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Confirmation: Hope for a Lost Sacrament?

"The Confirmation Project data is convincing. Healthy confirmation programs exist and they can be found in tiny congregations and …

"Holy Week is a remarkably powerful spiritual week. Provide time and space for young people to be immersed in a quiet Sabbath time …

"Place a jelly bean in front of each child. Say: When I say 'go,' roll your jelly bean across the room using only your …

"Nowadays, you’ll specifically notice a universal ‘third thing’ into which teenagers channel this anxiety: their phones... these …

Week after week I arrive at some Episcopal church and there they are seated in a semi-circle. Frequently, younger and older …

Too often churches only look at confirmation as part of their youth programs, siloed and necessary, but less significant than …

"Try a different classroom configuration, or use a different space. Act things out. It’s OK to take risks." Crafting …

"Such a program can draw the entire congregation into a specific model of theological reflection that transcends the …

"TeenText helps youth connect Scripture with their lives by helping them get out of their heads and into their hearts." What is …

"In asking teens to lead others, faith formation is magnified for our youth in ways that I never could have imagined." VBS …