DIFFERENT WAYS TO BE A CHRISTIAN

CORPORATE

• Born into the church
• 'Once born', God always there.
• No conversion experience
• Slow awakening to God
• Corporate prayer and worship

EVANGELICALS

• John & Charles Wesley
• Stressed personal ​experience of God.
• Individual Conversion experience
• 'Born again'

DISCUSSION

• Which of the two forms of being a Christian appeal to you?
• Is a ‘conversion experience’ needed to be a Christian?
• “You don’t have to go to church to be a Christian”, yes or no?
• ​Why do you think Christians belong to church communities?

A LOOK AT THE WORLD

• What individuals stand out for having served God humbly?
• What have they achieved/do they achieve?
• What can you learn from them?
• (Think of christian people in the public view:
• Fred Hollows, Mother Teresa, Twiggy Forrest mining etc.)