We are Christians of many traditions and denominations, united by the Holy Spirit in our intention to seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, as a standard of witness and work in God’s world.

Our authority is Jesus Christ the Lord, whom we know through his spiritual presence in his body, the church, and through the witness of the Bible—affirming, with the Lausanne Covenant, "the divine inspiration, truthfulness and authority of both Old and New Testament Scriptures in their entirety as the only written word of God, without error in all that it affirms, and the only infallible rule of faith and practice."

In theological belief we are united by the historic, Trinitarian orthodoxy of the one Christian church. In practice we are Christ-focused, in whose image God is pleased to conform us (Rom 8.29), as students grow in resemblance to their teacher (Luke 6.40).

We seek the abolition of nuclear weapons from the face of the earth, through multi-lateral disarmament, global prohibition, and verifiable elimination. The field of our service is primarily the church and believers and secondarily—so that our words will be credible—the government of our nation and all nations. We pray that our vision of a world without nuclear weapons will give urgency and moral nobility to the necessary political process.

We are you, if you will join us.

OUR LOGO

Our logo of branch and fruit refers to a number of biblical images of God-given security. It first takes our thoughts to the prophet Micah, who spoke of the last days, when God’s word will establish his visible reign on the earth and secure all of creation:

"everyone will sit under their own vine and their own fig tree,
and no one will make them afraid,
for the LORD Almighty has spoken"
--(Micah 4.4, TNIV).

And though we recognize that we are called to seek peace in our lives, we also know that sin will cause conflict until God’s kingdom is established and creation is renewed. So we long for the day when the tree of life will continually bear fruit in the New Jerusalem and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations (Rev. 22.2).

Our logo shows fruit on the branch. But we remember that our security is located in the faithfulness of God to his promises, rather than the visible manifestation of safety and prosperity. This hope gives us strength to endure fear and insecurity in the present time. So the prophet Habakkuk sang: Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior (Hab 3.17-18).

Finally, and most importantly, our logo recalls the source and strength of our work. The logo shows only a branch and its fruit suspended, but we know it is attached to an invisible vine. So we too are spiritually upheld by Jesus Christ, according to his promise: I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit — which also cautions us against trusting in our own strength, for, apart from me you can do nothing (John 15.5).

CONTACT US

Email: info [at] biblicalsecurity.org

OUR LEADERSHIP

The Rev. Tyler Wigg Stevenson, a Baptist preacher, serves as director of the Biblical Security Covenant. He was licensed to preach and ordained to Christian ministry by Christian Tabernacle Baptist Church (American Baptist Churches) in Hamden, Conn., where he served as Associate Minister, and is presently a member of First Baptist Church, Nashville (Southern Baptist), where he serves on the Missions Committee. He is married to Natalie Wigg Stevenson.

Tyler received the B.A. High Honors from Swarthmore College and an M.Div. summa cum laude from Yale Divinity School. He has served as Study Assistant to the Rev. Dr. John Stott, and as Projects Director of the Global Security Institute under the late Sen. Alan Cranston. The author of Brand Jesus: Christianity in a Consumerist Age, he has also published essays and interviews in Christianity Today, Relevant Magazine (online), Sojourners, YouthWorker Journal, Spectrum, The Christian Science Monitor, and Salon.com.

Contact Tyler at tws [at] biblicalsecurity.org