Modern Confession
Contemporary Statements of Faith
Modern Confession examines 20th and 21st-century confessional documents — the Barmen Declaration, the Lausanne Covenant, and other modern statements of Christian faith and mission.
About the Modern Confession
Everything you need to understand this historic confession — its origins, its theology, and its enduring place in the life of the Church.
Ancient Roots
The Modern Confession is one of the Church's most enduring statements of faith, shaped by real theological controversy and refined by centuries of use.
Theological Clarity
The Modern Confession answers the most essential questions of the Christian faith — who God is, who Christ is, and what the Church believes together. Explore it article by article.
One Faith, Shared Heritage
With 33,000 denominations and one Church, the historic creeds are our common ground. This site exists to make that shared heritage clearly explained and freely available to every believer, student, and seeker.
Why This Site Exists
Modern Confession examines 20th and 21st-century confessional documents — the Barmen Declaration, the Lausanne Covenant, and other modern statements of Christian faith and mission.
The Heavenly Network, in partnership with The Christian Chain, has developed this network of Church Creed and Confession sites in order to make the historic faith of the Church clearly explained, faithfully presented, and freely accessible to every believer, student, and seeker who wants to understand what the whole Church has always believed together.
Ephesians 4:4–6"There is one body and one Spirit — just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call — one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all."
Ecumenical Tradition