Anglican Christianity

Located in the heart of downtown Cedar Rapids this Historical brick building with its’ decorative molding and beautiful stain glass windows is the home of a subculture of biblically based Christians. This church family meets every Sunday like many churches who revere Sunday as being the Lord’s day, set aside for rest and worship of God. Biblically based Christianity is a vast culture of faith in God carried out by many subcultures called churches, made up of people who seek to worship God and to foster a personal relationship with him. One of the most important things that make a subculture is a question of what is it that brings these people together? This foundational question is not only the question of the subculture, but is also the defining

Anglicanism is a denomination within Christianity comprising the Church of England and churches which are historically tied to it or have similar beliefs, worship practices and church structures. Anglicans base their faith on the Bible, traditions of the apostolic the concept of apostolic succession, and writings of the Church Fathers. Anglicanism forms one of the branches of Western Christianity, having fully declared its independence from the Holy See at the time of the Elizabethan Religious Settlement. (Sentamu, 2012) The Anglican Church of Southern Africa is the province of the Anglican Communion in the southern part of Africa. This diocese is made up of both “low” and “high” churches. The former referring to parishes that do not

The Anglican Church has similar/shared beliefs to other Christian denominations however Anglican churches rely on the Holy Scriptures- the new and old testaments as the ultimate rule and standard of faith given by God. Anglicans agree to obey the commands of Christ and to administer his sacraments of baptism and Holy Communion. (Anglican.org, 2017)

According to Thomas Keating, “Contemplative prayer is a conversation initiated by God and leading, if we consent to a divine union. It is the way to pure faith.” Unlike with vocal prayers, in which we call out to God asking for things we need, with contemplative prayer our role is to allow God to be God. In other words, God directs Contemplative prayer, His grace opens our hearts and minds to the His presence inside us. Consequently, contemplative prayer begins with a centering prayer, which is a silent prayer that prepares us to receive the gift of contemplative prayer. Keating noted that, “Centering prayer is an effort to renew the teaching of the Christian tradition of contemplative prayer.” Similar to other methods of prayer, the foundation of centering prayer is the Triune God. Keating noted that, “The practice is based on the wisdom saying of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount.” The scripture reads, “But when you pray, go to your inner room, close the door and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you” (Matt. 6:6). Practicing contemplative prayer will strengthen our spiritual commitment and enrich our personal lives. I will discuss the origin, methods and benefits of contemplative prayer.

In (Matthew 6:6 NIV), Jesus explains the merits of praying to the lord God and the reward of inner peace, “But whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret: and your father who sees in secret will reward you.” It is through this conversation with God that Christians pursue peace in their lives. Prayer can either be private or communal, spontaneous prayer is one way that charismatic communities can come closer to God. The act of prayer allows believers to have a personal conversation with God; it alleviates stress attributed to the monotony of everyday life. Besides prayer, meditation is another way of attaining inner peace, it is an ancient practice within the Christian tradition, which has undertaken a recent revival, a global group that reaffirms the concept of praying and meditating for inner peace is Taizé. Not as popular as prayer and meditation, Lectio Divina, generally known as bible studies is a way for Christians to feel connected to God and to finally attain inner peace. The studying of the sacred scriptures on a day to day basis and reflecting on prayers also maintain a continual connection with God. It is vital to maintain equilibrium between prayer and service, whereby an individual fathoms the notion ‘ora et labora’, in order to equally partake in both prayer, and the concept of action whereby ora develops inner peace, which is mirrored through the

In this paper, I am going to share my ideas of theology. I believe that one of the biggest mistakes I made in the past was that I was afraid of being rejected, so I wrote a theology paper and tried to give the previous COM what I thought they wanted to hear instead of what was truly inside of me. Fortunately for me, even though I was not given a green light in order to see the Eccleastical Council, I was licensed to preach and this gave me time

To answer the question, “[W]hat is the church?” (“Evangelicalism”, Dictionary of Christianity in America) evangelical Protestants will reply that the Church is a communion of people drawn together by their common faith in God. “As a people whom God calls together in Christ[,]” (Von Allmen, 54) the term Body of Christ as well as “priesthood of believers” (1 Peter 2:9) is used to describe Christians, too.

The purpose of this project is to demonstrate how the Sacramental Life or Incarnational Tradition help me focus on my life as a harmonious unit and to illustrate how my life is impacted by my view of worship. In addition, I will give a theological analysis on how focusing on life as a harmonious unit is essential to the myself, the individuals I administer spiritual counseling to and my ministry constituents.

As I interpret the elements of congregational identity identified in Chapter 7 as it applies to my congregation, as mentioned earlier I believe it is a hybrid of many parts. Spirituality as mentioned earlier is comprised of three parts “cognitive”, “affective” and “servant,” which in turn makes it “stance” three part “University, Shepherd, and outreach which makes the “style” very emotional like a pregnant woman.

First, Anglican is a denomination where with the two in my town have gone both negative and positive ways for me. A church here, Saint Mary’s, is not a church I agree with. I do not see it right to ring the bells at communion to “make the magic happen” as my parent joked, or pray to Mary which I see as one of the worst parts. Our previous church, Saint Patrick’s, we loved because of the people and how they explained the different parts of the service as not magical or anything but just tradition and they also agree you should not pray to Mary but only God. If in a church, they practice what the bible says not to do, then I would not recommend that church.

Anglicanism was forged between good Protestant and good Catholic theology and practice. Today, even ordinary folk like Harry and Katie intuitively sense a departure from Anglicanism's traditional catholic and apostolic roots, although they aren’t able to articulate it that way. The shift toward radical Protestantism (i.e., self-willed congregationalism) and radical individualism in all denominations is so far removed from the authority of the Papacy that even unsophisticated people like Harry and Katie are

Prayer is not intended to be just a part or segment of overall ministry, but is to be a foundation under all that we do. This seminar is for leaders, department heads, intercessors and all those who are part of the congregation or ministry. Our goal is to allow the Holy Spirit to take each individual and the entire ministry to the next exciting level in prayer as we develop an understanding of a culture of prayer.

Christopher Raines, I appreciate your emphasis upon prayer. It is something I myself often emphasize while talking with others and think it is a critical aspect of the Christian’s life, both leader and follower. I often see posts on Facebook and hear people saying things like “I’ll pray for you” or “I’m praying”, and while I appreciate the sentiment it is often only that, a sentiment. Saying “I’ll pray for you” has, for many, become just a nice though, what they are really saying is “I’m thinking about you” but prayer is much more than sentiment.

The church is also striving to bring newcomers to the Retreat with deep faith in God through prayer. The goal can only be met through the power of the lord. A standard of prayer at noon for the goals has been implemented for success in this endeavor.

Each congregation is considered independent and self governing.12 The idea of autonomy is believed to reflect the basic New Testament position on church government, the local church is viewed as having no higher structure, contrasting with Episcopal and Presbyterian government..'13 Furthermore, it is asserted by proponents that there is 'no command to form inter church structures of any type'.14 Historically in the UK congregations did not have elders, but this is changing, with a shift towards a plural eldership model.15 There remains however different approaches to elder ship within Congregationalism, with single elder and multiple elder congregations. The common model is that of the church as a self contained entity with a pastor who preaches and deacons who lead and govern, the local church answering to no-one other than itself.16 Power lies within the local Church meeting, each member has a right to attend and have a say in its decisions. In order for this to operate, all admitted members must subscribe to the constitution of the church. The idea is that of 'the governing authority of the office of elder is possessed only by the professional pastor of the church'.17 This idea is supported by appeals to James' role at