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The Challenge of Child Communion

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Nov 24, 2025
Doug Wilson dives into the cultural stakes facing the church and critiques the fruitlessness of the sexual revolution. He challenges evangelical complacency in child-rearing and proposes child communion as a necessary practice to keep covenant children engaged in faith. Addressing objections, he highlights the importance of participation in worship and argues that children learn sacramental meaning through regular involvement. Wilson also calls out the hypocrisy in churches that baptize infants yet withhold communion, emphasizing a more inclusive approach.
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INSIGHT

Feeding Covenant Children Builds Belonging

  • Withholding communion from covenant children teaches exclusion, not faithfulness.
  • Doug Wilson argues feeding them fosters growth and belonging within the covenant community.
INSIGHT

Practice Reflects Broader Covenant Commitments

  • Child communion often coincides with strong Christian education and covenant nurture.
  • Wilson notes that practices don't stand alone; they reflect broader commitments to raising children in the faith.
ADVICE

Worship Together With Children

  • Keep children in the main worship service rather than separating them into a children's church.
  • Let them observe and participate so they learn sacramental practice by involvement, not isolation.
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