Self-conception is unclear and doctrinal position unstressed. Accepts standards and values of the prevailing culture. Has a trained professional clergy. Lay participation is restricted to certain laity and certain activities. Services are formalized and spontaneity is absent.
Additional activities are largely non-religious.
There is a low intensity of individual commitment. Back to the index. Participation is open to those interested in the sociology of religion as applied to the Church of the Nazarene. All rights reserved.