God’s Time Church History and Worship The Theology of the Christian Year
God’s Time Part I: Church History and Worship
Jesus – 313 AD Early Church Rome Goal Re-creation Body of Christ Character Informal/private House churches Universal/Catholic Simple singing Praying Scripture Preaching Communion Baptisms Word and Sacrament Jesus – 313 AD Early Church Rome
Constantine 313 AD Theodosius 379-395 Holy Roman Empire Popes and Emperors Creeds Bible Parishes Dioceses Violent forced baptisms Benedict 530 Francis 1208 Ignatious 1540 Monasticism Christendom Fear – Superstition – Latin – Clericalism Sacrament over Word Oppression - indulgences
East/West Split Islam 610 1054
Reformation 30 Years War 1618-1638 Counter Reformation King Henry VIII 1532 30 Years War 1618-1638 Martin Luther 1517 Calvin/Reformed 1530s Counter Reformation
United Kingdom Church of England Catholic Dissenters Presbyterian – Church of Scotland Church of Ireland Church of England Dissenters Puritan Quaker Catholic Baptist Methodist Unitarian
George Whitfield Field Preaching Conference District Circuit Society Class Field Preaching
Colonizing North America Pilgrims, Puritans, Congregationalists – MA, CT, NH Baptist – RI – Roger Williams - Freedom Dutch Reformed Presbyterians - NJ Quakers – Pennsylvania - William Penn - Freedom Catholics – Maryland – Lord Baltimore Church of England – Virginia Lutherans, Moravians, Scotch Irish – Appalachia, Carolinas ------------- Baptists Methodists Mennonites Amish
New England
Methodist Immigrants
John Wesley Sends Methodist Preachers
Revival/ Pentecostal Pattern Field Preaching Camp Meetings Revival/ Pentecostal Pattern Greeting Music (rhythmic) Call/response Preaching Exhortations Emotional High Altar Call with music Goal Conversion, Sanctification, Reclaiming Backsliders Awaken to the Work of God - union Character – technical excellence – enthusiasm, African influence, emotional
American Born Methodist Preachers Jesse Lee Richard Allen Harry Hoosier Freeborn Garrittson
Christmas Conference 1784
Christian Bible not privileged Universal Salvation Christian Bible not privileged
Black Church Adventists Wesleyans Nazarenes Pentecostals A. M. E. Zion – New York A.M. E. – Philadelphia Wesleyans Nazarenes Pentecostals
Methodist Split Temperance Dancing Smoking Prayer Tithing Personal Holiness Social Holiness Temperance Dancing Smoking Prayer Tithing Personal experience of salvation Reject Enlightenment thinking Abolition Temperance Suffrage Labor Rights Poverty Civil Rights War Social Gospel = Salvation Embrace Enlightenment thinking
Sunday School Movement Goal Enlightenment – Read the Bible Christian Character Character of Worship Educational - moral Standard Lessons Opening Exercises Devotional Reading Theme of the Day Program Announcements Dismissal
Prosperity, Modern Theology, Aesthetics
Vatican II Full, Active & Conscious Participation
World Council of Churches Liturgical Renewal
Interlude Chronos and Kairos
Chronos
Kairos - Eternity
Theology of the Christian Year God’s Time Part 2 Theology of the Christian Year
Christian Calendar When the Eternal Enters Our Chronos See book of worship pp. 224-420 Advent – Christmas – Epiphany Lent – Easter - Pentecost Ordinary Time UM Special Sundays etc. See book of worship pp. 422 When the Eternal Enters Our Chronos
Full, Active & Conscious Enacting the Drama of Our Salvation
Prayer - Vertical Habits
Designing Worship for Your Appointment