Christian Practices Flashcards
sacrament
outward & visible sign of Gods grace
e.g baptism
infant baptism
a ceremony to welcome child into christian religion & cleanse of original sin
believers baptism
a ceremony to welcome a young person / adult into the christian religion
the eucharist
christian ceremony to remember Jesus’ last supper.
bread (flesh) & wine (blood) consumed
liturgical worship
church service with set structure
non-liturgical worship
informal structure
holy week
week leading up to easter sunday when jesus was resurrected
behinds on palm sunday & ends on saturday
christmas
celebrated birth of jesus
easter
celebrates jesus’ resurrection
street pastors
christian organisation of trained volunteers who work on city streets at night caring for vulnerable people & preventing crime
mission
spread christian message
evangelism
preaching christianity to convert people
emergency aid
immediate response to disaster
e.g handing out food & water
long term aid
helping communities look after themselves
e.g setting up education programmes
LEDC
less economically developed country
features of liturgical worship
-fixed structure
-performed in roman catholic & anglican churches
-eucharist taken regularly
-formal prayers & fixed response