Council of 1560

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:City_Council
gptkbp:established Ecclesiastical ordinances
gptkbp:followed_by Synod of 1561
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Council of 1560
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:French_Protestantism
gptkb:church
gptkb:Scottish_Reformation
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Protestant_Reformation
gptkbp:is_attended_by gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:location gptkb:Geneva
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:John_Calvin
gptkb:William_Farel
gptkbp:notable_winners Encouraged the establishment of schools
Encouraged missionary work
Promoted the importance of community worship
Promoted the idea of a national church
Promoted the importance of preaching
Encouraged the establishment of charitable organizations
Affirmed the authority of Scripture
Affirmed the importance of family in church life
Affirmed the importance of moral living
Affirmed the importance of prayer
Affirmed the priesthood of all believers
Condemned heresies
Condemned practices contrary to Reformed beliefs
Condemned the sale of indulgences
Defined the role of elders
Encouraged the formation of synods
Encouraged the use of confessions of faith
Encouraged the use of liturgical practices.
Encouraged the use of vernacular in worship
Established a catechism
Established a system for church accountability
Established a system of church discipline
Established a system of church governance
Established a system of church government
Established a system of pastoral care
Established guidelines for church membership
Promoted congregational singing
Promoted education in theology
Promoted the idea of Christian fellowship
Promoted the idea of church unity
Promoted the idea of social justice in the church
Promoted the translation of the Bible
Regulated church discipline
Revised liturgy
Encouraged the development of theological education
Established a system for conflict resolution in the church
gptkbp:outcome gptkb:church
Creation of the Geneva Bible
Establishment of Reformed Church
gptkbp:preceded_by Council of 1541
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:church
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Second_Helvetic_Confession
gptkb:Geneva_School_of_Theology
Calvinist theology
gptkbp:significance Strengthened Calvinism
gptkbp:subject Sacraments
Church governance
Doctrine of predestination
gptkbp:year 1560
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Diocese_of_Braga
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6