Our Principles

We strive to maintain these principles in the administration of our congregation:

  1. Principles over personalities. We remain vigilant against ego-driven decision making, and as such we have outlined these principles in order to help us apply consistent and unbiased rationale in matters of group administration.
  2. Attraction over promotion. We seek to keep our self-promotion to a minimum, avoiding the establishment of any kind of brand or corporate identity. We engage in promotional activity with the sole purpose of making our congregation known to those who may benefit from what we have to offer.
  3. Common welfare over personal needs. Where the needs of an individual conflict with the needs of the congregation as a whole, we must prioritize the needs of the congregation while making every effort to meet the needs of the individual.
  4. Non-affiliation. We will never enter into a direct relationship with any outside organization, and we will always conduct business with outside organizations in such a way that that business can be discontinued at any time without consequence to our congregation.
  5. Self-funding. We will never accept outside donations, choosing instead to rely solely on the donations of our members for the needs of the congregation.
  6. Self-sufficiency. We seek to compensate any outside organization fairly for services provided to our congregation, and to provide for our own needs while minimizing our impact on the facilities and services that we use.
  7. Open membership. We will never impose or employ a membership application, member approval process, membership dues, or any other process or policy that may serve as a barrier to entry for our congregation.
  8. Common direction. Any major decision affecting the congregation as a whole will always be made by consensus, and never at the direction of a single individual.
  9. Spiritual anonymity. No one person shall ever serve as spokesperson for the congregation. Wherever it is necessary for an individual to speak on behalf of the congregation, the message will be approved by group consensus, and will be delivered in a predetermined manner and place.