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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Example Sentences

Its source: the idea of the servant church.

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."

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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.

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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?

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