Scripture
We believe the Bible is the inspired, authoritative Word of God — sufficient for knowing God, understanding ourselves, and learning how to live. We open it together, read it honestly, and let it address our actual lives. We do not use it as a proof-text or a weapon.
Jesus
We believe Jesus is fully God and fully human — born, crucified, risen, and ascended. He is not one teacher among many. He is Lord. Following him is not a self-improvement project. It is a reorientation of our entire lives around his person, his way, and his kingdom.
The Holy Spirit
We believe the Spirit of God dwells in every believer and empowers the church to live as Jesus lived — with love, truth, humility, and power. Formation is not self-discipline alone. It is cooperation with the Spirit who is already at work in us.
The Church
We believe the church is not a building, a program, or a weekly service. It is a community of people formed by Jesus, gathered around his table, sent into the world in his name. We believe the New Testament model for this is small, relational, and participatory — not passive or spectator-driven.
Baptism & Communion
We practice baptism as a public declaration of faith and entry into the community of Jesus. We share communion regularly — not as a ritual to observe, but as a meal that proclaims the death, resurrection, and return of Jesus. The table is the heart of our worship.
The Kingdom of God
We believe the kingdom of God is both now and not yet — breaking into the present through acts of justice, mercy, and love, while still awaiting its full arrival. We are not waiting for heaven to be faithful. We are practicing it now, in the ordinary rhythms of shared life.
Grace & Accountability
We believe in radical grace — that God meets us exactly where we are, with nothing to earn and nothing to prove. We also believe grace transforms. We hold one another accountable not to a list of rules, but to the life Jesus actually calls us to live: love God, love your neighbor, make disciples, pursue peace.
"They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer."Acts 2:42
Come as you are.
You don't have to have it figured out. Common Table is a place for the honest, the searching, the rebuilding, and the rooted alike.