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• Evangelism


  Preaching of the gospel to others with the intention of converting others to the Christian faith. For example, by public speaking or distributing leaflets.
• Sacraments


  An outward sign of an invisible and inward blessing by God. For example, Baptism and Eucharist.
• Omnipotent


  The idea that God is all powerful, all mighty and unlimited.
• Omnibenevolent


  The idea that God is all-loving and infinitely good.
• Trinity


  The concept of God as three persons: son, Father and Holy Spirit
• Incarnation


  The idea that God became 'flesh' or human in the form of Jesus
• Atonement


  The belief that Jesus' death on the cross healed the 'rift' between humanity and God
• Resurrection


  The belief that Jesus rose from the dead on Easter Sunday, conquering death.
• Worship


  • An expression of adoration and praise for God, which is referred to frequently in the Bible
  • Not all worship involves prayer or listening to sermons. For example, the Salvation Army has music central to their worship.
• Liturgical Worship


  Worship that follows a set structure and established rituals, which is more or less the same every time. For example, a set of pattern prayers or the use of a set book in a service.
• Liturgical worship


  • The Eucharist, also known as Holy Communion or Mass. It may contain: The Liturgy of the Word, which is readings from the Bible, a public profession of faith and prayers of intercession. It also may contain: the liturgy of the Eucharist: The alter is prepared with bread and wine, the Eucharist prayer and Lord's prayer is said and people share the bread and wine.
• Informal Worship


  Some Churches have moved away from Liturgical worship to adopt a more informal approach, which does not have a set structure and is more spontaneous in nature.
• Individual Worship


  Worship that takes place in addition to worshipping in a Church. Christians believe it is important to form a personal relationship with God and worshipping alone is part of this.
• Matthew 18:20: ''Where two or more are gathered in my name, I am there with them.''
• Matthew 6:6: ''Go to your room, close the door and prayer to your father who is in heaven''
• Proverbs 22:6: ''Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.''
• Prayer


  An essential part of your faith. It is about developing a special relationship with God.
• Types of prayer


  • Adoration
  • Confessional
  • Contemplation
  • Penitential
  • Praise
  • Thanksgiving
  • Supplication
• Set Prayers


  Prayers that allow Christians to learn and repeat prayers that have a significant meaning. They allow it to become collective, so when recited with others their single voices become a communal voice.
• Extemporaneous Prayers


  Non-formulaic and spontaneous, which some Christians view to be more spiritually honest.
• Informal Prayers


  Prayers that use more day-to-day language rather than formal, standard English. Tend to be private and involve communicating with God, meditation and personal reflection.
• Infant Baptism


  Christian's believe baptism must be carried out by a lay person, and in most Roman Catholic and Church of England Churches, children and infants are baptised. In infant baptism, parents and godparents make promises to bring them up in the Christian faith.
• Believer's Baptism


  Baptists do not believe in infant baptism as they think that a believer should be able to declare their own faith, and babies are unable to do this.
• Importance of Baptism


  • It is a rite of entry that allows people to become members of the Christian Church
  • Many Christians believe original sin is removed through the act of baptism
  • It follows the personal example of Jesus who was baptised as an adult by John the Baptist
  • Baptism links us directly with the death and resurrection of Jesus
  • Jesus instructed his disciples to baptise
  • Through baptism, you can enter heaven
• Eucharist


  Also known as 'Mass or Holy Communion' is a sacrament instituted by Jesus at his Last Supper before his crucifixion, where he shared bread and wine with his disciples.
• Transubstantiation


  When Roman Catholics believe that the bread and wine actually become the body and blood of Christ.
• Consubstantiation


  The Lutherans (Protestant Reformers) concept of 'sacramental union' – that the body and blood of Jesus are somehow present 'within' the bread and wine.
• Memorialism


  Baptists believe that the Eucharist ritual is simply an act of remembrance.
• Christmas


  • A celebration of the birth of Jesus – the incarnation
  • Christians do not believe Jesus was actually born on Christmas day, but mark this day to focus on the incarnation
  • Christians celebrate Christmas by: nativity or crib scenes in schools or churches, nativity plays, Christingle services, carol concerts, exchanging cards, decoration of houses, and mid –night Mass on Christmas Eve.
• Easter


  • The most important festival - it remembers the death and resurrection of Jesus
  • Lent: A period of 40 days leading up to Easter, remembering the time Jesus fasted in the desert praying
  • Holy Week: The week that precedes Easter Sunday, when Christians remember the events in Jesus' life that led to his death
  • Easter Sunday: This marks the day of Jesus' Resurrection – it is a day of celebration.
• Pilgrimage


  A journey to a sacred place, usually an act of religious devotion. It represents the journey that all Christians undertake from earth to heaven.
• Pilgrimage sites


  • Walsingham
  • Taize
• Walsingham is located in Norfolk, 30 miles North of Norwich and has been a holy place since 1061, when the widow of the Lord of the Manor had a dream in which the Virgin Mary asked her to build a replica of the house in Nazareth where the announcement of the birth of Jesus took place.
• Taize is located in Burgundy, France, and was founded in 1941 by Roger Schutz.
• Pilgrimage


  A journey representing the journey that all Christians undertake from earth to heaven
• Walsingham


  • Located in Norfolk, 30 miles North of Norwich
  • Has been a holy place since 1061
  • A small monastic church was built on site around 1150
  • Became a shrine that pilgrims would visit
  • Destroyed during the Reformation in 1538
  • Catholics were allowed to visit the site again in 1829
• Taize


  • Located in Burgundy, France
  • Founded in 1941 by Roger Schutz
  • An important ecumenical monastic order, as the monks are from different Christian denominations
  • More than 100 brothers from Protestant and Catholic traditions
  • Reconciliation is at the heart of Taize
  • One of the most famous sites for young people (100,000 visit each year)
• Pilgrimage is out of date in today's society
• The Christian Church faces many challenges today, as increasingly many religious beliefs and teachings are regarded as either out of date or irrelevant