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8 Questions to Ask Before Planning Confirmation Class
New research shows: Confirmation is vital for youth faith development and church vitality. Such a program calls for vigorous planning.
Our New Confirmation Class: “Create Dignity”
It took me a long time before I realized the Confirmation process, at least in my experience, was such a sham! Every year mothers dragged their 8th graders into the Confirmation class, kicking and screaming. Then, I, as the priest would speak to them about the Church, God, the Bible – stuff of which they had no interest.
How to Talk with Teens about Sin
How do teens and youth understand sin, and how can adults discuss this topic in a faithful way? Lisa Brown offers practical ideas and great analogies.
Breaking the Chains: A Confirmation Lesson on Forgiveness
Use this creative and experiential confirmation lesson to help students and leaders experience what it means and how it feels to forgive someone else.
Adult Learning: New Technology, Old Lessons
Practical advice and resources for creating an innovative Adult Confirmation Class that includes a blended learning model.
Experiencing Sabbath with Teens
Use this Confirmation class lesson plan to help the youth at your church experience Sabbath rest, not just get information about it.
Confirmation: Hope for a Lost Sacrament?
When young people feel seen and heard, their faith readiness becomes apparent. Valued, confirmands become engaged in authentic community where deep examination of belief and practice matter. Such a dynamic climate sustains a confirmation program, strengthens the host congregation, and retains youth after they are confirmed. The data shows that teenagers are already motivated to participate.
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