AboutPresbyterians & Presbyterians Together is an inter-denominational grass-roots document emerging from among Reformed pastors and leaders who desire to heal and move beyond the various rifts that seem to perennially surface in our tradition. While we acknowledge that important and substantive issues need to be considered and worked-through, we want to do so in the bonds of peace, not in a context of mistrust, suspicion, and sectarianism.
Christian charity assumes the best of our sisters and brothers, not the worst. Unfortunately, it seems that our ability to dialogue in profitable ways is often circumvented by assuming the worst of each others’ motives, commitments, intelligence, and diligence. Our hope and prayer is to encourage a renewed commitment to vigorous dialogue that is salted with love and affection, rather than rancor and animosity.
We do this all for the sake of Christ's Gospel and our Triune God's mission to a lost and broken world. God calls us in Christ, empowered by his Spirit, and guided by his Word, to proclaim and be a sign of his reign before the eyes of a watching world. Living as people shaped by that calling, we remain committed to truth and pursuing truth in love. It is in that spirit that we offer the petition of this document.