The Wesleyan Church

Source: The Complete Library of Christian Worship, Robert E. Webber, General Editor

Wesleyans have in the past typically emphasized the pulpit over the sacraments. Although Wesleyan theology identifies these sacraments as a means of grace and accept many different forms or modes of these sacraments as legitimate, many members have tended to view them more as an opportunity for personal testimony. However, recent worship renewal has drawn the church to more of a balance between the preaching of the Word and the administering of the sacraments.

At their ordination, ministers...

 

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