Sacraments

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

Remembering Baptism: Living Wet

More congregations are seeing baptism as a sacrament that begins a lifelong pilgrimage. This shift leads them to pay more attention to baptismal living in worship and daily life. A feature story exploring the practices of the sacrament of baptism.

September 30, 2009 | 14 min read