This interactive session focuses on the educational dimensions of preparing youth and adults for baptism and confirmation: our aims and understandings, a variety of approaches, mentors and companions, plus a range of print and multimedia resources including a preview of new UCA materials.
This is a 2-3 hour workshop exploring how we prepare young people and adults for baptism and confirmation.
The session includes
- an historical overview of baptism and the catechumenate (ministers say “Why didn’t we learn this in College?)
- five lenses on baptism and confirmation – evangelical, educational, ecclesial, liturgical, formational
- six critical decisions in planning for baptism and conformation – readiness, substance, process, participation, duration, formation
- case study examples of preparation and resources
- a survey of available resources
- conversation and planning
Here’s a sample flyer.
Diving_Deep_Flyer Download 120kb PDF
Here are some PDF resources related to the workshop:
- DocByte – Baptism (UCA Assembly)
- Confirmation in the Uniting Church (UCA Constitution and Regulations)
- Baptism – Beginning Belonging Becoming (by Craig Mitchell, from The Belonging Kit, Uniting Church Press, Melbourne 1998)
- Planning for Baptism (by Craig Mitchell, from The Belonging Kit, Uniting Church Press, Melbourne 1998)
- Life By Drowning (excerpt) by Rev Dr Robert Bos
Click here to see the Our Faith materials produced by me for the UCA Assembly.