B: Social Developments in Religious Thought - Migration and Christianity in the uk

What is migration

The movemet of people from one place to another

What is immigration

Moving into a country for permanent residence

Where can migration be seen in the bible

Abraham and Sarah leave their land and journey to Canaan
Jewish tribes were oppressed in Egypt and wandered for decades without a home, they received the command 'the alien who reside with you shall be to you as the citizen among you; you shall love the alien as yourself8
Mary and Joseph moved 3 times e.g Bethlehem to Egypt

What are the challenges of Christian migration

Language barriers can make pastoral care challenging and harder to teach catechisms, hold confirmation classes, and preparation for sacraments
Differences in worship styles

How do churches try to help with the language barrier

An immigrant chaplain
Immigrants who speak English
Information leaflets in the language of the migrant population
Incorporate new for,s of worship

Where is the largest influx of Christian's into britain from

Caribbean and west Africa

What is Pentecostalism

A movement in Christianity that emphasises the experience of the worshipper. It makes constant references to the powerful experiences of the first Pentecost

What do Pentecostal worship services not follow

A written liturgy

What can a Pentecostal church service involve

Exuberant singing, dancing, clapping, spontaneous prayer, speaking in tongues

How many Pentecostal Christian's are their worldwide

300-500 million

Is there more Christian's in the southern or northern hemisphere

Southern

Ow many Christian's in the uk attend black majority churches

500,000

What s one of he largest new Pentecostal demonisations and independent churches planted by African and Caribbean church leaders

Redeemed Christian church of god

What is the redeemed Christian church of god

A Nigerian denomination founded in 1952 which has experienced dramatic growth

How many RCCG congregations are there in Britain

800

What is the largest RCCG church in Britain

Jesus house

How many people attend Jesus house every Sunday

2000

Why have British churches not assimilated more foreign born worshippers

Worship differences- clear differences between Pentecostal worship and literary and liturgical approaches that many traditional churches have
Social support- migrants have their own needs e.g establishing a source of income
Uneven spread of migration-75% of all migrants go to London

How do some churches overcome the issue of migrants needing social support

Some churches offer counselling on legal aspects of the immigration progress and classes on career development

What are reverse misssionaries

Countries that once sent missionaries become a target for missionary work themselves from country's they evangelised

What are the reasons for reverse missionaries

Global shift of Christianity to the southern hemisphere
Dramatic church decline in the uk- Britain is perceived as secular and atheist

What activities can be called reverse missionary

Short term visits of Christian's who share music, drama, and dance
Church workers who come to evangelise
Churches intentionally appointing a leader from a migrant background to reinvigorate a British church

What scholar is associated with reverse missionaries

Rebecca Catto

What challenges are reverse missionaries facing and according to who

Catto says they are facing cultural challenges including the resistance of Christian messages and adjusting to a new country with different weather and food

Have reverse missions stemmed church decline

No

Who are some reverse missionaries focusing on

Their fellow nationals

What is the secularisation thesis

The view that modern societies are becoming secular in one of 3 ways:
A decline in church attendance
A decreasing role for the church in public life
A loss of personal faith in god and other Christian beliefs

What percentage of Britons said they had no religion in the 2011 census

25%

What percent of Britons said they had no religion in the 2001 census

15%

What percent of Britons said thy went Christian's in 2001

72%

What percent of Britons said they were Christian's in 2011

59%

How many churches close per year

About 20

How many 18-24 year olds say they pray regularly

67%

How many evangelicals were there in the Church of England in 1989

26%

How many evangelicals were there in the Church of England in 2005

34%

By how much has the London Diocese of the Church of England grown by since 1990

70%

How many churches opened in north east England between 1980 and 2015

125

How many churches in north east England closed between 1980 and 2015

148

Out of the churches that opened in north east England between 1980 and 2015, how many had majority of people from black or ethnic backgrounds

47