Pentecostals & Charismatics for Peace & Justice

Guiding Principles

Adopted April 28, 2007

Unity and Consensus

Members and coordinators will seek guidance/counsel from others within the group before making decisions that affect the operation of the fellowship. We believe in multiple leaders and decision making by consensus. We believe in open, honest, and nonviolent communication and conflict transformation. PCPJ practices consensus decision making and servant leadership (Acts 2:42-47).

Diversity

PCPJ will demonstrate concern for the holistic well-being of all others with whom it comes into contact. We believe in gender, ethnic/racial, and denominational diversity in leadership. We believe the baptism of the Holy Spirit overcomes class, racial, and gender divisions (Acts 2:14-21). People are gifted differently for Spirit-filled peace and justice work, but PCPJ is a community of opportunity to share gifts, and creates spaces for people to operate in their gifts (1 Cor. 12:1-13).

Jesus-Shaped & Spirit-Empowered

We believe our priorities and decisions should be Jesus centered/shaped (Christocentric/Christomorphic). We believe in the present ministry of gifts and graces of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:39). We believe the anointing of the Holy Spirit calls us to ministry as it called Jesus (Luke 4:18). Spirit-filled peacemaking and justice seeking is contrary to the way of the world, but Jesus is with us! (John 16:33)

Roots of Pentecost

We believe interest and action go together. As Spirit-filled peacemakers and justice seekers we wed communal commitment and Christ-confirmed actions with our convictions (1 Cor 5:18-19). We believe that peacemaking and justice seeking is part of New Testament and classical Pentecostal Christianity and a growing, healthy church (Acts 9:31). PCPJ is a network of persons intentional about reclaiming our New Testament and Pentecostal peace with justice heritage (Romans 15:13). PCPJ witnesses first to our church traditions then to the wider church and finally to the world (Acts 1:8).