I submit that the ecumenical vision should be central to progressive Christianity. Today we may interpret it to mean all of creation, all of God's people, all Christians, all faiths. We also have found new priorities and commitments which have transformed our thinking, spirituality and daily life.
Ecumenism calls for change and renewal.
When I was disillusioned about the church, the ecumenical vision kept me going. Ecumenism is not primarily something we do, a program or an institution, another theological or academic specialty. It should not be equated with interdenominational cooperation or interreligious activities, although it may be their inspiration and motivation. It is the perspective from which to view the world, a wide angle lens through which we see the Church and each other differently. It is a basic element of faith and of Christian identity.