​
suffered​ ​under​ ​Pontius​ ​Pilate,​
was​ ​crucified,​ ​died,​ ​and​ ​was​ ​buried;
on​ ​the​ ​third​ ​day​ ​he​ ​rose​ ​again;​
he​ ​ascended​ ​into​ ​heaven,​
he​ ​is​ ​seated​ ​at​ ​the​ ​right​ ​hand​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Father,​
and​ ​he​ ​will​ ​come​ ​to​ ​judge​ ​the​ ​living​ ​and​ ​the​ ​dead.​

I​ ​believe​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Holy​ ​Spirit,​
the​ ​holy​ ​catholic**​ ​Church,​
the​ ​communion​ ​of​ ​saints,​
 the​ ​forgiveness​ ​of​ ​sins,​
the​ ​resurrection​ ​of​ ​the​ ​body,​
 and​ ​the​ ​life​ ​everlasting.

**that​ ​is,​ ​the​ ​church​ ​across​ ​all​ ​times​ ​and​ ​places