“Kindle in our hearts, O God, The flame of that love which never ceases,
That it may burn in us, giving light to others.”
(St. Columba, 6th Century CE Irish abbot, credited with spreading Christianity in Scotland. He founded the abbey on Iona.)
At its recent retreat, the Open Door council (session) adopted the following as it prepares to enter a season of discernment regarding the calling the next Pastor.
Vision Statement
Creating pathways to God, others, and the world in the way of Jesus.
Mission Statement
The Open Door Church is a community with shared practices whose life in Christ and through the Holy Spirit strives to cultivate authentic, creative, vulnerable, and diverse spaces for connection and transformation.
We seek to live in the way of Jesus by practicing five simple weekly rhythms:
Listen to God
Learn from God
Eat with others
Encourage others
Give ourselves to the world
Logo
The Open Door’s logo is a triquetra, an ancient Celtic symbol showing an unending line with three interconnected loops. This represents the triune God, in separable, distinct and eternal. The Celtic Christian tradition has valued embodied spirituality, a connection to the goodness of Creation and the belief that all people are created in the image of the triune God.