Christian practices

Question 1

What is worship?

Answer 1

Acts of religious praise, honour or devotion

Question 3

What does liturgical mean?

Answer 3

using a set pattern to worship and based around sacraments

Question 3

Which denominations of Christianity follow liturgical worship?

Answer 3

Anglicans, Lutherans, Catholics and Orthodox Christians

Question 3

What is non liturgical worship?

Answer 3

no set structure and not involving communion

Question 4

Which Christian denominations follow non-liturgical worship?

Answer 4

Baptists and quakers

Question 5

What is informal worship?

Answer 5

worship without set structure and communion, usually focusing on the holy spirit

Question 6

What denomination practises informal worship and what does it involve?

Answer 6

Pentecostal Christians often speak in tongues

Question 7

What is private worship?

Answer 7

Worshipping on your own, involving prayer, meditation, studying or using aids

Question 8

What is a quote for liturgical worship?

Answer 8

Where two or more are gathered in my name, I am there with them

Question 9

What is a quote for non liturgical worship?

Answer 9

you will receive power when the holy spirit comes on you

Question 10

What is a quote for individual worship?

Answer 10

Go to your room, close the door, and pray to your father who is in heaven

Question 11

What are the seven types of prayer?

Answer 11

adoration, confessional, penitential, contemplation, praise, thanksgiving and supplication

Question 12

What are set prayers?

Answer 12

learned and repeated prayers with significant meaning that unite Christians

Question 13

Why is the lord’s prayer important?

Answer 13

Jesus taught Christians how to pray using the lord’s prayer

Question 14

What is baptism?

Answer 14

A sacrament that initiates people into the Christian church by washing away sin

Question 15

What is confirmation?

Answer 15

In the case of infant baptisms, confirmation reaffirms commitment to the church

Question 16

What are sacraments?

Answer 16

An outward sign of an inward blessing by god

Question 17

What is the eucharist?

Answer 17

When worshippers share bread and wine, representative of Jesus’ flesh and blood, to remember his death

Question 18

Which denomination do not practise infant baptisms and why?

Answer 18

Baptists only baptise adults as they have more autonomy and they believe it makes the process more meaningful as it is done with intention

Question 19

What is pilgrimage?

Answer 19

A journey to a sacred place usually as an act of religious devotion

Question 20

Why is baptism important?

Answer 20

Cleanses people of original sin and the holy water represents Christ washing away sin just as Jesus was baptised by John the Baptist

Question 21

What is a quote for Baptism?

Answer 21

He who believes and is baptised will be saved

Question 22

What is a quote for the eucharist?

Answer 22

Do this in memory of me

Question 23

Why do people take pilgrimages to Walsingham?

Answer 23

Richeldis was visited by the spirit of the virgin Mary and was told to build a replica of the house Jesus was born. The chapel wouldn't stand when she built it so she prayed and when she awoke, the chapel was fully formed

Question 24

What is the ecumenical movement and how does it relate to Taizé?

Answer 24

the ecumenical movement is efforts by Christians of different denominations to better understand each other as Christians do in Taizé by engaging in group bible study and prayer.

Question 25

What is evangelism?

Answer 25

preaching the gospel to others with the intention of converting others to the Christian faith

Question 26

What is the mission?

Answer 26

specific task or purpose undertaken by the church to spread Christian beliefs

Question 27

What are 6 Christian celebrations?

Answer 27

Advent, Easter Sunday, lent, Christingle, the nativity, palm Sunday

Question 28

What do Christians do at Christmas?

Answer 28

celebrate Jesus' birth, orthodox Christians may pray during advent

Question 28

What is advent?

Answer 28

expectant waiting, hopeful anticipation and joyful preparation, starting 4 Sundays before Christmas

Question 29

What happens on Ash Wednesday?

Answer 29

Christians draw crosses on their heads using the ashes of the palms from the year before, mixed with oil

Question 30

What is tearfund?

Answer 30

an international relief charity, providing humanitarian response to natural and manmade disasters, following benevolent Christian beliefs

Question 31

What is open doors?

Answer 31

A charity, supporting persecuted Christians by training church leaders, distributing bibles and providing practical support

Question 32

What is a quote for charity?

Answer 32

When one member suffers, all members suffer with him

Question 33

What is a quote for evangelism?

Answer 33

Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel

Question 34

What does secular mean?

Answer 34

not belonging to things that are religious, spiritual or sacred