A unifying Christian vision of the church may seem to be a pipe dream, but in reality it need not be that. In spite of continuing debates between theologians and church officers, the laity (ordinary church members) are already forging ahead with visible, if not institutional, unity of the church. While bishops and theologians, denominational executives and seminary professors anxiously discuss how to achieve “visible and institutional unity of the churches,” ordinary lay Christians in movements such as the charismatic movement, lay renewal weekends, men’s and women’s Christian movements, base
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