I have taken another of those dreadful, addictive internet quizes that attempts to box us humans into neatly explainable packages. However this one seemed to speak to me in a strong way today so I thought I would share.
Your model of the church is Sacrament. The church is the effective sign of the revelation that is the person of Jesus Christ. Christians are transformed by Christ and then become a beacon of Christ wherever they go. This model has a remarkable capacity for integrating other models of the church.
Well, now that actually does seem to be how I feel about the Church. We ARE to be the sign of the revelation of Jesus Christ, we ARE to be a beacon of Christ where we go. We ARE to be servants as He was, the Church is His kingdom, now present in the world.
Then they give you a ranking, my first three are:
Sacrament model - 95%
Servant Model - 84%
Mystical Communion Model - 78%
Yes, for me the Church is a Sacrament, the visible sign of the Grace of God in this world, we ARE to be His servants of the people He died for, and the Church is a sweet mystical Communion with all this world and the next. Interesting quiz, you can take it HERE if you like.
Thanks for the quiz info.
I scored the same as you did. Hhmm. Not surprising. But interesting.
Posted by: ben | July 26, 2005 at 03:40 PM
You scored as Herald Model.
Your model of the church is Herald. The organization of the church is much less important than the urgency of announcing the Good News of salvation to all the world. The Holy Spirit moves the individual to belief in Jesus Christ and to do the will of the Father by sharing this message with others. As with other models, the narrowness of this model could be supplemented by drawing on other models.
Herald Model: 89%
Mystical Communion Model: 78%
Sacrament model: 78%
Institutional Model: 56%
Servant Model: 56%
Posted by: James | July 26, 2005 at 12:07 AM
Mystical communion... go figure.
Posted by: freethnkr1965 | July 25, 2005 at 10:09 PM
Yes, I too scored as "Sacramental" which is rather funny considering my religious upbringing. :-)
Posted by: Bryan Sherwood | July 25, 2005 at 03:17 PM
interesting quiz. it seems that anything can be quantified now-a-days... even our perspective of the body of christ!
Posted by: Adam L. Feldman | July 25, 2005 at 03:00 PM
call me...Herald. Apparently, I want people to hear this Good News thing : )
Posted by: chris | July 25, 2005 at 10:57 AM
Ah, quizes. Too bad I can't make a living just taking them.
Posted by: J-Tron | July 25, 2005 at 09:34 AM
I am quiz addict. This one was quite interesting! I scored as Sacramental.
Sacrament model 72%
Servant Model 67%
Herald Model 61%
Mystical Communion Model 61%
Institutional Model 11%
Peace, Mike
Posted by: Dr. Mike Kear | July 25, 2005 at 07:48 AM
Thanks for pointing me in the direction of the quiz - I too have fallen into the trap of too many online quizzes! My results were nearly identical to yours, and I appreciate your thoughts on the subject.
Blessings & Peace,
Hugo
Posted by: Hugo | July 24, 2005 at 11:40 PM