Session Description
In the past 40 years, many Protestant communions have recovered a robust, historically-oriented prayer of thanksgiving at celebrations of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. Nearly every official denominational liturgical publication has featured strong examples of this practice. Yet thousands of local congregations do not practice this for a variety of reasons, including concern over the length of the service, and—quite likely—not really understanding the spiritually formative power of this practice for the daily life and faith of Christian believers. This session will feature a robust testimony about the value of this ancient practice, deeply rooted in the Psalms, and present flexible and creative ideas for local communities in a variety of contexts to embrace this practice.
Conference Title
2017 Calvin Symposium on Worship
Event Date
1-27-2017
Event Type
Lecture/Plenary
Type (recording/text)
Text
Subject Area
Homiletics
Topic
Sacraments
Keywords:
Sacraments, Testimony, Local Communities
Recommended Citation
Witvliet, John D., "The Great Prayer of Thanksgiving at Baptism and the Lord's Supper" (2017). Symposium on Worship Archive. 3.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/uni-cicw-symposium/2017/allitems/3
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The Great Prayer of Thanksgiving at Baptism and the Lord's Supper
In the past 40 years, many Protestant communions have recovered a robust, historically-oriented prayer of thanksgiving at celebrations of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. Nearly every official denominational liturgical publication has featured strong examples of this practice. Yet thousands of local congregations do not practice this for a variety of reasons, including concern over the length of the service, and—quite likely—not really understanding the spiritually formative power of this practice for the daily life and faith of Christian believers. This session will feature a robust testimony about the value of this ancient practice, deeply rooted in the Psalms, and present flexible and creative ideas for local communities in a variety of contexts to embrace this practice.