Peter Leithart Series | The Mission of the Church, Part 4: A Table

Peter Leithart, President of Theopolis Institute, gives a lecture at Christ Church Bellingham on the heart of the church’s mission and identity. Drawing from Deuteronomy and connecting it to the New Covenant, he shows how the church is shaped by four key elements: leaders, a book, a song, and a table. In the final part of this series, Leithart highlights the powerful picture of God’s hospitality—seen most clearly in Jesus—and how it invites us to welcome others with that same generous spirit. From the Lord’s Table to our dinner tables, we’re called to extend God’s joy-filled invitation to a hurting world. Hospitality, he reminds us, isn’t just something the church does—it’s at the core of who we are and how we grow.