By Nate Amend
Guest writer
While church brings Christians together each Sunday, it can also divide them. The Bryan Couch event, “Pastor or Priest: A Conversation on How We Do Church,” sought to shed light on this topic.
The panel, which included Rev. Milton Knox of First Baptist Church in Dayton, newly ordained Rev. William Eavenson of The Mission Chattanooga, and Bryan’s Daryl Charles.
The panel, which was moderated by Jason Glenn of the Department of Worldview Formation, met in the Bryan College Library Tuesday evening to discuss a wide range of subjects related to how Christians celebrate The Lord’s Day.
Each speaker came from a different tradition, which often pitted the Baptist Knox against Presbyterian Charles and Anglican Eavenson.
Topics which precipitated disagreement were the Lord’s Supper and the role of tradition in the church. Knox argued that communion should be open to anyone who wishes to partake.
“This is the Lord’s supper. It’s not ours,” he said.
Charles and Eavenson said that they view communion to be central to the church service, and both seemed to agree that some should be excluded from The Lord’s Table because of wrong doctrine.
The atmosphere was relaxed and the tone civil, but audience member Charles Wilcox, freshman, lamented that the discussion lacked structure and focus.
