Perhaps the best summary of our hopes would be the words Jesus spoke when teaching His disciples how to pray …

Your Kingdom come; Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

These are powerful words with far-reaching implications. They remind us that God’s Kingdom isn’t a wish for the future, but a present and ongoing reality! They call our diverse community — liberal and conservative, traditional and not-so-much, young and old — into discipleship that we might be conformed into the image of His Son. And they invite us to join Him in the work He’s already doing — bringing His Kingdom (not ours) to bear upon this world.

One of our favorite quotes is by a scholar named Luke Timothy Johnson. He writes,

[The Church is to be] a sacrament of the world’s possibility. A sign of what the world can be.

That’s our highest hope! That we would be a sacrament of the world’s possibility — loving radically, inclusively, and generously — regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, marital status or disability.

We recognize the importance for a church to be transparent in what it believes and values. Which is why we are often asked: Do you affirm women in leadership? Is anti-racism preached and valued? Does Ekklesia fully welcome and include LGBTQ+ persons?

The answer to these questions is an enthusiastic yes! While those who call Ekklesia home possess a diversity of thought, together we are deeply committed to justice and to recognizing the dignity and divinity of ALL persons.