Learning Together
Presence, as a community, exercises an expansive freedom to ask questions. We figure that truth is out there to be discovered, not merely a set of human ideas or doctrines to be defended. As much as we can muster, we exist to nurture a culture of honesty, raising issues and perspectives that (sometimes) severely challenge the status quo of North American comfort, Christianity and our ideas about God. This pursuit is inspired and founded on the life of Jesus, who himself modeled a relentless commitment to push the lethargic out of complacency.
We want to slog through the ambiguity and mystery of faith (and the questions of our own humanity) far enough to discern how truth and justice, the way of Jesus, would have us live here and now. This is our drive and passion for learning. From the ancient stories of a radical teacher from the Middle East who lived two thousand years ago, we constantly find ourselves propelled into a world of intrigue and mystery, as well as passion and purpose.
In short, Presence will challenge you. Learning is always a challenge when it demands a reevaluation of how you think, believe and live.