Anthony Elenbaas

Thank you, Justin.  I couldn't agree more and am encouraged to seek to integrate this conviction more deeply into the fabric of my life and ministry.  Thank's for serving in the Al Amana Centre and bringing your learning back to the North American church!

Thanks for this!  There's an excellent book on the same theme drawing on a Reformed lens and the work of Charles Taylor by Robert Joustra and Alissa Wilkinson called How to Survive the Apocalypse.  Worth a read, particularly for those into pop culture, political science, and deep ponderous philosophy.  :)

Hi Adam,

As others have said--thanks for posting the question. 

Jim Dekker mentioned the ongoing Reformed-Catholic dialogue which has resulted in a joint agreement on baptism, as well as much discussion already around the Lord's Supper as practiced and understood by our respective churches.  This is likely the best comparative work that we have on the topic to date if you'd like to dig into it further. 

You can find the written work on this in the Agenda for Synod 2011 (https://www.crcna.org/sites/default/files/2011_agenda.pdf) starting on page 357ff on Baptism and Sacramentality ("These Living Waters"), continuing on page 440ff with a report on Eucharist/Lord's Supper ("This Bread of Life"), and ending with a comparison of Catholic and Reformed Lord's Supper Liturgies on page 492ff. 

If you'd like a quicker reference with a whole lot less reading--I'd direct you to contact Ronald Feenstra at Calvin Seminary, our current member at the Reformed-Catholic Dialogue table (Lyle Bierma has stepped away from this committment).

Blessings as you work through the conversation!