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Ministry -- Grades Seven and Eight
Confirmation Ministry
Confirmation is the congregation’s pastoral ministry of support and nurture to youth. It’s “pastoral” – which doesn’t just mean it’s the pastor’s job.
It’s the congregations’ job. Christ the King promises in baptism that we would provide support, guidance, and resources for parents to bring their children up in the Christian faith.
It’s a ministry of support. Christ the King recognizes early adolescence as a time of tremendous physical, spiritual, emotional and intellectual growth. Confirmation is how we offer youth a safe place to grow a questioning, maturing faith and to make friends in the community of faith. The support of peers and caring adults is vital to making this happen.
It’s a ministry of nurture. Confirmation students study the basics of faith – the ones we talk about when we baptize. We study God’s Word, the Lord’s Prayer, the Creed and the Ten Commandments. Confirmation is a foundational building block for nurturing a maturing hardy faith in youth
All 7th and 8th graders are invited to participate in confirmation. Confirmation is a two year program which meets on Wednesday evenings during the school year. Students affirm their baptism (are confirmed) at the end of 8th grade.
This is NOT your parent’s confirmation class! “Re:Form” is our new highly interactive curriculum that features an offbeat sense of humor, an Anti-Workbook, and asks compelling questions. In fact, the questions are so compelling that the Adult Forum class will be using “Re:Form” on Sunday mornings, 10:00-10:45 . (Hint to parents: come to the adult forum class and you’ll know what your kid is talking about after confirmation class!) We also have a retreat at Lutheran Memorial Camp, service projects, movie nights, and our exciting signature sport of Chair Basketball.