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A house church or home church is a label used to describe a group of Christians who regularly gather for worship in private homes. The group may be part of a larger Christian body, such as a parish, but some have been independent groups that see the house church as the primary form of Christian community.
Conversion to Christianity is the religious conversion of a previously non-Christian person to some form of Christianity. Some Christian sects require full conversion for new members regardless of any history in other Christian sects, or from certain other sects. The exact requirements vary between different churches and denominations.
This article describes the relationship between the Seventh-day Adventist Church and other Christian denominations and movements, and other religions.Adventists resist the movement that advocates their full ecumenical integration into other churches because they believe such a transition would force them to renounce their foundational beliefs and endanger the distinctiveness of their religious ...
“Wherever I go, if I can find a Catholic church, I feel as if I’m home. Ministry Formation Program taught me that many Deaf people do not have that particular feeling when they go to Mass ...
James P. Hanigan writes that individual conversion is the foundational experience and the central message of Christianity, adding that Christian conversion begins with an experience of being "thrown off balance" through cognitive and psychological "disequilibrium", followed by an "awakening" of consciousness and a new awareness of God. [7]
Most Christians have read about the earliest days of the church, found in the opening chapters of Acts and the collection of Epistles. The moment we read about in Acts Chapter 2 almost reads like ...
Nondenominational churches are particularly visible in the megachurches. [29] [30] The neo-charismatic churches often use the term nondenominational to define themselves. [31] Some non-denominational churches identify solely with Christianity. [32] Most "other Christians" in America belong to nondenominational churches. [33]
The United Methodist Church has been undergoing a major upheaval as more than 7,000 congregations across the country, one quarter of the total, decided whether to leave the denomination or remain ...