This third interview presented an educator with a preconceived view of the meaning and value of the Sacrament of Baptism. This view dictates how well he believes confirmation will be accepted personally, but also in the larger Lowell First Church community. Yet, from an educational background, he was open to the validity of redefining the term and using it in worship as a way of reinforcing growth in the congregations' spiritual lives. Throughout the interview he began to envision a new form of confirmation as being quite helpful, in fact, believing it could very well reignite the congregation's passion for the Lord each time it celebrated spiritual anniversaries. Worship Service Confirmation Preparation Conversation Following the collection of this data received from the survey, sermons, conversations and interviews, as was noted in the previous chapter, it was important to test the research with the presentation of a confirmation ritual in worship. Easter Sunday was chosen as the perfect setting for this event and preparations ensued. Having previously confirmed two other individuals during the last service of Baptism, I assumed it would be rather easy to find others wanting to confirm the waters of their Baptism. Finding several who were interested in Baptism itself, and having them note that their interest grew out of corporate conversations regarding confirming one's commitment to Christ in the Community of Faith, I was not completely concerned that the process or design of this project had somehow backfired to scare away any confirmation
This third interview presented an educator with a preconceived view of the meaning and value of the Sacrament of Baptism. This view dictates how well he believes confirmation will be accepted personally, but also in the larger Lowell First Church community. Yet, from an educational background, he was open to the validity of redefining the term and using it in worship as a way of reinforcing growth in the congregations' spiritual lives. Throughout the interview he began to envision a new form of confirmation as being quite helpful, in fact, believing it could very well reignite the congregation's passion for the Lord each time it celebrated spiritual anniversaries. Worship Service Confirmation Preparation Conversation Following the collection of this data received from the survey, sermons, conversations and interviews, as was noted in the previous chapter, it was important to test the research with the presentation of a confirmation ritual in worship. Easter Sunday was chosen as the perfect setting for this event and preparations ensued. Having previously confirmed two other individuals during the last service of Baptism, I assumed it would be rather easy to find others wanting to confirm the waters of their Baptism. Finding several who were interested in Baptism itself, and having them note that their interest grew out of corporate conversations regarding confirming one's commitment to Christ in the Community of Faith, I was not completely concerned that the process or design of this project had somehow backfired to scare away any confirmation
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