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What do you most value about Congregationalism?
Congregationalism varies around the world so we want to know what make it special for you. Please tell us the order in which you would put these. Use just the letter at the start of each aspect. At the end please give your church name and location (solely to validate a genuine response).
a. Being mutually accountable to one another within the local church.
b. Every member is equally valued regardless of age, gender, social standing, etc.
c. The ability of the local church to assume responsibility for its own life, ministry and mission.
d. Being a “covenanted fellowship”.
e. Being non-hierarchical and with non-priestly ministers.
f. All-member ministry (Priesthood of believers).
g. Some other aspect (please describe)
11 Comments
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b;a;e;c;f;d (example response)
Yelvertoft UK -
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d, g (Spirit-led), f, c, a, b, e
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d f c b a e
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G. Being mutually accountable, not just within the church but between the churches, especially as that is lived out in regional associations.
First Congregational Church
Saugatuck, MI -
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Sunday, June 27,2010 12:05 midnight! -- d;b;e;a;f;c;g Comment:It may be redundant but when I first attended a Congregational church I was so taken with the idea of being responsible myself for my commitment to Christ that I became a member,knowing right away that it is the place for me and I have remained a Congregationalist in spite of suffering through one really bad minister and a couple others that were not so good! (There have been really good ministers, also!and we have one now.)
On the selection - actually my first two are indeed important for me - but I may have picked some of the others differently tomorrow -- -
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b,f,e,a,c,d
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#7
B, A, E, C, D, F
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#8
B,C,E,
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#9
I cannot put the categories in any order as they are all important aspects of the Congregational Tradition
but what is important to me is that we are able to be flexable and can move quickly when the Holy Spirit prompts us to move - we don't need to seek permission from any higher authority - God speaks and we are able to easily obey -
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d. Through a covenant relationship we are nurtured in our faith while holding to our local church autonomy.
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f, c, e, b, a, g, d.
g: Ser congregacional é conhecer bem a própria história e saber motivar-se com ela, pois sobre esta denominação o sol nunca se pôs.
União das Igrejas Evangélicas Congregacionais do Brasil -
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