The minister and church's theology of communion will shape this form.
If you fall into the category that communion is symbolic, then I think you need to explain and use the symbols which the Lord's Supper allows.
One powerful symbol within communion is the physical breaking of the bread.
I get perturbed when communion occurs and the elements are, at least in a sense, representative of what happened to Jesus or a significant identifier to the passion of Jesus, neglected and it seems silly to reject the most visceral enactment of the body being broken.
In short, I think there's significance in seeing and hearing the loaf being wretched apart, especially if it takes a bit of effort to tear it in two.
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