Christian practices

What is liturgical and non liturgical worship?

Liturgical - More rigid and set, Lord’s Prayer etc

Non-liturgical - Informal and personalised

What are the two types of prayers?

Informal and set

Informal - own words

Set - Lord’s Prayer etc

What is baptism?

Submergence in water to enter the Christian faith

What are the two types?

Infant: done to newborns

Believers’: done to older people who accept the faith

What is the process of infant baptism?

The priest asks the parents and godparents if they will bring the child up as a Christian, sign of the cross is made, water is blessed, everyone including congregation, affirms Christian beliefs. Holy water is poured three times over the baby’s head for the Trinity and to clean of sin. Oil is used in Catholicism, lit candle may be given.

What is the process of believers baptism?

They state their faith, are covered in water, they then come out

What is Holy Communion?

Eating bread and drinking wine to represent Jesus’ body and blood

What are the different interpretations?

1. Literal (Catholic, Orthodox, some Anglican)

2. Symbolic (most Protestants)

3. Do not drink alcohol and instead other red liquid (also symbolic)

What order does Catholic communion occur in (Part 1)?

Greeting, readings, creed and prayers, offerings to God

(Part 2 of above)

Blessing of bread/wine, lord’s prayer, communion recieved, congregation blessed

What is the pilgrimage site Lourdes?

Bernadette, a young girl in 1858 claimed to have visions of Mary in a cave. Bernadette was told to dig a spring in the ground which would have healing properties.

What is pilgrimage?

Going somewhere for religious reasons, typically to connect with God

What is the parable of the Sheep and Goats?

The sheep are respectful and helpful while the goats ignore suffering. The former go to heaven and the latter to hell.

Who are Street Pastors?

An organisation that help local communities, hired from churches

Who are the Trussel Trust?

A Christian charity trying to end hunger

What is the Alpha course?

A course that initially taught church members basics of Christianity; it has since expanded to teach people about Christianity in general

Who are Crosslinks?

A mission society that help Christians around the world

What is the Great Commission?

A call from Jesus to spread the Christian faith

How many people convert to Christianity daily?

Roughly 80,000

What is persecution?

Mistreatment of people based on characteristics

In 2012, how many countries were Christians discriminated against in?

139

What is reconciliation?

Forgiveness between groups after wrongs have been committed

What is the line to be at or below for extreme poverty?

$1.25 (daily)

What is the Parable of the Good Samaritan?

Someone asked Jesus what he had to do to go to heaven: Jesus replied by asking what the word of God said. The man asked who his neighbour was and Jesus talked about a man who was robbed but helped by a Samaritan: his enemy.

What is the parable of the rich man and Lazarus?

The rich man lived excessively while Lazarus was very poor. Lazarus went to heaven and the rich man to hell

What is the story of the rich man?

Jesus told someone to sell their things all to the poor and that it is “easier for a camel…”

What is Iona?

An island on the coast of Scotland where St Columbia (who bought Christianity to Scotland) established a religious community. Considered a “thin place” where the divide between supernatural and physical is thin