Choosing a Church!选择一所教堂！

General Information 一般资料

Well, this is an impossible task!那么，这是一个不可能完成的任务！ (That's our disclaimer!) The incredible multitude of Christian Churches is amazing. （这就是我们的免责！ ）难以置信千头万绪基督教教会得惊人。 In the United States, there are about 330,000 Churches.在美国，大约有33万座教堂。

A very few, specifically Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches, are like McDonald's hamburgers; you will find the exact same environment in ANY of their Churches, with the exact same procedures, lessons and beliefs.极少数，特别是罗马天主教会与东正教会，就像麦当劳的汉堡包;你会找到完全相同的环境，他们的任何教会，确切同样的程序，取得的经验和信仰。 To a substantial degree, that uniformity is true of a few Protestant Denominations, specifically Lutheran, Episcopalian, and Methodist.到相当程度，即均匀性，是真正的数新教教派，特别是路德教会，圣公会，循道卫理。 Beyond those, even many Denominations include a lot of diversity within their OWN various Churches.除了这些，甚至许多面额包括很多物种内，他们自己的各种教堂。 When you start to consider the hundreds of "independent" Churches, some of which are considered "cults" by main-line Christianity, the choice becomes extremely complicated.当你开始考虑数以百计的"独立"的教堂，其中一些被认为是"邪教" ，由主线，基督教的选择变得非常复杂。 Then, there are others yet, which describe themselves as "non-Denominational" (including ours!).那么，还有其他的，但自称为"非宗教" （包括我们的！ ） 。 Generally, non-Denominational Churches try to focus on the basics of Christian belief, and they tend to have less of the "dogma" that seems to burden down some Churches.一般来说，非教派教堂把注意力放在基础知识的基督教信仰，而他们往往有较少的"教条" ，这似乎负担一些教堂。 Dogma is good in one way, of defining and publicizing and Teaching very general behaviors and reactions and thoughts which are considered Christian, so there is often a clear dividing line between "good and bad", or at least, "acceptable and unacceptable."教条是好的方法之一，在界定和宣传和教学很普遍的行为，反应和思考被认为是基督教的，所以往往是一个明显的分界线之间的"好和坏" ，或至少"可接受的和不可接受的" 。 When there is less dogma, there is often less "invasiveness" into the lives of the Congregation members, but there is sometimes a less clear and obvious distinction regarding what is considered right and wrong.当有那么教条，经常存在着不足"侵袭"到了生命的会众成员，但有时是那么清楚而明显的区别，就认为是正确和错误的。 That's why there are and will probably forever be both Denominational and non-Denominational Churches.这也就是为什么有可能会永远都教会和非教派教堂。

Many people really want a very structured environment, and Churches that have extensive dogma are great for them.很多人真的希望有一个很有条理的环境，并教会拥有广泛的教条都是伟大给他们。 Other people find that sort of structure to seem repetitive and uninteresting and unmotivating, and such people tend to like Churches that focus in central Christian Teachings and which have little dogma.其他人觉得那种结构显得重复和枯燥和unmotivating ，而这些人往往喜欢教堂，集中在中环的基督教教义，并没有什么教条。 Sadly, some people wind up in the wrong of these two categories, and separate from whatever that Church Teaches, they tend to get very little out of it toward advancing their Christianity.可悲的是，有些人结业，在错误的，这两个类别，并分别从什么表示，教会的教导，他们往往得到很少出它朝着推进基督教。 That is another aspect of that difference itself.这是另一个方面，这种差异本身。 Extremely dogma-centered Churches tend to have Services that are essentially always exactly the same, where their concept is not so much "advancing" the Faith of the Members but constantly reinforcing it.非常教条为本教会倾向于有服务，那是基本上总是不尽相同，而其概念，不是那么多， "与时俱进"的信念，该会的成员，但在不断强化。 The less dogmatic Churches tend to be what might be termed more "vibrant", or at least lively!少教条式的教堂往往是可能被称之为更加"充满活力" ，或者至少是生动！ Their Services tend to each be somewhat unique, where Ministers compose Sermons each week (in contrast to using "week 37" in their Church's pre-established Catechism).其服务趋向于互相有点独特的，那里的部长组成说教每星期（相比之下，以"周37 " ，在他们的教堂举行的预先确定的问答） 。

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The following charts attempt to group related "families" of Churches.下列图表企图集团相关的"家庭"的教堂。 The first Chart tries to give a general idea of common features of various Denominations, while the second Chart tries to suggest relationships among different Denominations.首图试图给一个大略的构想共同特征的各种面额的，而第二张图试图建议之间的关系不同的教派。 This might help you narrow down the ones you want to consider.这可以帮助你缩小你要考虑的问题。 For example, a whole section of the second Chart are in a branch in the chart called "Arminian".举例来说，一整节的第二张图是在一个支部建在连图所谓的" arminian " 。 If you go to the Arminian presentation in BELIEVE, and find that is not for you, then you will have eliminated a whole bunch of possibilities.如果你到了arminian介绍相信，而且觉得这是不是你，然后你将有淘汰，对整个一大堆的可能性。 If, instead, you DO have interest in Arminian theology, you have again narrowed it down.如果不是，你也有兴趣arminian神学的，你有再缩小了下来。

We hope to add "descriptions and commentary" to many of the entries in these charts.我们希望加上"的描述和解说" ，许多的作品中，这些图表。 However, given the approach of BELIEVE, of NOT introducing bias, we are having trouble seeing how we will do this.不过，由于临近相信，如果没有偏见，我们有麻烦出现，我们将如何做到这一点。 For example, a commentary on one of the Churches below includes "very legalistic. SEPARATISTS!"举例来说，评论，对其中的教堂下面包括"非常法律性。分离主义者" ！ in the text.在文本中。 We don't know whether those statements might be true or not about that Church, but they just sound rather biased to us!我们不知道是否这些声明可能是真还是假约教会，但他们只是声音，而不是偏颇给我们！

Major Christian Denominations主要的基督教教派

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nation民族 		Origins起源 Organiz- organiz -
ation ，用 		Authority管理局 Special Rites特别礼记 Practice实践 Ethics伦理 Doctrine学说 Other其他


(If the chart above did not display, you should be able to see it by clicking here. （如图表，上面没有表现，你应该能够看到它的点击这里。

These two charts are VERY general and minimal.这两个图表，是非常普通和微不足道。 There are literally tens of thousands of additional lines that could be included, for various unique Churches, like say, the Amana Colonies.有字面上数以万计的额外电话线可列入，为各种独特的教堂一样，也就是说， amana殖民地。 MANY of those Churches seem to be hybrids where some local group has seen some value in each of two or more existing Denominations.许多这些教堂似乎是杂种那里有的地方组出现了一些值在每两个或两个以上现存面额。 So, there might be an "Evangelical Lutheran Episcopal Congregational Methodist Pentecostal Church", and it would be tough to even GUESS what they believed!所以，有可能是一个"基督教香港信义主教堂循道五旬节派教会" ，那将是很难甚至猜测，他们相信！ You'd have to contact such a Church and request a Statement of Faith from them.你不得不接触，如教会，并要求一份声明中的信念，从他们。

Our hope with these charts is that, if you are looking for a new or different Church to attend, that you might be able to narrow it down to three or four.我们希望与这些图表是，如果你正在寻找新的或不同的教会人士前来参加，你也许能缩小它放下，以三个或四个。 Then, ACTUALLY ATTEND a Service (as a visitor) at each one before making a final decision.那么，实际上参加人员（以旅客身份） ，在每一个，然后才作出最后决定。 Even if the first one seems great, check the others out before making a final commitment.即使第一个似乎很大，检查别人了，然后才作出最后的承诺。 The Lord has been around 2,000 years waiting for you; He will certainly be Patient for another four weeks for you to determine where your Spiritual growth might best occur!主一直围绕2000年的等着你，他一定会再忍耐另外4个星期，你确定你的心灵成长可能发生的最佳！

Many of the lines in the chart below include two numbers in parentheses.许多线条，在下面的图表，包括2名括号中的数字。 The first is the year that the Church began.首先是今年的教会开始了。 The second is the publicized number of regular members (generally in the USA).二是公开的若干成员定期（一般在美国） 。

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