a member naturally follows. Given how the debate has shifted, and because of the ambiguities in the historic terms open and closed Communion, if I need shorthand, I’ll use “closed membership” and “open membership.” Though often enough I’ll refer to my own position simply by spelling it out, in part because the adjective closed isn’t particularly flattering or fair. But what about requiring baptism for membership but not the Lord’s Supper? The open-closed position seems like a winsome compromise and