The work of the church Flashcards
(15 cards)
What is the role of the local church
To put Christian faith into action
What does the local church provide
-r… s…
-a … place for r…
-providing r… of p…
—>eg b…, c…, w… etc
-run … groups and … school
-offer … and advice
-some churchgoers work as …
-some run f…
-many raise … for …
-regular services
-a quiet place for reflection
-providing rites of passage
—>eg baptisms, confirmations, weddings etc
-run youth groups and Sunday school
-offer support and advice
-some churchgoers work as pastors
-some run foodbanks
-many raise money for charity
What is evangelism
Spreading the Christian message with the aim of converting people
What quote supports Christian’s spreading Christian teachings
“… into all the … and p… the g… to all …”
“Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation”
Why do Christian’s take part in evangelism
-they should follow the actions of Jesus’s disciples
-they want to help people discover their real purpose in life and find salvation
What are the types of evangelism
-G… distribute … of the …
-… ask the … to bring a …-religious …
-… Army provides hot … and beds for the …
-Gideons distribute copies of the bible
-churches ask the congregation to bring a non-religious friend
-Salvation Army provides hot meals and beds for the homeless
What are missionaries
People who spread the Christian message abroad
2 Christian organisations who work for reconciliation
-corrymeela community
-pax Christi
What is the Corrymeela community
-is in N… I…
-founded to help … the country’s … and religious …
-works in … where there is … to help … understand each … and r…
-is in Northern Ireland
-founded to help heal the country’s political and religious divisions
-works in areas where there is tension to help people understand each other and reconcile
What is the Pax christi
-international c… organisations
-works for h… rights, d… and p…
-they believe … should be …
-work to create a … where … can live in …
-international catholic organisations
-works for human rights, disarmament and peace
-they believe violence should be avoided
-work to create a world where people can live in harmony
How do churches help persecuted Christians
-they provide … so people can … in …
-they offer … to those who have … their …
-they … for the … and may send …
-they provide bibles so people can worship in secret
-they offer support to those who have lost their homes
-they pray for the persecuted and may send money
Christian charities that help people in need
-t…
-c… a…
-C…
-tearfund
-Christian aid
-CAFOD
What is tearfund
-an e… organisation
-they run … through their …
-they try to end h…
-resolve … in … zones
-help areas … by … disasters
-an evangelical organisation
-they run projects through their churches
-they try to end hunger
-resolve tension in conflict zones
-help areas hit by natural disasters
What is Christian aid
-works to relive …
-they aim to change … policies to help … the s… of the worlds …
—>eg. …-trade products
-works to relive poverty
-they aim to change Gov policies to help reduce the suffering of the worlds poor
—>eg. Fair-trade products
What is CAFOD
-… agency for overseas d…
-they fight for … poverty and i…
-they work through …
-help in e…
-give people … to help …
-catholic agency for overseas developments
-they fight for global poverty and injustice
-they work through churches
-help in emergencies
-give people skills to help themselves
