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Worship at the Table

Worship at the Table

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The table has long been a symbol of shared meals and a hallmark of community. For centuries, shared meals have built trust, fostered belonging, and addressed our very real needs for food and community, especially within the church. From congregational potlucks to Friday Lenten fish fries, fellowship meals have given people a place to gather and belong. 

But today, many of us have complex relationships with food, our bodies, and the church. And in recent years, basic rhythms of communal eating have fallen away. Packed schedules, the experience of ongoing isolation following the height of the pandemic, and increased political polarization have left us increasingly lonely, wondering if we still have a place to belong at particular tables. 

Worship at the Table is designed to help Christians understand, reclaim, and enjoy the spiritually formative, socially profound experience of sharing meals with one another. 
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Find healing and belonging in community.

Our relationships with food and with one another cannot be mended in isolation. Sharing a meal can be a powerful, sacred tool in bridging divides and finding a place to belong. When we gather, despite the complexities we find at the table, we’re continuing a beautiful and storied legacy of Christians gathering together to share meals. 

Worship at the Table was created for people who want to: 

  • Understand the role of food in the story of Scripture
  • Experience a deeper connection to God and one another
  • Redeem their relationship to food
  • Build rhythms of shared meals that fit the needs of their community
  • Become more resilient in the face of conflict

What's included?

All six lessons contain:

  • A meal plan with recipes, including recommendations for dietary restrictions
  • Scripture reading and reflection
  • An optional ice breaker question or activity
  • Dinner table discussion prompts
  • Action points to engage with during the week
  • 3 podcast episodes for further reflection

How do I use the program?

Worship at the Table is a six-week small group practice. Each week is designed for you to gather at the table as you learn about gathering as a practice, setting up sustainable rhythms you can follow long after the curriculum concludes.

Everyone prepares for the gathering by reading the weekly Scripture and reflection prompt. Then, you’ll gather around the table, ready to share a meal and your thoughts. Weekly discussion prompts are included to guide your dinner conversations along the way!

How will I receive my purchase?

The materials arrive straight to your inbox—a digital Leader’s Guide and Participant’s Guide that can all be downloaded and printed for your whole group to use.

You’ll also receive access to a handful of Table Songs developed in collaboration with the Porter’s Gate Worship Project.

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Behind Edible Theology

All of our programs are developed by baker, writer, and food and theology scholar Kendall Vanderslice. They are purposefully designed with an ecumenical audience in mind, drawing on the rich history of Christian tradition in order to understand the full power of bread and the table.