Anglican practices and rituals are primarily found in the Book of Common Prayer, the prayer book of Anglicanism, which helps define Anglican beliefs and worship practices on every level. The book is almost as important as the Bible itself to Anglicans. The Book of Common Prayer, which defines the “common”
The Baptist denomination is the largest free church denomination in the world with 43 million members. It is one of the largest Protestant Free Church denominations. More than 75 percent of all Baptists – about 33 million – live in America. There are about 216,000 Baptists in Great Britain, 850,000
The Catholic Church, known as the Roman Catholic Church, has well over one billion members, about one-sixth of the world’s population. It’s the world’s largest Christian denomination. It’s also the largest organized body of any world religion. Catholics are led by the Pope, also known as the Bishop of Rome,
Lutheranism is not a single entity. It is organized in autonomous regional or national churches. Globally, there are some 150 such Lutheran church bodies. Lutheranism is one of the largest Protestant denominations. It is also the oldest Protestant denomination. Lutheranism retains much of the tradition of the ancient and medieval
There are Methodist Churches in nearly every country in the world and global membership numbers about 70 million in 138 countries. The World Methodist Council (WMC), an association of churches in the Methodist tradition, comprises more than 40.5 million Methodists. There are at least 19 Wesleyan Methodist denominations in the
An Encounter With Grace What was I doing in Rome? When I landed in the Eternal City on a warm Sunday in May of 2025, I was apprehensive and second guessing myself. I had come for the Exorcism and Deliverance class sponsored by the Ateneo Pontificio Regina Apostolorum (APRA). While
The twentieth-century debates over the natural desire for the supernatural largely begin with the common conviction that the human person, in some sense, desires God. Yet under contemporary conditions, the Augustinian “restless” heart has slowed, not because it has found its true contentment, but out of indifference, and modern culture
The Last Twelve Feet By Steve Wilson One evening, as I was walking in our neighborhood, I saw friends from Sudan cooking dinner in their garage. When I greeted them, they offered me a plate of food. I had already eaten and wasn’t hungry, but knowing how important it is
The Future of Church Revitalization: What the New Wave of Pastors Will Look Like hurch revitalization is not new. In one sense, it is as old as the church itself. The New Testament is filled with corporate calls to repentance, renewal, and reform. If ever a church needed revitalization, it
I once wrote an essay about my experience of clerical sexual assault. I later wondered if I ever might write a follow-up, but eventually assumed that I would not. Eight years later, I am sitting to write an article about a gem from my favorite poet, but it turns out
“Such a stark contrast!” I thought as I exited a plane and saw nearly everyone in the airport terminal on their phones and then saw this darling older couple on an escalator. The couple, grayed and wrinkled, were so cute and connected and caring about each other and not on their
The Last Twelve Feet By Steve Wilson One evening, as I was walking in our neighborhood, I saw friends from Sudan cooking dinner in their garage. When I greeted them, they offered me a plate of food. I had already eaten and wasn’t hungry, but knowing how important it is