128. The Water Must Be Wetted (BCO 57 Part One)
Apr 21, 2026•24 min•Season 3Ep. 14
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In this episode of Polity Matters, we walk through BCO 57: The Admission of Persons to Sealing Ordinances, focusing on how individuals—especially covenant children—are received into communing membership. We discuss pastoral practice, the role of the session, and the meaning of the membership vows. Along the way, we explore how the church faithfully shepherds people toward the Lord’s Table.
PCA Book of Church Order (BCO): https://www.pcaac.org/bco/
The OPC Book of Church Order: https://opc.org/bco.html
Stephen Smallman’s Understanding the Session (and other resources): https://www.pcabookstore.com/
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