What does it mean to be Reformed today?

What does it mean to be 'reformed' today in Christian theology?  While the term 'reformed' extends to numerous Protestant Christian denominations, most coming out of the period of the Reformation, and while many Christians from varying reformed theological persuasions would answer this question quite differently, I wanted to suggest a few general descriptions that both fit the traditional definition of reformed bodies, but also reflects a more current understanding.  The bullet points below attempt to describe a reformed Christian perspective today.  Presbyterianism is one of the reformed bodies in the United States.  The following can also be seen as an Presbyterian emphasis in the early part of the twenty first century.   

A Reformed Point of View

In our Doctrine

• A reformed view is Trinitarian, it includes all persons of the Trinity, God the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit
  
  
• God's Sovereignty means that Gods reign and love are not just for God's people for all life

• God is shown to be a God of grace and love

• The Christian life is lived in and through God's grace

• Both the divinity and humanity of Jesus are shown

• Both the Old Testament and New Testament are incorporated in its theology
  
  
• Worship and Sacraments are referenced and evidenced as central to our spiritual life

• Infant baptism as an expression of God's grace is affirmed

• The concept of serving God through serving others is evident

• Its seeks to always treat all people with respect 

In our Church

• We are united in our baptism and so do not discriminate against others

• God is the Lord of the conscience therefore, Christian freedom in non essential areas, (mutual forbearance) is maintained
  
  
• A reformed church is connectional, working corporately in communion with each other and other churches, sharing power and ministry, utilizing a system of checks and balances in our polity 

• We seek to be committed to the unity of the body of Christ by engaging other Christian and fostering greater cooperation and unity between God's people

In our World

• The material world is not seen as evil, it avoids a dualism between spiritual and material

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• The Kingdom of God is understood as both hope for this life and the next

• A responsibility is encouraged in the stewardship of our earth, we are called to be good stewards of our environment

• Our personal lives, vocation and talents are from God and our task is to use and manage them for God's purpose and not just our own, both the common good and the good of individuals
  
  
• In social matters we work for justice and peace, value education, and engage our community
  
  
• All truth is God's truth- we encourage a compatibility between science and religion
  
  
• “Church reformed always reforming” means that the church is called to continued re-examination of our life and ministry in the light of scripture and our confessions