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Baptism: A Sacrament for the Whole Congregation
Lyle Bierma
Calvin Symposium on Worship 2006

This session drew upon biblical passages and confessional and liturgical texts from the Reformed tradition to demonstrate how Christian baptism is a communal, not an individual, sacrament. It also included discussion of current liturgical practices that enhance or detract from this perspective on baptism.

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Handout
The handout for this session included the following materials:
• Service for Baptism from the Christian Reformed Church
• Form for Profession of Faith from the Christian Reformed Church
• Q&A 74 of the Heidelberg Catechism

Related Links
• Text of Matthew 28 (NRSV)
• Greek text of Matthew 28:19 (click on 'eis')

Presenter

Lyle Bierma is professor of systematic theology at Calvin Theological Seminary, and author, with Charles D. Gunnoe, Karin Maag, and Paul Fields, of An Introduction to the Heidelberg Catechism: Sources, History, and Theology (Baker Academic, 2005).