The worship service as the heart of faith formation: A liturgical-theological inquiry into the congruence between the Dutch Reformed Church’s theological commitments and its sacramental practice
2026-10-19"The central argument is that these young people may never have been fully 'inside' the faith community in the first place. When children are excluded from the Eucharistic table, and when the Eucharist itself occupies a peripheral rather than central place in weekly worship, the ecclesial practice communicates a theology of 'partial belonging' that undermines formation from its very foundation."
Die erediens as die hart van geloofsvorming: ’n Liturgies-teologiese ondersoek na die ooreenstemming tussen die NG Kerk se teologiese uitgangspunte en haar sakramentele praktyk
2026-10-19"Die gevolgtrekking is dat die herstel van die verenigde inlywingsritueel, wat doop, bevestiging en Eucharistie onmiddellik verbind, logies uit die navorsers se eie uitgangspunte volg. Hierdie gevolgtrekking impliseer ook die herposisionering van die nagmaal as weeklikse sentrum van die erediens, met volledige insluiting van alle ouderdomsgroepe in die voortgaande geloofsvorming van die gemeente."

