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Gifts of a Digital Confirmation Class: Embracing a Family-Based Model

When the Building Faith team heard about how one parish was reimagining Confirmation during this time of being church in …

Children's faces light up as I crouch down a bit to give them a communion wafer. They spread their fingers as wide as they …

As whole congregations participate in the formation of new Christians, every person is invited to go deeper into their own vows, …

Sometimes concepts like baptism can seem too large to talk about with our children. Where do we start? We can best support their …

"Pray for them and let them and their parents know that you do. Pray with them. What a great reason to renew your regular prayer …

"The catechumenate evolved to be a process that nurtured growth in faith and ‘experiencing a change of heart’ to truly be a …

"The curriculum is informed and viewed through scripture, reason, and our wonderfully rich Episcopal tradition... ECC is, quite …

"And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the …

"A faith chest allows us to look back, as often as we need, at the parts of our spiritual lives. Young children will take great …

"There is one body and one Spirit – just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call – one Lord, one faith, one …

Oliver, nearly two, had shown a number of signs that he had some kind of intuitive understanding of baptism …

In the process of baptismal preparation I always try to develop a relationship with both parents. I was …