Christian practices

• Worship


  Acts of religious praise, honour or devotion
• Liturgical Worship


  A church service that follows a set structure or ritual
• Non-Liturgical Worship


  A service that does not follow a set text or ritual
• Informal Worship


  A type of non-liturgical worship, sometimes 'spontaneous' or 'charismatic' in nature
• Prayer


  Communicating with God, either silently or through words of praise, thanksgiving or confession, or requests for God's help or guidance.
• Set Prayers


  Prayers that have been written down and said more than once by more than one person, for example the Lord's prayer.
• Informal Prayer


  Prayer that is made up by an individual using his or her own words
• Nonconformist


  An English Protestant who does not conform to the doctrines or practices of the established Church of England
• Sacraments


  Rites and rituals through which the believer receives a special gift of grace; for Catholics, Anglicans and many Protestants, sacraments are 'outward signs' of 'inward grace
• Baptism


  The ritual through which people become members of the Church; baptism involves the use of water as a symbol of the washing away of sin
• Protestant


  A branch of Christianity, originally Protestants were called by that name because they protested against some of the practices of the Catholic Church; there are many Protestant denominations, but they agree on the central belief that the Bible is the only authority for Christians
• Believers' Baptism


  Initiation into the Church, by immersion in water, of people old enough to understand the ceremony/rite and willing to live a Christian life. Some denominations prefer this to infant baptism. This form of baptism contains many similarities to the baptism of Jesus.
• Holy Communion (Eucharist)


  A service of thanksgiving in which the sacrificial death and resurrection of Jesus are celebrated
• Eucharist


  From the Greek for "thanksgiving"; also called the Mass or Lord's Supper. It is the principal sacramental celebration of the Church, established by Jesus at the Last Supper, in which the mystery of salvation through participation in the sacrificial Death and glorious Resurrection of Christ is renewed and accomplished.
• Transubstantiation


  Catholic belief that the bread and wine actually become the body and blood of Christ.
• Pilgrimage


  A journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes.
• Festival


  A day or period of celebration for religious reasons
• Christmas


  The day commemorating the incarnation, the birth of Jesus (25 December in most churches); also, the season of 12 days ending with the Epiphany (when Christians remember the visit of the wise men)
• Agape


  a word used in the Bible that describes selfless, sacrificial, unconditional love
• Mission


  the vocation or calling of a religious organisation or individual to out and spread their faith.
• The Great Commission


  Jesus' command to go and make disciples of all people and baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
• Missionary


  a person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country.
• Evangelism


  The spreading of the Christian gospel by public preaching or personal witness
• Discipleship


  The life of following Jesus Christ. The word disciple comes from a Latin word that means "learner"
• Reconciliation


  restoring peace and fellowship to a broken relationship
• Persecution


  hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race or political or religious beliefs.
• The Lord's Prayer


  "'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. Amen"
• 5 Types of Prayer

  Adoration, petition, intercession, thanksgiving, praise
• Open Doors


  Christian organisation that helps Christians facing persecution.
• Food Banks


  This relates to Christian charities collecting donated food to distribute to the poor in Britain.
• Street Pastors


  A Christian organisation consisting of people who work mainly at night on city streets, caring for those who need help.
• Christian Aid


  A Christian charity that provides emergency and long-term aid to the developing world.