We commit to live a life free from clutter and the allure of materialism. We affirm that every believer and every community of believers has a responsibility to renounce the sins of its own people. As North Americans, we renounce the slavery and idolatry of materialism through embracing a simple lifestyle. We do not believe that money or things are, in themselves, evil or to be avoided, but that the love of money and things is one of the greatest perils Western believers face in our time. We willingly use material things and wealth for the service of the Kingdom, but not for personal fulfillment or inappropriate luxury. In doing so, we pursue wholeness and completeness socially, while pursuing a single-minded devotion to God.

(Ecc 5:10, Matt 6:19, 24, 26, Matt 10:10, Mk 4:19, Mk 12:43, Lk 9:3, Lk 12:15, 33, 1 Tim 6:7, Heb 13:5).