Sacraments

Symposium 2012 Photo Slideshow

A slideshow of images from the 2012 Calvin Symposium on Worship, held January 26-28, 2012. The annual Calvin Symposium on Worship is an annual, three-day ecumenical conference that brings together a wide audience of pastors, worship leaders and planners, artists, musicians, scholars, students, and other interested worshipers. This year, the symposium explored praying and worshiping through the Psalms.

February 13, 2012 | 1 min read
Talking with Children about the Sacraments

These two mothers of young children have a particular interest in helping children understand what it means to be baptized and to participate in the Lord’s Supper.

January 27, 2012 | 68 min listen
Dying and Rising with Christ: Sacraments, Church Unity, and Faith Formation

Baptism and the Lord's Supper are two indispensable practices of Christian worship. This seminar from Symposium 2012 focused on three key themes.

January 26, 2012 | 207 min video

Reformed-Roman Catholic dialogue: Baptism and the Lord's Supper

Reformed-Roman Catholic dialogue: Baptism and the Lord's Supper

October 25, 2011 | 1 min read
Coop's Column - Spirit at Work: The Transformer's Instruments

God’s Word teaches that the Spirit employs four principal means for shaping Christians: Scripture, the sacraments, a person’s life experiences, and time.

October 5, 2011 | 3 min read

Finding Your Focus

This article explores the question of "How can we help God’s people better retain knowledge of Christ—and translate that memory into lives of worship?"

December 10, 2010 | 1 min read
Many Tongues

A celebration of World Communion Sunday need not be odd or uncomfortable for people with a limited experience of languages and cultures other than their own .

December 1, 2010 | 1 min read

The Service of Baptism (Bible Study)

This Bible study lesson looks at baptism and how it becomes the sign of washing in Christ, the entrance into discipleship, and inclusion in the Christian church.

October 19, 2010 | 8 min read