At our last Elders meeting, the topic of baptized children taking communion, without having made profession of faith, was a lengthy agenda item. We talked about the issues of understanding and appropriate age, help and guidance for parents in discerning readiness for their child, how involved the Elder should be in "approving" a child's understanding of communion.
We are concerned about profession of faith becoming less important and how to guard against that. Our desire is to gather information from other CRC churches who already are including young children (or considering it) at the Lord's Table. How have you informed and educated your congregations? What criteria has worked for your families?
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At our last Elders meeting, the topic of baptized children taking communion, without having made profession of faith, was a lengthy agenda item. We talked about the issues of understanding and appropriate age, help and guidance for parents in discerning readiness for their child, how involved the Elder should be in "approving" a child's understanding of communion.
We are concerned about profession of faith becoming less important and how to guard against that. Our desire is to gather information from other CRC churches who already are including young children (or considering it) at the Lord's Table. How have you informed and educated your congregations? What criteria has worked for your families?
Thanks for any input.