Christ's Peace Is Disruptive
Christ’s Peace Is Disruptive Mark 10:2-16 Christian Community Presbyterian Church, Bowie, Maryland 3 October 2021 Our Presbyterian theological tradition lifts up the link between pulpit and table. Our formative documents talk about Word and Sacrament. One of our three ordained offices is minister of Word and Sacrament (often called pastor). Ministers of Word and Sacrament, serving as preachers and teachers of the Word, “shall preach and teach the faith of the church, so that the people are shaped by the pattern of the gospel and strengthened for witness and service [and] when they serve at font and table shall interpret and ‘show forth’ the mysteries of grace in word and action.” (G-2.0501) John Calvin, our Presbyterian spiritual grandfather, considered the font and table as equally important as the pulpit in worship. Much to the horror of many Presbyterians since, Calvin thought that the table should be used weekly, not monthly, or quarterly or, as some of our dour Scottish faith