MBM believes in one God, triune, coequal and not the same, who is not created but is Creator of all things visible and invisible. We confess with the global church the Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene Creed.¹

We believe the Bible is the infallible, Holy Spirit-breathed word of God, the highest authority, and is alive and active.

MBM believes we must have an ear to hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

We are interdenominational (ecumenical), rather than renouncing other denominations. We celebrate and empower leaders from all Christian denominations with belief that each have a letter from Jesus (Rev. 2-3).

We believe not in the hierarchy of men over women, rather, that humankind is made in the image of God, equally commissioned to lead and care for creation (Gen. 1:27, [NIV]). In Genesis 1-2, Adam (’adam אָדָם [Heb.]), is a generic word describing the “human person,” made in God’s image, then differentiated into male and female (Genesis 1:26–27; 5:1–2, [ESV]). We believe that both women and men are made to serve to the full capacity of their calling and with no suggestion of hierarchy of men over women.²

MBM believes in lay leadership and in the priesthood of all believers being built up as a dwelling place, a tent, held together by Christ as we pull people out of darkness and into his wonderful light, to be the family of God, full of purpose, worship, and mercy (1 Pet. 2:4-10).

We believe that God’s missio Dei—His redemptive mission in the world—is directed toward the last, the lost, the least, the family member, the neighbor, the local youth—all the people.

We believe the visible church is called not to serve herself solely, but to serve those at the margins, embodying Christ’s compassion for the hungry, the stranger, the sick, and the imprisoned, and God’s heart for justice and mercy, reflecting the kingdom where the overlooked become honored and the shattered are made whole (Matthew 25:40–45, [NIV]). We reject a self-serving faith that protects comfort over compassion and believe in living by the example of Jesus, who came not to be served but to serve, proclaim good news to the poor, and bring freedom to the captives.