Introduction —

It is rare that one can consciously and intentionally design a Christian religion. In reality it has never been done before. Any Christian religion that wishes to sustain itself for far more than two millennia must have four fundamental elements:

1. It must be a religion OF Jesus rather than about Jesus. (See, “The Religion OF Jesus,” below.)
2. It must fully be in alignment with the values the Creator invested in our species. (See, “Seven Values Given by the Creator,” Page 88.)
3. It must be capable of germinating those values in each new generation and serving their ever-changing hierarchies of needs. (See “Clinics for Sustainable Families,” page 74, and
   Addendum, “Values, Value-Interpretations, Human Needs, and Social Change,” page 101.)
4. It must be supported by an organization with a vision, intention, operating philosophy, mission, and objectives that are capable of sustaining that religion into a very far distant future.
   (Chapter 9, “Re-Inventing Christianity.”)