The church must live out its mission in the world today with attention to our multiple relationships with others who claim spirituality, peoplehood, and meaning in their lives through identification with faith communities and faith traditions other than the Christian tradition. We are impelled in our relationships by the conviction that God wills humanity be one and that God has established the church as a sign of this unity and a means toward it.
Several concerns affect our organizational involvements with other faiths.
Engage ecumenically in interfaith relationships , insofar as possible. Enable various parts of the larger Christian community to meet communities of other religious faiths together. Give attention to councils of churches that represent the Christian community in interfaith relationships and that facilitate connections between Christians and people of other faiths. Be aware of initiatives made by other appropriate organizations and forums with which Christians may cooperate as they engage in interfaith relations. As Christians seek to respect the cultural and religious diversity of others, we also wish to uphold the ethical values that we affirm as Christians.