About Praxis
The aims of Praxis
Praxis has developed with three key aims:
- to enrich the practice and understanding of worship
in the Church of England - to serve congregations and clergy in their exploration
of the call to worship - to provide a forum in which different worshipping traditions
of the Church can meet and interact.
Meeting across the traditions
Praxis was formed in 1990, and encouraged by the Liturgical Commission of the Church of England, the Alcuin Club, and the Group for the Renewal of Worship. These three groups maintain active connections with Praxis, and nominate members to its Council, helping to ensure Praxis is able to work across the spectrum of traditions in the Church of England.
Why the name "Praxis"?
The name Praxis comes from the Greek word for action, and has been chosen to emphasize our practical concerns; and to convey the conviction that a primary expression of Christian faith is the Church’s activity of worship.
Organisation
Praxis is administered by a Council which consists of people nominated by the three founding bodies, and represnetatives chosen by the different reginal groupings. This Council meets three times a year to plan events, and develop the work of Praxis.
The Council appoints an executive committee to carry out its business and manage its agenda between meetings.
The Chair of Praxis is appointed by the Church of England's Liturgical Commission, and the Chair of the Liturgical Commission serves as the honorary president.
