Welcome to the official site for the
Emerging Spirituality Group
in Rockford, IL !

Eclectic Mass is a group of spiritual progressives who are forming a new faith community in the Rockford, IL area. Although the Spiritual Advisor leads from a Christian perspective, not all participants are Christian, and it is not necessary to "become Christian" in order to fully participate. Rather, the purpose of the group is to create space for people to explore a healthy, adult spirituality, no matter what ultimate path they are pursuing.

Because the Spiritual Advisor believes that an "Open Ended Christianity" not only makes room for, but calls for this new type of community, his vision for the community's starting point was intimately tied to his emerging theology. So, our embryonic existence grew out of the following self-understanding.

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Christian Identity
(. . .or lack thereof . . .)
for "Open Ended Christianity"

Although we primarily identify as Christians, NOT all of us...
~believe that Jeuss is the "only way" to God
~believe that the Bible is the normative "Word of God"
~believe that "traditional" or "orthodox" theology is a faithful articulation for God in our emerging age.

[Note: Those not comfortable with the above statement will probably not feel comfortable
with this commmunity. After all, the vision is of an inclusive community,
so the inclusive voice has preference.]

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We are in the initial stages of our development and encourage anyone interested in our venture to contact us.

Please understand that our website is currently "in process." We will fix links as soon as updates become available.