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Confirmation

Confirmation Makes Disciples of the Included

Edwin F. Guilick Jr.

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

Congregational Involvement Is Key to Successful Confirmation Program

Dorothy Linthicum

Too often churches only look at confirmation as part of their youth programs, siloed and necessary, but less significant than other ministries. Relegated to six

How We Got Here from There: A Historical Perspective on Confirmation

Sharon Ely Pearson

Confirmation did not exist in the Early Church, but we can trace its beginnings to Christian baptism in the first centuries of the Church. Baptism

Research Supports Renewed Commitment to Confirmation

Lisa Kimball

Today, the Episcopal Church recognizes baptism as full initiation into the Body of Christ, and with that comes admission to Holy Communion. What remains less

Robust Confirmation Can Be Part of Life-Long Formation of Baptism

James W. Farwell

“Already the savour of bliss is upon you, who have come to be enlightened; you have begun to pluck spiritual flowers with which to weave

Confirmation Through the Generations

Sandra Montes and Dorothy Linthicum

Through the Ages: 20s By Dorothy Linthicum Hattie Strange, Chicago, Illinois “I did everything backward,” said Hattie Strange in describing her confirmation experience. She was

Mentors Key to Successful Youth Confirmation Program

Kate Harmon Siberine

“I just hope that it will help me start to build a personal relationship with Jesus and God because it’s just a really hard thing

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