In 1678, the Baptist Theme Grantham published in London Hear the church, or, An appeal to the mother of us all to all the baptized believers in England, exhorting them to steadfastness in the truth, according to the scriptures : together with some farther considerations of seven queries, sent to the baptized believers in Lincolnshire, …
Thomas Grantham’s 1678 Observation on Deacon Distribution of the Elements Read More »
In his essay, “The Lord’s Supper in the Context of the Local Church,” in the 2010 Broadman & Holman publication, The Lord’s Supper: Remembering and Proclaiming Christ Until He Comes, Ray Van Neste writes: In many Baptist churches the deacons serve the elements. This is often connected to the service of the deacons in distributing …
Ray Van Neste on Deacon Service at The Table of the Lord Read More »
Some have protested the Baptist inclusion of “The Table of the Lord” under the “Three Tables” served by deacons. For example, an 1879 Presbyterian synod report entitled “The Diaconate” seems to take issue with this Baptist practice.
