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Confirmation Workshop 2016
- 2. Confirmation 2016 5:00-5:10- Gather 5:10- Welcome! Discuss Confirmation Process! 6:00- Final Questions Depart
- 4. Summer 2016
- 6. New Orleans Service Trip July 10-17
- 7. The Great Escape July 25-30
- 8. Confirmation
- 9. What is confirmation? The purpose of confirmation is to help student discern and articulate their personal faith and to facilitate their full incorporation as members of DPC through experiences and instruction focused on Scripture, the beliefs of our faith tradition, the nature of the church and the shape of the Christian life.
- 10. Discuss for 5 minutes each personal faith: What has shaped your personal faith? What has been your faith journey? What shaped your childhood faith? What does it mean for a student to articulate their faith? full incorporation as members: What organizations are you a member of? What does it mean for you to be member for the organization? Christian life: What does the Christian life look like? How do you live out the Christian life in your own life?
- 11. Discuss for 5 minutes What was your own confirmation experience like? What do you remember from you own experience?
- 12. What do we do in the confirmation process? Reflect on our own personal faith Reflect and read God’s story Reflect on the Great Ends of church or the purposes of the church.
- 13. Reflect on our faith Teens will be required to write their own statement of faith.
- 14. Reflect on God’s Story Teens will be required to read the entire book of Luke. We encourage parents and teenagers to read this together.
- 15. Reflect on the Great Ends of the Church Providing nurture, and safe place for the Children of God. Preserve the truth of Christ crucified. Central to the life of the church is its worship. The Christian faith is primarily about sharing the good news. Working for Justice for all people. Live Out the Kingdom of God, here and Now, for all the world to see.
- 16. Dates January 10 ... 5-6:30 p.m.- Parent and Student Gathering January 24 ... 5-6:30 p.m. – Class January 29-31... Retreat February 14 ... 5-6:30 p.m.- Class February 28 ... 5-6:30 p.m.- Class March 13 ... 5-6:30 p.m.- Class March 20 ... 5-6:30 p.m.- Class April 10 ... 5-6:30 p.m. - Class April 24 ... 5-6:30 p.m.- Class April 30 ... Class Project Details T.B.A. May 1 ... 5-6:30 p.m.- Class May 15 ... 5-6:30 p.m.- Class June 11 ... 6-8p.m.- Confirmation Gathering June 12 ... 9:30 a.m. – Confirmation in Worship
- 17. Requirements for Parents Register: http://dpcyouth.com/connect/register Participate in the confirmation/elder dinner Pray for your child Highly Recommend reading the book of Luke with your child. Help to ensure students are at all classes and the winter retreat. Confirmation is ultimately up to our child.
- 18. Student Requirements Attend all classes (we do allow for 2 make ups) Attend the retreat January 29-31 Read the book of Luke Turn in reflections on Luke Make prayer part of daily practice Be honest about my own readiness to participate in confirmation
- 19. In addition Parent Confirmation Covenant- January 17th Youth Confirmation Covenant- January 17th If you have not all read filled one out Registration and Health For for all Youth Activities. This is online Retreat fee of $140 due by January 22* * Need based Scholarships Available
- 20. Email Josh for questions josh@dtownpc.org
- 21. Let us Pray