Ecumenical definition

Ecumenical means a person who is a communicant member of a church which is a member of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland or who is a member of a church which subscribes to the doctrine of the Holy Trinity but is not a member of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland.
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Ecumenical means Christians searching for unity in response to Jesus’ prayer that we be one. As more Christians are asking what Christian Science is and why we thing we’re Christian we are finding an increasing need to be better informed about other Christians and our relationship with them.
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Ecumenical means relating to a number of different Christian Churches and the Ecumenical Movement is an attempt to bring closer together the different Christian
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Examples of Ecumenical in a sentence

  • The Ecumenical Shared Ministry may use the worship and educational resources of the primary participating denominations, or other resources acceptable to the judicatory bodies.

  • Thomas, The English Presbyterians from Elizabethan Puritanism to Modern Unitarianism (London, 1968), pp.46-72 Thompson, ‘Great David Thompson, ‘The Great Ejection of 1662: memories, Ejection’ interpretations and justifications within protestant dissent, 1662- 2012’, a paper given at the ‘“1662”: Historical and Ecumenical Perspectives’ conference at the University of Exeter, August 29, 2012.

  • These assets shall be maintained by the Board and Trustees of the Neepawa United Church and used for the benefit of the Ecumenical Shared Ministry.

  • The Ecumenical Shared Ministry welcomes all Christians, regardless of denominational affiliation or background, into their fellowship.

  • Terms and conditions in respect of the rights of participation issued by OIKOCREDIT, Ecumenical Development Cooperative Society U.A.

  • The Ecumenical Shared Ministry agrees to support faithfully, with prayer, personal service and offerings, the work of the Church through the primary participating denominations, and recognizes that it is subject to the constitutions, bylaws and enactments of the primary judicatories.

  • While the NUASM Board does not require a denominational balance between the two parties in the Ecumenical Shared Ministry, the Nominating Committee will always strive to ensure both Anglican and United Church members are included.

  • The Ecumenical Shared Ministry shall hold an Annual General Meeting of the community of faith.

  • The Ecumenical Shared Ministry will be administered by the NUASM Board.

  • The Ecumenical Shared Ministry primarily orders its life as a community of faith through worship, mission and outreach, and education.


More Definitions of Ecumenical

Ecumenical means tolerance and understanding of other Christian Denominations and the desire to work together with such bodies without having to accept their dogma or position on all Christian theology.
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Ecumenical. I love that term. In short it means “a world-wide and unified Christian unity”. Reformed, Anglican, Methodist?
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