tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689838439428844486.post4435697807618840520..comments2024-03-15T20:15:34.428+13:00Comments on ξενος: Communion: Symbolic Meal or Love Feast?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689838439428844486.post-45330869105420368782009-01-14T22:10:00.000+13:002009-01-14T22:10:00.000+13:00Since my university days, I have been in full supp...Since my university days, I have been in full support of communion as a full meal. I know that Russell (the pastor of MWCC) is also - in theory. There have been a couple of times in MWCC's history where we have shared a meal for communion; particularly when teaching about communion.<BR/><BR/>The two main things to consider are logistics, and congregation expectation. <BR/><BR/>Logistically, this can be difficult to arrange every week; however, if the music and sound and data equipment, and a 40 minute sermon were removed, this would simplify things greatly. Organising a lunch would look trivial in comparison ;)<BR/><BR/>The expectation of people walking into the church would be the greatest barrier. People don't want to eat a full meal at the time of normal church services, and there would be a push-back against changing the service times from within the church. But maybe it's the people outside the church that we should be asking. Maybe the 55% of NZers that said Christmas had no religious significance for them need the feeling of community and acceptance that an open, free meal of grace has to offer. Maybe.David and Jane Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00488568428274168072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689838439428844486.post-11106590128779792972009-01-11T09:26:00.000+13:002009-01-11T09:26:00.000+13:00I think there's a place for both. I think it woul...I think there's a place for both. I think it would do churches, and communities a lot of good to have a communion in the form of a meal, like you describe, probably once a month if not more often.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com