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S EMINAR Families of Churches Movements, Associations, and Denominations Dr. Hank Voss

Christians have expressed their faith in Jesus Christ in various ways through particular movements and traditions which embrace and express the Apostolic Tradition and the Great Tradition in unique ways.

~ Rev. Dr. Don Davis. Sacred Roots: A Primer on the Great Tradition . p. 46.

I. The Nicene Marks of the Church

A. The Church is located in the article on the Holy Spirit.

B. The four marks: One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic

II. Understanding the Church in Relation to Three Levels of Tradition 1

A. The Authoritative (“Apostolic”) Tradition

B. The Great Tradition

C. Specific church traditions: the founders of movements, denominations and orders

1. The history of denominations in the United States

2. Views of denominations

3. The recent rise of associations and networks

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1 Don Davis, Sacred Roots: A Primer on Retrieving the Great Tradition. Wichita, KS: The Urban Ministry Institute, 2010. pp. 41−47.