# Manifesto for Lay Christians > We are uncovering better ways to follow Jesus by doing it and helping others do it too. > > Through this work we have come to value: > > - [[Individuals over creeds|Individuals and relationships over creeds and confessions]] > - [[Evolving faith over dogma|Evolving faith over defending dogma]] > - [[Interpretation over plain reading|Interpretation over plain reading]] > - [[Independence over authority|Independent investigation over received authority]] > > That is, while there is value in the items on the right, we value the items on the left more. ------- See also: [[Notes]].