In this episode, we explore the doctrine of the Church. Rooted in the conviction that the Holy Spirit forms a new community and nourishes it through Word and sacrament, we unpack what it means to belong to Christ’s Body.

We begin by discussing the nature of the Church, drawing from 1 Peter 2 and Ephesians 2 to show how God gathers a holy people, and we explore the visible/invisible, militant/triumphant, organism/institutional dimensions of the Church, emphasizing unity as Jesus prayed in John 17.

Next, we consider the Word as a means of grace. The proclamation of the gospel isn’t just informative—it’s formative. Quoting Calvin, the Church is both the means by which God invites us into Christ’s fellowship and a part of the good news itself.

We then explore the sacraments: baptism and the Lord’s Supper. Comparing Reformed, Catholi ...