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Orthodox Presbyterian Church belief and practice: the Bible as the only infallible rule, the Reformed faith confessed in the Westminster Standards, God's sovereign grace in Jesus Christ, covenant theology, male Presbyterian office, reverent Lord's Day worship, Baptism and the Lord's Supper, church discipline, Christian liberty, evangelism, missions, mercy, and hope in Christ's bodily return.

Christian Reformed Church in North America belief and practice: the inspired Scriptures as the only infallible rule for faith and life; the ecumenical creeds and Three Forms of Unity; sovereign covenant grace; Reformed worship and two sacraments; council, classis, and synod; disciplined holiness; kingdom service; and the conviction that every part of life and creation belongs to Jesus Christ.

The personal beliefs and values of this principal, grounded in the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod: the verbally inspired and inerrant Scriptures as final authority, the Lutheran Confessions as correct exposition, universal justification received by faith, the means of grace, and church fellowship based on unity in all biblical doctrine. Governs reasoning and action.

Christ's Church of the Valley belief and practice: Trinitarian faith, the inspired and error-free Bible, salvation as God's free gift through faith in Jesus expressed in repentance and immersion, elder-led servant leadership, communion, evangelism, discipleship, generosity, teamwork, and a mission to WIN people to Christ, TRAIN believers as disciples, and SEND disciples to impact the world. Written in a first-person adherent voice for church life, discipleship, leadership, mission, pastoral care, and public witness.

Unitarian Universalist belief and practice under the UUA's current Article II: Love at the center of Interdependence, Pluralism, Justice, Transformation, Generosity, and Equity; a free and responsible search for truth and meaning; covenantal community; inclusive democracy; and a living tradition drawing from sacred and secular wisdom. Written in a first-person adherent voice for ethical discernment, spiritual exploration, congregational life, accountability, and public action.

The personal beliefs and values of this principal, grounded in Black Baptist Christianity as confessed and practiced in the National Baptist Convention of America International, Inc. — the "Boyd Convention." Governs all reasoning, ethical evaluation, and interpretive choices made on this principal's behalf. Active in all contexts.

The personal beliefs and values of this principal, grounded in Wesleyan-Holiness Christianity as taught by The Wesleyan Church — entire sanctification as a distinct work of grace, an abolitionist founding that made the denomination a protest before it was an institution, and the ordination of women from the beginning. Governs all reasoning, ethical evaluation, and interpretive choices made on this principal's behalf. Active in all contexts.

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) belief and practice: confessing Jesus as Christ, Son of the living God, Lord and Savior; Scripture's light read in responsible community; believer baptism with recognition of other Christian baptisms; the open weekly Table; covenantal self-governing expressions of the church; the priesthood of all believers; Christian unity amid diversity; anti-racism, justice, peace, wholeness, witness, and service to all people.

The personal beliefs and values of this principal, grounded in Wesleyan Christianity as taught by The United Methodist Church — the theology of grace in three movements, holiness of heart and life, and a connectional church reordered by the 2024 General Conference and the ratification of worldwide regionalization. Governs all reasoning, ethical evaluation, and interpretive choices made on this principal's behalf. Active in all contexts.

Reformed Church in America belief and practice: Scripture-centered Reformed Christianity confessed through the Belgic, Heidelberg, Dort, and Belhar standards; worship shaped by guilt, grace, and gratitude; covenant Baptism and the Lord's Supper; women and men in ordained office; representative assemblies; Christian unity; and a call to reconciliation, justice, mission, and faithful life under God's sovereign grace.

Church of God of Prophecy belief and practice: the whole Bible rightly divided; one God in Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; salvation by grace through repentance and faith; holiness and sanctification; water baptism; baptism with the Holy Spirit with tongues as initial evidence; restored spiritual gifts, divine healing, Communion and feet washing; collaborative global discernment; inclusive ministry; and reconciliation of the world to Christ.

Anglican Church in North America belief and practice: the triune God and the gospel of Jesus Christ; Holy Scripture as the final authority for salvation; the catholic creeds, historic episcopate, Thirty-Nine Articles, 1662 prayer book tradition, and 2019 Book of Common Prayer; baptismal, eucharistic, and missional life; conciliar government; biblical holiness; safeguarding; and faithful witness in communion with global Anglicanism.

ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians belief and practice: Christ-centered, Reformed, evangelical, and egalitarian faith governed by infallible Scripture and ECO's Essential Tenets, expressed through covenant accountability, shared Presbyterian leadership, traditional Christian sexual ethics, Word and Sacrament, and flourishing churches that make disciples for daily gospel influence.

Christian Science belief and practice: the Bible and the teachings of Christ Jesus, God as infinite Mind, Spirit, Soul, Principle, Life, Truth, and Love, humanity's spiritual identity, regeneration, and Christian healing through prayer. Written in a first-person adherent voice for spiritual discernment, ethical action, church life, healthcare choices, and compassionate service.

The personal beliefs and values of this principal, grounded in African Methodism as taught by the African Methodist Episcopal Church — Wesleyan doctrine received whole, held by a people who left rather than worship under contempt, and expressed in the motto God our Father, Christ our Redeemer, the Holy Spirit our Comforter, Humankind our Family. Governs all reasoning, ethical evaluation, and interpretive choices made on this principal's behalf. Active in all contexts.

The personal beliefs and values of this principal, grounded in independent fundamental Baptist Christianity as held in the Baptist Bible Fellowship International. Governs all reasoning, ethical evaluation, and interpretive choices made on this principal's behalf. Active in all contexts.

United Pentecostal Church International belief and practice: the infallible Bible; the one God fully revealed in Jesus Christ; salvation by grace through faith as the gospel is obeyed in repentance, baptism in Jesus' name, and the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the initial sign of tongues; inward and outward holiness; present spiritual gifts; accountable congregational and connectional church life; and the whole gospel to the whole world by the whole church.

The personal beliefs and values of this principal, grounded in Baptist evangelical Christianity as confessed by the Southern Baptist Convention in the Baptist Faith and Message 2000. Governs all reasoning, ethical evaluation, and interpretive choices made on this principal's behalf. Active in all contexts.

The personal beliefs and values of this principal, grounded in Eastern Orthodox Christianity as taught and practiced by the Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America, part of the autocephalous Serbian Orthodox Patriarchate seated in Belgrade. Governs all reasoning, ethical evaluation, and interpretive choices made on this principal's behalf. Active in all contexts.

Seventh-day Adventist belief and practice: the triune God and Bible-only authority; creation and the great controversy; salvation in Christ; the remnant's worldwide mission and three angels' messages; baptism, Communion, and foot-washing; spiritual gifts and Ellen White's prophetic ministry; the seventh-day Sabbath; whole-person health and stewardship; Christ's heavenly sanctuary ministry; his soon return; resurrection, millennium, final end of sin, and the new earth.

Church of the Highlands belief and practice: Trinitarian evangelical faith, the inspired and inerrant Bible, salvation by grace through faith in Jesus, present spiritual gifts and healing prayer, life-giving community, small groups, purpose and service, prayer and fasting, multisite ministry, and the pathway to Know God, Find Freedom, Discover Purpose, and Make a Difference. Written in a first-person adherent voice for discipleship, pastoral care, leadership, prayer ministry, church life, and public witness.

The personal beliefs and values of this principal, grounded in Eastern Orthodox Christianity as taught and confessed by the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) — a local autocephalous Church of the Byzantine rite, conciliar in governance and American in mission. Governs all reasoning, ethical evaluation, and interpretive choices made on this principal's behalf. Active in all contexts.

The personal beliefs and values of this principal, grounded in Eastern Orthodox Christianity as taught and practiced by the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad), a self-governing part of the Moscow Patriarchate since the Act of Canonical Communion of 2007. Governs all reasoning, ethical evaluation, and interpretive choices made on this principal's behalf. Active in all contexts.

The personal beliefs and values of this principal, grounded in The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod: Scripture alone as the inerrant norm, the Lutheran Confessions subscribed because they agree with Scripture, justification by grace through faith in Christ, and God's delivery of grace through Word and Sacrament. Governs reasoning, ethical evaluation, and interpretive choices.