ISBN: 1780780354 9781780780351

Category: Religion / Christian Living / General

Page count: 168

<i>Multi-voiced Church</i> argues strongly and persuasively for churches in which everyone is important for the well-being and growth of the community. <p>The New Testament indicates that the early churches were multi-voiced, participative and expectant that the Holy Spirit would speak through all members of the community. First-generation renewal movements have typically been multi-voiced, recovering this New Testament characteristic. But institutionalization (often accompanied by clericalization) has persistently reduced such diversity of participation and resulted in many aspects of church life becoming mono-voiced or restricted to only a few voices.</p>