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A community is a set of people with some shared element — in particular a group of people who live in the same area is a

community.

Associated words• School• Neighbourhood• Religious• Family• Class

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community

• Associated words• Working together• Sharing• helping

cooperation

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the process of working together towards the same end, or, assistance or willingness to assist

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• Associated words• Equal parts• Divide equally• Join with another

sharing

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divide or apportion equally, to use or benefit from something jointly with others

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• Associated wordstalk• Exchange information• Share knowledge• To transmit

communication

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the act, by one or more persons, of sending and receiving messages, these messages occur within a context have some effect, and provide some opportunity for feedback

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a patterned sequence of feelings, words and actions, or a set of behaviours associated with a position

• Associated words• Job• Play a part• function

role

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• Associated words• Cease function• Become ineffective• Crush• destroy

Community breakdown

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a collapse or disintegration of a community. The members of that community lose the sense of identity and belonging that defines being a member of a community

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• Associated words• Promise• Obligation• pledge

commitment

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a promise or engaging (of oneself) to a particular cause, action, or attitude; it implies an obligation, promise, etc. that defines one’s actions and may restrict one’s choices

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• Associated words• An act of help• Assistance• Provide for

service

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Work done for others which may be the person’s response to a commitment undertaken by them.

Active devotion to God, as through good works or prayer

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• Associated words • Perceive • Great perception• Mental image

vision

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the ability to perceive what may happen and plan accordingly.

Vision is a very important element of leadership

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a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal.

• Associated words• Inspiring others• Rule• Show the way

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leadership

• Associated words• Bring into being• establisher

founder

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someone who founds or is instrumental in setting up an institution/group. This person usually has a charismatic style of leadership that attracts followers

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• Associated words• Encourage• To fill with confidence• Leading light

Inspiring vision

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to fill someone with a feeling of confidence/encouragement that stimulates them into action. The vision of life or of God that inspires a person or group.

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• Associated words• Disclose secret• Visionary diclosure

revelation

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The disclosure or communication of truths which would not otherwise be known

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• Associated words• Divine words• Religious book

Sacred text

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the text or texts that a community of faith believe to be divinely inspired and that acts as a guiding force for the community

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• Associated words• Good news• Truth• Word• doctrine

gospel

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good news; the life and teachings of Jesus in written form.

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• Associated words• Trust in god• Confidence in God

Faith/belief

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Faith is a decision to put your trust in God or gods or in a way of salvation proposed by a religion.

Belief is generally understood to refer to the content of a person's faith - what they understand about something,

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• Associated words• Unique characteristics• Individual

identity

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the individual characteristics by which a person or group can be identified.

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• Associated words• Belief in god• Worship• different

religions

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a belief in or the worship of a god/gods.

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• Associated words• Building• Community• Organisation• religion

church

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any of the many branches of Christians with their own doctrines, style of organisation and worship; the whole Christian establishment.

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• Associated words• Religious groups• Organisations• faith

denomination

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a religious group within a major religion which has its own particular beliefs, organization and practices.

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• Associated words• Dedication to God• Undertaking• nuns

Religious commitment

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dedicating oneself to a cause from a sense of conviction; to promise or engage oneself for some undertaking that has a religious purpose

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• Associated words• A calling• Service to God• religious

vocation

Definition -"to call." 

a call to a particular way of life or to a particular service of God’s people. 

a feeling of being specially suited for a particular type of work

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• Associated words• Telling• Spreading good news

preaching

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to advise or advocate something, to speak fervently about a religious topic.

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• Associated words• Nuns• Priests• Sharing faith with others

missionary

Definition - “sending”.

sense of obligation in all religions to share their faith and practice with others

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• Associated words• Bring together• Respect• Understanding

ecumenism

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The bringing together of different branches of the Christian church in an attempt to promote mutual respect and understanding and work towards its unity on fundamental issues of belief and worship.

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• Associated words• Talking• Exchanging ideas• Resolving conflict• agreement

Interfaith dialogue

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the dialogue or exchange of ideas and opinions, especially between Christian and non-Christian religions with a view to resolving conflict or achieving agreement

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• Associated words• Negative actions• Narrow minded• Intolerant• N Ireland

sectarianism

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attitudes, actions, and beliefs involving religion,  and typically involves a negative mixing of religion and politics and is expressed in destructive actions

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• Associated words• Clash of faith• Different• Intolerance• Israel

Religious conflict

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a clash between different religious aims, interests, ideas or principles

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• Associated words• Being fair towards• Accepting others

tolerance

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the ability to be fair towards and accepting of other people’s religious or political beliefs or opinions, and accept their right to follow their beliefs freely.

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• Associated words• Power• Control• Expert knowledge

authority

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the power or right to lead, control or judge others or to have the final say in something.

An accepted source of expert information or advice

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• Associated words• To do for others• undertake

service

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Work carried out for or on behalf of others that may be the person’s response to a commitment undertaken by them.

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• Associated words• Serve and preach• Lead

ministry

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to serve or attend to someone;

a particular kind of church action which includes service as well as preaching and is modelled on the image of Jesus washing the feet of the disciples.

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Community of faith

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hierarchy

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