The Young Christians Guide To Confirmation

Many youth arrive at confirmation classes without a basic grasp of key Bible stories or Christian traditions. This book helps to fill that gap, offering Sunday school teachers, parents, and adult volunteers a compact guide for equipping their youth with knowledge and understanding of their own faith. It offers an overview of one hundred essential topics that all children growing up in the church should learn about, including key Bible stories, church history, the sacraments and creeds, world religions, and more. Each entry includes a brief summary, a suggestion for how educators and parents can explore this item with their children, and ideas for integrating the topic into the child's overall Christian education. This practical resource helps children think critically about Christian faith as they begin their confirmation studies, providing the vocabulary and understanding needed to articulate their own theology.

This detailed guide for young Christians aged 10-16 is designed to help young people create their own confirmation course and lead them to a fuller understanding of the Christian faith. The material is suitable for courses ranging from six weeks to a year and includes ideas to try out at home, suggestions for group work and information for group leaders.

This new edition of the successful Confirmation Course provides a step-by-step guide for adults and young people to work with the clergy in creating their own, practical, Confirmation course. The aim of the book is to enable people to come into contact with the materials and events of Church life and to move a step orward on their Christian journey, to learn more about God, and all aspects of the Christian faith. This new edition has been adapted to take account of the new liturgy of the Church of England, and in the light of feedback from six years of use.>

A new edition of this guide to Christianity, in a handy format, this book explains the basics of Christianity for those new to the faith or in need of a refresher course. Starting with guidance on how to be sure of the faith and how to grow as a Christian, it explores central beliefs and how to live them. Together with a study guide, the book provides a useful introduction to the foundations of the Christian faith.