Your question about the frequency of the Lord’s Supper at New Life is a good one. There is the idea within evangelicalism that the more a congregation celebrates the Lord’s Supper, the less “special” it is. A related concern is that a weekly observance of the Lord’s Supper would have a tendency toward a heartless, ritualistic, and mechanical observance. As to the first issue, when and where the sacrament is properly administered, by God’s grace something “special” (feeding on Christ by faith to the nourishment of our souls) is happening whether we “feel” it or not. As for the latter concern, falling into a ritualistic pattern would seem to be a danger associated with any element of worship: the call to worship, the confession of sin, the assurance of pardon, the giving of tithes, the singing, the bendiction, etc. There should be a sense of wonder and awe in each of these elements, but they CAN become mechanical. That, however, is not an argument against their weekly inclusion, and few seem to make such arguments except when it comes to the Lord’s Supper!

It should be noted that the Scriptures do not prescribe a frequency for observing the Lord’s Supper. Jesus’ words of institution are simply “whenever you do this”. But given our reformed understanding of what is happening in the Lord’s Supper, weekly observance should be seriously considered. Still, it is interesting to note that while John Calvin was a proponent of weekly communion, the practice was resisted in the church in Geneva where he pastored and was never adopted during the time he served there.