evangelical church

I used to go to a non-denominational church but now I go to a Evangelical Church and I am studying up on them. If you guys can offer any type of chart or just a comparison it will be greatly appreciated.

An Evangelical church will be a member of the Evangelical Association of America, and can be guided by the bylaws of the association. A non-denominational church has its own governing policies and is not directed by external associations but by consultation with the scriptures and other pastors.

this is just a generalization, non-denominational churches can be evangelical, pentacostal, charismatic, or a mixture of these by nature.

Generally, "Evangelical" is just a classification and not a denomination.

2008-12-28 19:18:39 by sunsetdolphin15

This is a lecture given by author Warren Cole Smith on the subject of some things he sees wrong in evangelicalism (namely mega-churches) and some ...

I need some enlightenment here. I am a secularist, so I don't have the knowledge to understand a particular situation ....

In a certain small town in England, the local CofE church seems to have a very good relationship with two other local religious institutions;-
1. an independent Baptist church (it is NOT in the Baptist Union of Great Britain)
2. a youth-orientated music & mission organisation.
Both the church and the organisation are members of the Evangelical Alliance. The Anglican church has a link to the Evangelical Alliance on its website.

Those three bodies (Anglican church, Baptist church and music/mission organisation) have had, and continue to have, significant involvement in the local community radio station. This participation seems to be co-ordinated by the vicar. However the other local churches (Roman Catholic, Methodist, United Reform, Friends/Quakers) appear to have been sidelined.

My concern is about what I suspect is undue influence over the (supposedly secular) radio station, but I don't understand the evangelical link here. I have heard that CofE churches can be evangelical - does that mean that they have some degree of autonomy within the Church of England? Is it possible that a local Anglican church can prefer to associate with local evangelical churches, even though (theroretically) it works in partnershiup with all the churches in the community? Does all this make sense, or do I just sound like a paranoid, imagining conspiracies all around me?

Any serious advice will be appreciated.

[Evangelical Alliance http://www.eauk.org/ ]

The anglican church is a very broad spectrum ranging from churches that are very evangelical and very similar to baptists and some that are very high in sacramental theology and close to the Roman Catholic Church.

As a broad spectrum it means different churches will have different links in their community depending on whom the priest and the church are more comfortable with.

You are not seeing conspiracies it just seems in your area the anglican prefer to work with the more evangelical end of the worship spectrum. Where I live the Anglican church works in a broad ecumenical context with both roman catholics, pentecostals and chapels though generally it is slightly easy for the anglicans here to work with the Roman catholics purely because the anglican are not overly evangelical.

It does seem that the churches have decided that for them mission is important and more opportunely to use the local radio to do so. This is not i suspect a clandestine approach to mission just an opportunity the churches see in reaching people across the area.

However with anything in the media it is best to listen and consider and if necessary question because ecumenical things work best when there is a mixture of tradition and styles as it encourages all to grow and not to become too narrow in their theology.

I hope this helps.

2008-08-01 22:42:22 by ♫ Rum Rhythms ♫

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I ask this because this group is a church or it's a ideology and there are many churches behind this? how can churches who are evangelical to have this ideology in a country like USA?

My father's family is Protestant and does not like the KKK.

Just because a group is the same religion as you, doesn't mean you naturally support it. For example, Muslims and Al Queda.

2009-01-18 12:08:47 by VOICES

I live in Ireland and have quite a few friends who have left Catholicism and joined evangelical Churches. Do I need to get baptised again?

I think a pulse and a feeble mind. Should be easy for most.

2008-11-02 01:18:34 by jamesduck

So I was invited to a service to an evangelical church. But I know nothing about church, etc. I know there are some denominations where women only wear skirts to church, like the mormons. Are evangelical christians like that too? I don't want to show up to church and have the whole congregation look at me cause i'm not dressed right.

There are a few branches of the Pentecostal denominations that believe it is a sin for a woman to wear anything but a skirt. If this is the type of church you are invited to the women do not cut their hair and never ever wear anything but skirts.

I have family members in this type of religion. I don't think they would look at you funny if you were in pants but you may not feel right.

This belief has nothing to do with being evangelical it is just a misunderstanding of Scripture. I suggest you ask the person who invited you if pants are appropriate or not.

2009-01-02 19:42:54 by yeayea1427