RT Article
T1 Encountering the gospel anew: confirmation as ecclesial, personal, and missional practices
JF Word & world
VO 38
IS 1
SP 40
OP 54
A1 Elton, Terri Martinson 1964-
LA English
PB Seminaries
YR 2018
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1576272443
AB Given the challenges facing congregations and young people today, some church leaders are wondering if confirmation continues to have a role in disciplining young people. Based on the findings from The Confirmation Project, this article asserts that confirmation is, in fact, uniquely positioned to be a vibrant ministry for young people to encounter the gospel anew when congregations integrate ecclesial, personal, and missional practices. Such an approach strengthens confirmands’ understanding of faith, deepens their experience with Christian community, and equips them to discern their call to join in God’s mission in the world.
K1 Assimilation of new church members
K1 Christian Education : Methods
K1 Church work with youth
K1 Community : Religious aspects : Christianity
K1 Confirmation : Lutheran churches
K1 Interpersonal Relations
K1 Missions : Methods
K1 Practice (Theology)
K1 Time : Social aspects
K1 Youth : Social conditions