For pastors and other planners of confirmation
This highly readable book gives the basics for a successful program, including
- Theological basis
- Goals for confirmation
- FAQs about confirmation
- Planning helps
- Tips for working with youth
- Ways to use a leadership team
- Ideas for training and nurturing mentors
- Orientation for parents
- Rites of passage connection
- Celebration ideas
About the Author
John O. Gooch is an ordained United Methodist clergyperson and a nationally known writer, teacher, and youth ministry consultant. He served on the Committee to Study Baptism. The holder of a Ph.D. in historical theology, John developed and edited Follow Me and is the author of Faith Exploration for Older Youth and Young Adults. He currently teaches senior high Sunday school.