Our heritage
Historical riches. Living faith.
Our Reformed traditions have preserved creeds, confessions, catechisms, and prayers that summarise biblical teaching, give language to faith, and help one generation teach the next. We aim to open these riches to churches and households, deepening understanding and shaping worship and daily life. Shared Christian sources would sit alongside resources faithful to each church’s own tradition and confessional commitments.
| Tradition | Sources |
|---|---|
| Shared | Apostles’, Nicene, and Athanasian Creeds; selected prayers and liturgical aids from the early and medieval church; Puritan prayers. |
| Anglican | 39 Articles; Book of Common Prayer (1662), including its catechism, collects, and liturgical prayers. |
| Continental Reformed | Three Forms of Unity: Belgic Confession, Heidelberg Catechism, and Canons of Dort; synodically approved liturgical forms. |
| Presbyterian | Westminster Confession, Larger Catechism, and Shorter Catechism; Directory for Public Worship; relevant denominational Book of Order or Book of Church Order. |
| Reformed Baptist | 1LBCF (1644/1646), 2LBCF (1689), and NHCF (1833); Baptist Catechism. |
1LBCF and 2LBCF: First and Second London Baptist Confessions of Faith. NHCF: New Hampshire Confession of Faith.
Selections and adaptations would receive appropriate theological review, with sources clearly identified and guidance reflecting the convictions of the churches using them.
In corporate worship
We intend to provide carefully reviewed confessional readings, historic prayers, and teaching resources to help churches give fuller expression to their faith in gathered worship. A service-planning tool would connect these materials with Scripture passages, themes, and appropriate hymns and psalms, helping ministers prepare services whose elements reinforce one another. Churches could select resources suited to their confessional commitments and worship practices, with clear sources to inform pastoral judgement. PowerPoint and ProPresenter files would be ready for local templates and themes, with copyable text for printed handouts.
In family worship
We intend to develop a Digital Family Worship Handbook for all four traditions. Families would choose their confession, catechism, and supporting resources to suit their convictions and household habits. A 30-day plan would guide them through their chosen confession, with clear explanations, catechetical questions, Scripture to memorise, and a related hymn or psalm to sing. Teaching videos and recordings would support a manageable rhythm of family worship, helping parents pass on the faith through understanding, conversation, prayer, and song.
