The corporation's name might just as easily have been "christian life programs." Indeed, clp is simply a DBA (doing business as), or assumed name of the Teaching & Sharing Centers, filed with the State of Michigan, and could truly be used interchangeably in many circumstances.   While the name clearly indicates our religious perspective, we are non-denominational and do not teach a particular dogma or doctrine.  We are not a theological institute.  We are simply servants of the Kingdom. 

Internally, we use the christian life programs name to refer to materials and other dynamics stemming from, or connected to, traditional mainline Christian sources. Our focus is both practical and spiritual as we try to help those who are followers of Christ, and anyone else who is interested, grow closer to God in their everyday lives.  While we do occasionally develop an in-house program of our own (the lending library at the Center has more Christian resources available for checkout than the much larger public library), primarily we try to keep ourselves apprised of both national and local ministries and the resources and help they offer. 

For us, Christianity is a way of life, not just a Sunday (or Saturday) religion.  The Christian ethic permeates everything we do.  Whatever or wherever our involvement might be, it is our endeavor to reflect a manner which would have Jesus approve of us calling ourselves His followers.