The North Brooklyn Vineyard follows a historic, ancient faith with great spiritual relevance for our lives and world today. We stand firmly committed to the historic faith of orthodox Christianity. Yet in the Vineyard, our faith is not about a set of creeds that remain in the past; we believe we are called to work out our beliefs in the here and now.
We believe not merely in timeless truths but rather in the story of God as He has interacted with the world and humanity over the millennia. All of our beliefs are wrapped up intimately within this story, and it is our desire not merely to believe in the story, but enter into it and allow it to transform our lives and the world around us.
You can download a detailed list of our beliefs, what we call a Statement of Faith or our more full Theological & Philosophical Statements (thanks to VineyardUSA for putting this together!).
Good reading for theology:
Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense
N.T. Wright
Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church
N.T. Wright, Anglican bishop of Durham.
Wright discusses what happens when we die?
The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language
Eugene H. Peterson
If reading the Bible regularly is a difficult task, we recommend The Message.
Breakthrough: Discovering the Kingdom
Derek Morphew PhD.
Everyone Gets to Play
John Wimber
Not the Religious Type
Dave Schmeltzer