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- 1. A Pilgrim People By Reverend Christopher Damp
- 2. • What is Congregationalism • Biblical Foundations • Congregationalism in practice • Our Congregational story • Coming up to date • Where to now? ∙A pilgrim people Setting the Scene for Today
- 3. • Priesthood of all believers • Under the headship of Christ • Autonomy of the local church A pilgrim people Characteristics of a Congregational Church
- 4. • Each church is autonomous • Governance is through a meeting of all church members • The churches are non-hierarchical (no bishops etc.) • The ministers are non-priestly and remain accountable to the local church that has called them • While trinitarian and orthodox in matters of faith the churches are usually non-credal • Membership is usually upon confession of faith and not dependent upon any rits such as baptism • There is usually a covenanted membership • They are commonly (but not exclusively) paedo-baptist in belief and practice A pilgrim people Dictionary Definition of a Congregational Church
- 5. • Abraham • Moses • Jeremiah and Isaiah Jer. 31 v 34 “Know the Lord, and they shall all know me from the least of them to the greatest says the Lord.” Isaiah 61 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me........” A pilgrim people Old Testament Foundations
- 6. • Matthew 18 v 20 Jesus said “Where two or three come together in my name, there I am with them”. • John 14 v 18 “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.” • John 16 v 13 “When he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and will tell you what is yet to come.” A pilgrim people Jesus’s Teaching
- 7. • 1 Corinthians 3 v 17 “Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you?” • 1 Corinthians 12 v 27 “Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.” A pilgrim people Paul’s Teaching
- 8. • 1 John 1 v 1 - 2 “We have one who speaks to the Father in our defence - Jesus Christ the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only ours but also for the sins of the whole world.” • 1 John 4 v 16 “God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God and God in him.” A pilgrim people John’s Teaching
- 9. 1 Peter 2 v 5 - 10 “You also, like living stones are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God.” A pilgrim people Peter’s Teaching
- 10. • The Autonomy of the Local Church • As a Community of Believers • Under the Lordship of Christ A pilgrim people Our Biblical Roots
- 11. • There can be no authority in the church but that of Christ • We are the Lord’s “free people” • The Church is Christ Centred • Christ our only mediator A pilgrim people Jesus is Lord
- 12. • The Church Meeting • The Ministry • The Church Officers • The Worship and Life of the church A pilgrim people Jesus is Lord
- 13. • The Sacraments • Communion • Baptism A pilgrim people Jesus is Lord
- 14. • Protestants • Non-conformists • Independents • Dissenters • Puritans • Separatists • Congregationalists A pilgrim people What’s in a name?
- 15. • 1350 - 1380 - Wycliffe and the Lollards • 1517 - Luther’s 95 theses & 1520 Diet of Worms • 1523 - Calvin in Paris University • 1536 - Calvin publishes Institutes • 1535 - English church breaks with Rome A pilgrim people Challenges of the Past
- 16. 16th Century - Laying the Foundations • A desire for freedom in worship • 1553 - 1558 Marian persecution • 1571 - 1593 Many dissenting martyrs • 1576 Independents - freedom to worship in Amsterdam and Leyden A pilgrim people Challenges of the Past
- 17. Moulders of our Inheritance 16th Century • 1571 - Richard Fitz • 1593 - a period of martyrdom Henry Barrow, John Penry, John Greenwood • Theological doctrine Robert Browne, John Robinson, Henry Jacob A pilgrim people Looking Back
- 18. Breaking the Mould 17th Century • 1620 - Pilgrim Fathers and New England • 1630 - 1640s - Puritan emigration to New England • 1642 - 1651 - English Civil War - The King v Parliament • 1651 - 1660 - The Commonwealth • 1660 - The Restoration • 1662 - The Act of Uniformity and Great Ejection Clarendon Code A pilgrim people Challenges of the Past
- 19. Moulders of our Inheritance 17th Century A pilgrim people Literature • John Milton - Poet • John Bunyan Theologians • John Owen • Richard BaxterPreachers • Thomas Bradbury • John Owen
- 20. • Church Planting • Establishing Colleges • Printing houses • Established patterns of worship - musicians • 1732 - Dissenting Deputies • 1795 - London Missionary Society A pilgrim people 18th Century Establishing a Presence
- 21. A pilgrim people 18th Century Moulders of our Inheritance Social Action •John Howard Music and Hymns •Isaac Watts •Joseph Hart Evangelical Doctrine • Philip Doddridge • Jonathan Edwards
- 22. • 1800s Home mission Scotland and Wales • 1831 - Congregational Union formed • 1836 - University College London • Missionary Movement overseas • Colonial Missionary Society • British and Foreign Bible Society A pilgrim people Expansion - Moving Out
- 23. Scottish Home Mission Overseas Mission • Robert Moffat - Africa • David Livingstone • John Williams - South Seas • James Chalmers • John Smith - Guyana A pilgrim people 19th century Moulders of our Inheritance
- 24. A pilgrim people 19th Century Moulders of our Inheritance Literature • Harriet Beecher Stowe • Robert Browning & Elizabeth Barrett Browning • Mark Twain • Mark Rutherford Preaching • Joseph Parker • RW Dale • Rowland Hill
- 25. A pilgrim people 19th Century Science Scientists • Samuel Finlay Breeze Morse • Sir Ambrose John Fleming Revivals • Charles Finney • Dwight Moody Historian • John Brown Politics • Keir Hardy Businessmen • John Rylands • Titus Salt • Lord Leverhulme
- 26. Growth in Influence • Over 100 Congregational MPs in 1906 Parliament • 1965 Congregational Church formed • One of the six major Christian denominations in the UK • 1972 Congregational Federation formed A pilgrim people More Recent Challenges 20th Century until 1972
- 27. Politics • Calvin Coolidge US President • John Whitley Speaker of Commons • Lloyd George • Harold Wilson Sportsmen • Eric Lidel A pilgrim people Moulders of our Inheritance 20th Century until 1972
- 28. A pilgrim people Moulders of our Inheritance 20th Century until 1972 Public Broadcasting • Elsie Chamberlain Preaching •P T Forsyth •G Campbell Morgan •Sylvester Horne •Martin Lloyd Jones
- 29. 1965 Formation of Congregational Church in England and Wales 1972 Formation of Congregational Federation 1977 International Congregational Fellowship 1977 Council for World Mission 1987 Scottish Congregationalism divides A pilgrim people More Recent Challenges