The eight principles of the ELCA Homeless and Justice Network

1.     Community is vital to all that we do.

2.     Jesus stood on the margins so that all could be included, and so do we.

3.     God loves all people, no matter what.

4.     We respect the dignity and value of all people, without condition.

5.     We minister with — not to or for — one another.

6.     A church is the people, not the building.

7.     Everyone has something to offer, and we need every person if we are to be whole.

8.     We see lives transformed and are transformed ourselves.