One of our directors, Richard R. Osmer, was recently interviewed about findings from the Confirmation Project on The Distillery, a podcast from the Institute for Youth Ministry at Princeton Theological Seminary. Check it out with this link. Peace,Katie Douglass
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All the Infographics: Key Findings, 4 Dimensions of Confirmation, and 9 Sub-themes
So far, in sharing the results of our qualitative research, we’ve posted infographics for the key learnings including 4 dimensions of confirmation, as well as 9 confirmation sub-themes found underneath them. We heard that some of you are downloading and making use of these infographics, so we thought it might be helpful and more convenient to […]
Confirmation Sub-theme 8: Christian Foundation for Public Life
In case you missed it on our social media channels last week, we posted about the eighth of nine recurring sub-themes in confirmation and related practices found in our qualitative research—Christian Foundation for Public Life—plus an illustrative church portrait. Stay tuned for the last sub-theme, and a portrait illustrating it, later this week! Feel free to […]
Confirmation Sub-theme 4: Faith-forming Ecology
In case you missed it on our social media channels, we posted about the fourth of nine recurring sub-themes in confirmation and related practices found in our qualitative research—Faith-forming Ecology—plus a sidebar post about the special role of camps and retreat centers. We also posted an illustrative portrait, that of Stronghold Camp and Retreat Center near […]
AME History and New Portrait
In our project, we have had the pleasure of working with a number of African Methodist Episcopal churches. Their methods of discipleship and confirmation equivalent practices have been varied throughout history and are especially so in the contemporary church. These churches have significantly enriched our research, particularly in ways that extend the concept of confirmation […]
Confirmation Design: What We Found During Our Qualitative Research
Last week on our social media channels, we posted the details of what we discovered about design, one of the four dimensions of confirmation that surfaced in the key learnings of our qualitative research. We share those details here, along with a portrait of a congregation who exemplified them in practice to meet the needs of one particular confirmation […]
Portrait Gallery Released
Hello Friends, Our Congregational Portrait Gallery is “open for viewing”! Over the upcoming year we will feature two congregations each month. This month you can learn from Collingswood Presbyterian Church in Collingswood, New Jersey. This congregation has created a small family-like atmosphere for confirmation that sees it’s small group of confirmands as an asset rather […]