Confirmation Ministry

Within the ELCA - of which we are a part - confirmation is defined as follows:

"Confirmation is a pastoral and educational ministry of the church which helps the baptized person - through
word and sacrament - to identify more deeply with the Christian community and participate more fully in its mission."

The Confirmation Ministry program of the congregation is a two-year program offered for seventh and eighth graders in preparation for affirming their baptisms. The program includes:

• Weekly classes on Wednesday evenings from September through May that cover contemporary perspectives on biblical material, the Lord's Prayer, the Ten Commandments and the Apostles' Creed.
• The current curriculum is Here I Stand from Augsburg Fortress publishers.... a curriculum that utilizes a reference book, The Lutheran Handbook, as well as downloadable lessons in a variety of formats, including PowerPoint presentations, video and audio clips and handouts.

   

  The Confirmation program also includes:

• Field trips to worship sites of other traditions (e.g. Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Jewish) and to mission sites beyond the local congregation (e.g. Dane County Jail, UW-Madison Lutheran Campus Center, Meriter Hospital)

• Completion of sermon/worship reflections, service hours, and memorizations

• Alternating yearly half-day events on "Choices": (faith-based decision making) and "The Sacraments."

• A concluding personal faith statement