num_pages: 170
description: Multi-voiced Church argues strongly and persuasively for churches in which everyone is important for the well-being and growth of the community. The New Testament indicates that the early churches were multi-voiced participative and expectant that the Holy Spirit would speak through all members of the community. First-generation renewal movements have typically been multi-voiced recovering this New Testament characteristic. But institutionalization (often accompanied by clericalization) has persistently reduced such diversity of participation and resulted in many aspects of church life becoming mono-voiced or restricted to only a few voices.
language: English
title: Multi-voiced Church
publisher: Authentic