Why do we need a House for All Sinners and Saints?

House is important because it is experimenting with new ways to do church which make sense to urban postmodern young people. It is a place where:

• The Gospel matters, liturgy is recontextualized, and we are free to reclaim the word "Christian".
• Scripture is honored enough to be faithfully questioned and struggled with
• We no longer have to culturally commute or bracket out parts of ourselves to be in Christian community
• We are co-creators of worship, rather than just passive participants; aesthetics and theology both matter
• The community is both intellectually and spiritually stimulating
• We provide a connection or a bridge to the mainline and to the traditions of the church

House is important because it takes community and relationships seriously. It is a place where:

• People can land, they can call this house a home
• The work of the spirit is witnessed to through relationships where there is vulnerability, challenge and growth
• Our deepest longings can be expressed and heard
• True community is offered, people belong to each other so that we share both joys and sorrows
• We connect the margins and the mainstream