christanity pratices

• luturgical worship 


  is a church service that follows a set structure
• non-liturgical worship


  is a church service that does not follow a set text or ritual
• informal worship


  is a type of non - luturigal worship that is spontaneous in nature
• private worship


  is when belivers praise or honour god in their own home
• why do Christians worship


  to praise and thank god , to ask for forgiveness , to seek gods help for themselves or others , to deepen their relationship with god and strengthen their faith
• worship

  is the act of religious praise, honour and devotion - a way for Christians to show their deep love and honour to god
• prayer 


  is communicating with god, either silently or through words of praise, thanksgiving or confession, or requests for gods help or guidance
• set prayers 


  that have been written down and said more than once by more than one person e.g the lords prayer
• informal prayer 


  made up by an individual using his or her own words
• importance of prayer 


  gives sense of peace, enables Christians to talk and listen to god, helps to keep a close relationship with god
• sacraments 


  are holy rituals through which believers receive a special gift of grace
• baptism 


  is the ritual through which a person becomes a member of the church.
• infant baptism 


  is for the babies and young children
• believers baptism 


  is for the people who are old enough to understand the significance of the ritual
• holy communion 


  is the sacrament that uses bread and wine to celebrate the sacrifice of jesus on the cross and his resurrection
• pilgrimage 


  is a journey made by a believer to a hoy site for a religious reasons
• through baptism a person becomes

  a member of the Christian Church

  Enters new life Is cleansed of sin

  5. Becomes a child of God

  6. Receives God's saving grace and the Holy Spirit
• Why go on a pilgrimage?


  • Meet others who share the same faith
  • Experience a holy place
  • Help other pilgrims who are disabled or ill
  • Grow closer to God
  • Strengthen faith in God
  • Be forgiven for sin
  • Reflect on one's life
  • Seek a cure for illness
  • Thank God for a blessing
• Impact of pilgrimage


  • Give them a better understanding of their faith
  • Renew their enthusiasm for living a Christian life
  • Help them to see problems in a new light
  • Help them to feel cleansed from sin
  • Help them to feel more connected to the Christian community
  • Give them a good feeling about helping other pilgrims who are disabled or ill
• Places of Christian pilgrimage


  • Lourdes (a town in France)
  • Iona (an island off the coast of Scotland)
• Lourdes

  • Where Mary is said to have appeared in a number of visions to a young girl called Bernadette
  • Mary told Bernadette to dig in the ground, and when she did a spring of water appeared
  • The water is believed to have healing properties, and a number of healing miracles are claimed to have taken place here
• Activities at Lourdes


  • Pilgrims go to Lourdes to bathe in the waters of the spring, or to help other pilgrims who are ill or disabled to bathe in the waters
  • Pilgrims also pray for healing or forgiveness
  • They may recite the rosary together
• Activities on Iona

  • Pilgrims can attend services in the abbey church, take part in workshops, and visit the island's holy or historic sites
• Street Pastors


  • Adult volunteers are trained to patrol the streets in urban areas
  • The main aim originally was to challenge gang culture and knife crime in London
  • The focus then widened to responding to drunkenness, anti-social behaviour and fear of crime
  • Street Pastors work closely with police and local councils
  • They listen to people's problems, advise on where they might get help, and discourage anti-social behaviour
• Christmas


  commemorates the incarnation of Jesus- god became human in Jesus celebrated- lights, nativity scenes, carol services Christmas cards and gifts , giving to charity
• easter 


  is the most important Christian festival which celebrates Jesus rising from the dead
• a church

  is a building in which christens worship
• food banks

  give food for free to people who cannot afford to buy it
• Individual churches

  • Educate people about Christianity (e.g. Bible study groups)
  • Are meeting places for prayer and worship
  • Provide activities for younger people (e.g. youth clubs)
  • Are places where Christians can socialise and obtain spiritual guidance
• Sources of non-perishable food donations

  • Churches
  • Supermarkets
  • Schools
  • Businesses
  • Individuals
• Aim of food banks

  To bring religious and non-religious people together to help end poverty
• Ways the Church supports the local community

  • Supports local projects such as food banks
  • Provides social services such as schooling and medical care
  • Helps those in need
  • Campaigns for justice
• the trussell trust

  runs over 400 food banks in the uk - provides emergency food help and support to people in crisis in the uk
• agape

  unconditional love
• a mission

  a calling to spread the faith
• christains spread the faith through evangelism

  showing faith in jesus by example or by telling others
• the great commissions 


  jesus gave great commision to his disciples to spread the gospel and make disciples of all nations through baptism
• all christains have a duty to spread the gospel and tell others of their faith but some become missionaries or evangelists
• missionaries and evangelists 


  people who promote Christianity, for example by going to foreign countries to preach or do charitable work
• reconciliation


  restoring harmony after relationships have broken down