RATIONALE

* All people are creative – equally, in the image of God.

* Creativity is not merely a psychometric evaluation of human potential. More

basic, it is what it means to be human.

* Creativity does not happen in a vacuum – the context for human creativity is in a

covenant relationship with the Triune God, and thereby with others and creation.

* The diversity of the community of the Trinity forms the theological context for all

human creativity. In this sense, therefore, diversity is a critical component or

necessary precondition for vibrant creativity.

* Christ embodies, manifests, and expresses our common humanity. In Christ, the

nurturing of creativity in the context of diversity creates community.

* The mission of God shapes the activity of the church. In the light of a theology of

creativity, before mission there is creation (verb).