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servant church

American  

noun

Ecclesiastical.
  1. the attitude or practices of a church whose avowed purpose is to serve the world.


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Beyond that, there is no widespread agreement about how the servant church is to rearrange its cargo of dogma for the hard sailing ahead.

From Time Magazine Archive

Its source: the idea of the servant church.

From Time Magazine Archive

For Lutherans, the very notion of a servant church raises a fundamental doctrinal question: What is the place of salvation by faith in a Christianity devoted to good works?

From Time Magazine Archive

In nearly all thinking about the future of the servant church, says Chicago's Don Benedict, "the structural problem is basic."

From Time Magazine Archive

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