Faith and Order is All of Us

The night before his death, Jesus prayed that we who believe in him might all be one (John 17:21). We want to be faithful in responding to this wish of Jesus. But we know that our churches are not simply different from one another but divided in many ways. The churches have given the Faith and Order Commission the work of speaking together about the Gospel and our church communities in ways that will lead to healing our divisions while honoring our diversity. But the work of the Commission is only part of the churches' response to Jesus' unity call to us. Faith and Order is the task of everyone in every church as we find ways to be faithfully Christian together.

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NCCCUSA Constitution

"The Faith and Order Commission affirms the oneness of the Church of Jesus Christ and keeps before the churches the Gospel call to visible unity in one faith and one Eucharist communion, expressed in worship and in common life in Christ, in order that the world may believe."

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Faith and Order Commission Handbook

The handbook includes a brief history of the worldwide Faith and Order movement, detailed descriptions of how the Commission is organized, an article by John T. Ford, CSC on ecumenical methodology and more.

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