Hi, I'm Miss Minton, and welcome to this lesson on the relationship between the Anglican and Methodist Church.

By the end of this lesson, you'll be able to describe the relationship between the Anglican and Methodist Church, and explain how Methodism is a distinct denomination today.

Now, some of this learning today might be new to you, but please don't worry because I'll be guiding you through each step of your learning, and I'm confident that by the end of this lesson, you will meet this outcome.

So let's make a start by looking at the key words that we'll be using throughout this lesson.

Lesson we have Anglican, gospel, Methodist and Methodism, preach, and salvation.

So the word Anglican refers to a branch of Christianity that developed from the Church of England.

The word gospel means good news, and it refers to the teachings and revelation of Jesus.

The words Methodist and Methodism refer to a Christian denomination that derives from the teachings and practises of John Wesley.

The word preach means to publicly teach the gospel message, so publicly teach the message of Jesus, and the word salvation means to be saved from sin, and its consequences, which leads to eternal life with God.

Now our lesson today will have three parts.

We'll start by looking at the Anglican Church.

We'll then look at John Wesley and the Methodist movement, and then we'll finally look at Methodism as a distinct denomination today.

So let's get started by looking at the Anglican Church.

Now, the Anglican Church is a branch of Christianity that originates from, and includes the Church of England.

The Church of England is the official religion of the country of England.

However, this hasn't always been the case.

And before the Protestant Reformation began in England, the Catholic Church was the dominant form of Christianity, and the country was under the authority and the control of the Pope, who is the head of the Catholic church.

Now, Protestantism began in England when King Henry VIII protested against the Pope's decision to deny him ending his marriage with his first wife.

And as a response to the Pope's denial, King Henry VIII broke away from the authority of the Catholic Church, and he made himself the head of the church in England, which later became known as the Church of England.

Now, the term Anglican Christianity refers to a wider group of churches that all grew from the Church of England, and this is reflected in the word Anglican, which means related to or coming from England.

So Anglican Christianity refers to this group of churches that originate and come from England.

Now, although Anglican Christianity originates from the Church of England, there are actually Anglican churches found all over the world.

And the group of churches that make up Anglican Christianity are called the Anglican Communion.

And there are Anglican churches in more than 165 countries around the world.

And this includes the Church of England and the Church of Wales.

So let's check your understanding so far.

True or false? Anglican churches are only found in England.

Fantastic, that statement is false.

But why is that statement false? Well, it's because although the name Anglican means relating to, or coming from England, there are actually Anglican churches all over the world.

So well done for identifying that that statement is false, and for identifying the reason why.

Now, because Anglican Christianity comes from the Church of England, leadership within Anglican Christianity is linked with the leadership within the Church of England.

Now, England is split into two areas that are governed by senior bishops, and these senior bishops are known as archbishops.

Now areas to the north of England, which are identified on this map as the pink areas are governed by the Archbishop of York.

And areas towards the south of England, which are identified here in yellow, are areas that are governed by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Now, if we look at this map, we can see that the yellow area is larger than the pink area.

And because the Archbishop of Canterbury oversees this larger area, they are considered to be the more senior of the two bishops.

Now because the Archbishop of Canterbury is seen to be the more senior of the two archbishops in England, they are also the spiritual leader of the Worldwide Anglican Church.

And these two images show the most recent archbishops, which are Rowan Williams and Justin Welby.

So let's check your understanding.

Which statement best describes leadership within the Anglican Church? Is it A, the Pope is the spiritual leader of the Anglican church? B, the Archbishop of York is the spiritual leader of the Anglican Church, or C, the Archbishop of Canterbury is the spiritual leader of the Anglican Church.

Fantastic, the statement that best describes leadership within the Anglican Church is C; the Archbishop of Canterbury is the spiritual leader for the Anglican Church.

Well done.

Now, most Anglican Christians share the following beliefs: That the Bible is the central source of authority, and it contains God's revelation, so it provides us with information and knowledge of the things that God wants humans to know.

That the good news of Jesus should be proclaimed, so the good news of Jesus should be shared.

That baptism welcomes a person into the Christian faith, and that the Eucharist is central to Christian worship.

So receiving the body and blood of Christ is central to worship.

So let's check your understanding of Anglican Christian beliefs.

What do most Anglican Christians believe? Is it A, that the Bible is not a source of authority? B, that baptism only welcomes adults into Christianity? C, that the good news of Jesus should be shared, or D, that the Eucharist is central to Christian worship? You can select two correct answers.

Fantastic, the two correct answers are C and D.

So the good news of Jesus should be shared and the Eucharist is central to Christian worship.

Well done.

It's now time for you to have a go at a task.

I would like you to answer the following questions about Anglican Christianity using full sentences.

Number one, where does the Anglican church originate from? Number two, how many countries in the world have Anglican church communities? Number three, who is the spiritual leader of the Anglican church? And number four, what are two beliefs that most Anglicans have? So pause the video and have a go.

Well done for your work during that task.

So you were asked to answer the questions about the Anglican Church using full sentences.

And your response should look something like this.

Number one, the Anglican Church originates from the Church of England.

Number two, 165 countries across the world have Anglican church communities.

Number three, the Archbishop of Canterbury is the spiritual leader of the Anglican Church.

And number four, most Anglicans believe that the Bible is the central source of authority, and that the Eucharist is central to Christian worship.

So well done for your work during that task.

Let's now move on to the second part of our lesson, which is to look at John Wesley and the Methodist movement.

So the Methodist Church is a branch of Protestant Christianity that emerged as a distinct Christian denomination following a separation with the Anglican church in England, also known as the Church of England.

John Wesley is considered to be the founder of the Methodist Church in England.

And John Wesley was a Church of England priest who lived between the years of 1703 and 1791.

Now, Wesley was part of a religious study group, who became known as the Methodists, because of their methodical approach to their beliefs, and way of life.

As well as studying, the group also carried out work within the community like donating food, providing medical supplies, and visiting people who were in prison.

Now, later on in Wesley's life, he had a religious experience.

And this religious experience convinced him that salvation came through the faith in Jesus Christ.

Following this experience, he began to preach and share the message that salvation was available to everyone.

Now Wesley's preaching grew when a fellow member of his study group, George Whitefield asked Wesley to begin open air preaching, which is preaching outdoors, for anyone who's in the vicinity to hear.

Now, over the course of 50 years, it's estimated that Wesley travelled around 250,000 miles preaching.

Wesley also ordained other people to preach, and he sent them on missions to other countries to spread the gospel.

So let's check your understanding of John Wesley.

True or false? John Wesley was a church of England priest? Fantastic, that statement is true.

John Wesley was a Church of England priest.

Time for another check.

What did Wesley do after his religious experience? A, return to his parish church, B, began preaching and sharing his beliefs with others, or C, joined a study group.

Fantastic, the correct answer is B.

After his religious experience, John Wesley began preaching and sharing his beliefs with other people.

Well done.

Now Wesley referred to himself as a member of the Church of England.

However, the Church of England rejected Wesley's personal methods of preaching.

And they also didn't agree that he allowed other people who weren't ordained by the Church of England to go out and preach.

The rejection from the Church of England led to a movement that's known as the Methodist movement.

And this movement broke away from the Church of England, and resulted in Methodism becoming a distinct branch of Christianity.

Now, although Methodism became a distinct branch of Christianity, there were also separations within the Methodist movement itself.

And today there are actually many Methodist churches, not just one.

So let's check your understanding, true or false.

Wesley initiated the Methodist movement as an intentional way of breaking away from the Church of England into one Methodist church.

Fantastic, that statement is false.

But why is that statement false? Well, it's because Wesley actually thought of himself as a member of the Church of England.

But it was the Church of England who rejected his methods.

So that means the statement where it says that the Methodist movement was intentional, is actually false.

But also Methodism separated into multiple churches, and today there are many Methodist churches, not just one.

So that also means that the part of this statement that says that the Methodist movement broke into one Methodist church is also false.

So overall, this statement is false, well done.

It's now time for you to have a go at task.

I would like you to put the event that led to the emergence of Methodism as a distinct denomination in order.

And I'd like you to start with the earliest event.

So the events are; A, John Wesley was a Church of England priest.

B, John Wesley had a religious experience leading him to believe that salvation came through faith.

C, the Church of England rejected Wesley's Methods.

D, Wesley joined a study group who became known as the Methodists.

And E, Methodism emerged as a distinct denomination.

So pause the video and have a go at putting these events in order, starting with the earliest.

Well done for your hard work during that task.

So you asked to put the event that led to the emergence of Methodism in order, starting with the earliest event.

And your response should look like this.

Like the first event is A, John Wesley was a Church of England priest.

The second event is D, John Wesley joined a study group who became known as the Methodist.

The third event is B, Wesley had a religious experience which led him to believe that salvation came through faith.

The fourth event is C, the Church of England rejected Wesley's methods.

And the final event is E, Methodism emerged as a distinct denomination.

So well done again for your work during that task.

Now moving on to the final part of our lesson, which is to look at Methodism as a distinct denomination today.

Now, although the Methodist movement broke away from the Church of England, many Methodists today do share Anglican beliefs about God, the Trinity, and the Bible as the primary source of authority.

However, Methodism is distinct from the Anglican church.

And that's because Methodism reflects the teachings of John Wesley, its founder.

Many Methodists agree with Wesley's belief that salvation is available for anyone who believes in God.

And this belief is also represented in the Bible.

For example, in the Book of John, which says, "For God so loved the world that He gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." Now, I'd like you to pause the video and either talk to a partner, talk to me, or have a think to yourself, What does the word perish mean? Off you go.

So the word perish means when something is destroyed, or dies.

I'd now like you to pause the video again and talk to a partner, talk to me, or have a think to yourself about what this passage suggests about salvation.

Now we know what the word perish means.

Off you go.

So this passage suggests that anyone who believes in the Son, who is Jesus, will be saved and have eternal life.

So in other words, anyone who has faith in Jesus will achieve salvation.

Now, Tia is a Methodist, and she's explaining the impact that her beliefs about salvation have for her.

She says that as a Methodist, my beliefs about salvation mean that spreading the gospel is important to me.

Other people can then choose whether they accept or reject this message.

Now, I'd like you to consider how Tia's beliefs as a Methodist are reflective of John Wesley's approach.

So pause the video and either have a think to yourself, talk to a partner, or talk to me.

Off you go.

So Tia's beliefs as a Methodist reflect John Wesley's practise of open air preaching.

And that's because John Wesley used open air preaching as a way of allowing the gospel message to be heard by as many people as possible.

And Tia has told us that it's important to her that she shares the message of the gospel with other people.

So let's check your understanding.

Fill in the blanks.

For many Methodists, their beliefs that blank is available to all who believe in Christ come from John Wesley and is supported by the blank? Fantastic, the missing words were salvation and Bible.

So for many Methodists, their belief that salvation is available to all who believe in Christ comes from John Wesley, and is supported by the Bible.

Well done.

Now, another teaching from John Wesley is that a person can reach a state where the love of God reigns in their heart.

So where the love of God fulfils and rules within their heart.

And this is known as Christian perfection.

Now, he also taught that it's important to grow in Christian perfection with other Christians, and not just as an individual.

This idea of growing into Christian perfection with other Christians is known as social holiness.

Now I'd like you to pause the video, and either talk to a partner, talk to me, or have a think to yourself, how might someone practise social holiness today? Off you go.

Now, you may have considered some of these examples as a way that someone can practise social holiness.

So worshipping together rather than just alone, working for social justice, studying the Bible with other people, or spreading the gospel message.

So spreading the message of salvation to other people.

So let's check your understanding.

True or false? Many Methodists see social holiness as important, and they often promote social holiness by worshipping alone.

Fantastic, that statement is false.

But why is that a statement false? Well, although it's true that many Methodists do see social holiness as important, it's not accurate to say that worshipping alone would be an example of this.

Instead, an example of social holiness would actually be worshipping together.

Many Methodists today use four approaches to learn about their faith, and this is known as the Methodist quadrilateral.

Now, before we look at what the Methodist quadrilateral involves, I'd like you to pause the video, and either talk to a partner, talk to me, or have a think to yourself about what is a quadrilateral.

Off you go.

So a quadrilateral is a shape with four sides.

So let's take a look at the four approaches that many Methodists use to learn about their faith.

The first is scripture.

Now, scripture refers to discovering God's word by reading the Bible.

Now, beliefs about the Bible's authority may differ for individual Methodists, but many Methodists agree that by reading the Bible, they can discover the word of God.

The second approach is tradition.

So tradition refers to the teachings and practises of Christians throughout history.

Tradition might include creeds, artwork, songs, or press.

The third approach is reason.

Now reason refers to using critical thinking to make sense of the surrounding world.

And many Methodists believe that they are called to love God with both their hearts and their minds.

And using reason can help with this.

And finally, the fourth approach is experience.

So experience is about drawing upon personal experiences that have happened throughout a person's life.

And experiences that have helped a person grow and mature, particularly that person's experiences with God.

Now, many Methodists believe that they can reflect on their own experiences in order to gain wisdom.

So let's check your understanding on the Methodist quadrilateral.

Which approach is missing from the quadrilateral? Fantastic, the approach that's missing is reason.

Well done.

It's now time for you to have a go at task.

So Sam is trying to explain how Methodism is a distinct denomination.

And Sam says, Methodism is a distinct denomination because many beliefs and practises of Methodists today reflect the teachings of John Wesley.

For example, many Methodists believe that salvation is not available to everyone, that unsocial holiness is important, and use the Methodist triad to learn about their faith.

Now, parts of Sam's explanation are incorrect.

I would like you to rewrite Sam's explanation so that it becomes correct.

So pause the video and have a go.

Well done for your work during that task.

So you were asked to rewrite Sam's explanation so that it becomes correct.

And your answer should look something like this.

Methodism is a distinct denomination, because many beliefs and practises of Methodists today reflect the teachings of John Wesley.

For example, Methodists believe that salvation is available to everyone, and that social holiness is important, and they use the Methodist quadrilateral to learn about their faith.

So again, a big well done for your work during that task.

We've now reached the end of our lesson on the relationship between the Anglican and Methodist Church.

So let's take a look at some of the key things that we've learned in this lesson.

So we've learned that the Anglican Church is a Protestant Christian denomination that originated from the Church of England.

And that the Methodist Church emerged as a result of a breakaway from the Anglican church, specifically the Church of England.

We've also looked at John Wesley as the founder of the Methodist Church, and how Wesley used methods of open air preaching to share his belief that salvation comes through the belief in Christ.

We've also looked at how the Church of England rejected John Wesley's methods, which led to the emergence of Methodism.

And how today many Methodists base their beliefs and practises on the teachings of John Wesley.

So a huge well done for all of your work during this lesson.

It's been wonderful learning with you today.