I am sure that I do not have many dedicated followers, but none the less, I am sorry for not updating more often. I also feel the need to confess that I have been blogging elsewhere. I was asked to blog for our synod's youth ministry web page each Tuesday, and I have been trying to take that responsibility very seriously.
October was a very busy month, but it ended with a great Affirmation of Baptism service. It's always a long service, but I LOVE it. This year, 12 youth who have been working hard to make their faith personal and meaningful to them stood up and declared it their own. I loved it. Some of them read their faith statements, some read lessons, some took other roles in the service, but they all declared their faith. We as the church promised to support them and encourage them and to be with them. The "highlight" of our service is always the skit. The students use the gospel or one of the lessons as the base and jump from their creating a skit that expresses what God told them in that passage. One of the reasons I love it so much is that each class's personality comes out in the skit. They are never alike.
So...what happenes at Confirmation/Affirmation of Baptism at your church? How do your confirmands express their faith? How do you shape your service?
