In case you missed it last week on social media, we posted more about our research findings on the characteristics of confirmation class! We surveyed leaders to determine key confirmation program characteristics. In this Part 3 post, you’ll find an infographic with more details about characteristics 6, 7, and 8. Then, because it seemed to […]
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Characteristics of Confirmation Class Part 2
In case you missed it on our social media channels, we’ve been posting about our research findings on the characteristics of confirmation class! We surveyed leaders to determine key confirmation program characteristics. In this Part 2 post, you’ll find an infographic with more details about characteristics 3, 4, and 5, and a portrait illustrating them, the Korean […]
Characteristics of Confirmation Class Part 1
In case you missed it on our social media channels, we’ve been posting about our research findings on the characteristics of confirmation class! We surveyed leaders to determine key confirmation program characteristics. In this Part 1 post, you’ll find an infographic with a bullet-point summary list of those characteristics, a second infographic with more details […]
Confirmation Sub-theme 9: Public Rite of Faith Affirmation
In case you missed it on our social media channels last week, we posted about the ninth and last of nine recurring sub-themes in confirmation and related practices found in our qualitative research—Public Rite of Faith Affirmation—plus an illustrative church portrait, the Diocese of California and St. James Episcopal Church in Oakland, CA. Feel free to browse […]
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 7: Local Flavor
In case you missed it on our social media channels last week, we posted about the seventh of nine recurring sub-themes in confirmation and related practices found in our qualitative research—Local Flavor—plus an illustrative church portrait. Stay tuned for the last two sub-themes, and portraits illustrating them, in the coming weeks! Feel free to browse the […]
Confirmation Sub-theme 6: Intentional Commitment to Inquiry-based Learning
In case you missed it on our social media channels last week, we posted about the sixth of nine recurring sub-themes in confirmation and related practices found in our qualitative research—Intentional Commitment to Inquiry-based Learning With and Across Generations—plus an illustrative church portrait. Stay tuned for the rest of the sub-themes, and portraits illustrating many of […]
Confirmation Sub-theme 5: Christian Community
In case you missed it on our social media channels, we posted about the fifth of nine recurring sub-themes in confirmation and related practices found in our qualitative research—Christian Community. We also posted an illustrative portrait, that of The Church of the Resurrection Leawood in Leawood, KS. Stay tuned for the rest of the sub-themes, and portraits […]
Confirmation Sub-theme 3: Relevant and Real Program
In case you missed it on our social media channels last week, we posted about the third of nine recurring sub-themes in confirmation and related practices found in our qualitative research—Relevant and Real Program—plus an illustrative church portrait. Stay tuned for the rest of the sub-themes, and portraits illustrating many of them, in the coming weeks! […]
In Case You Missed It: Confirmation Sub-themes 1 and 2
In case you missed it on social media in the last two weeks, we explored the first two of nine recurring sub-themes in confirmation and related practices found in our qualitative research, plus a couple of illustrative church portraits. We’ll be posting about the rest of the sub-themes, and portraits illustrating many of them, in the coming weeks! […]