tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1344424071192264900.post3339528206334847820..comments2023-03-25T05:42:56.513-05:00Comments on Sharing Ministry and Faith: IMPORTANT! Please Comment!Steve Thorsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17378015932917535496noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1344424071192264900.post-44415980060066264992009-05-28T22:19:47.940-05:002009-05-28T22:19:47.940-05:00Thanks to the comments, emails and participation o...Thanks to the comments, emails and participation of a few wonderful adults meeting this evening we are in the process of revising our ideas. The general revision is to not move the ages. This would mean that 5th-6th continue as "65thers" and Gr 789 will stay in the teaching part of the program. We are considering moving the high school YDT group to Sunday evenings and inviting--not requiring--9th graders to participate along with the 10th-12th on Sunday evenings while the 10th-12th will be encouraged to participate on Wednesdays as co-leaders. We also discussed whether how to add "memory work" to the program and how youth can "request to be confirmed" in a simple, way... We'll be posting more on this in the future.Steve Thorsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17378015932917535496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1344424071192264900.post-70256038180950313562009-05-28T22:08:57.577-05:002009-05-28T22:08:57.577-05:00Thanks Alisa! You and another educator are on the...Thanks Alisa! You and another educator are on the same wavelength! We met tonight and decided to not move the ages of the YDT program. It's feedback like yours that really helps us! Thank you!Steve Thorsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17378015932917535496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1344424071192264900.post-29837824467773863642009-05-28T22:04:38.536-05:002009-05-28T22:04:38.536-05:00As a parent and educator, I have some concerns wit...As a parent and educator, I have some concerns with having an eleven year old, 6th grader involved in an official confirmation program. I'd like to see a lot more discussion on this topic before a decision is made.Alisa Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1344424071192264900.post-70397428211255932302009-05-14T19:48:00.000-05:002009-05-14T19:48:00.000-05:00Good question, Karen. I'm not sure how to answer ...Good question, Karen. I'm not sure how to answer exactly, except to say that many churches have working for many years to see how best to make "confirmation" something that is integrated in with youth ministry and church life as a whole. Your perspectives would be a very helpful addition to the discussion.Steve Thorsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17378015932917535496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1344424071192264900.post-62010773678122001052009-05-14T19:39:00.000-05:002009-05-14T19:39:00.000-05:00What prompted the discussion about changing confir...What prompted the discussion about changing confirmation?<br />Karen AAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1344424071192264900.post-80645047671276290512009-05-11T13:56:00.000-05:002009-05-11T13:56:00.000-05:00Preston, what we're hoping for is that the "confir...Preston, what we're hoping for is that the "confirmation" would not occur after the "three years of study" (as you put it--it's actually not just study! :), but after at least a year of actually being part of a high school youth program that is more like what happens "after" confirmation today...Steve Thorsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17378015932917535496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1344424071192264900.post-43673952883014819432009-05-11T02:15:00.000-05:002009-05-11T02:15:00.000-05:00I agree with Mike. Confirmation would mean much mo...I agree with Mike. Confirmation would mean much more to students if they had to make the decision to be confirmed. <br /><br />However, I'm not sure it would work out so well. I think after three years of study, students would just feel confirmation is the next step. I fear confirmation would end up being a "now or never" kind of thing. Maybe I'm wrong, but I think this is worth talking about.Preston Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04496986315823405107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1344424071192264900.post-268143826867515982009-05-05T07:44:00.000-05:002009-05-05T07:44:00.000-05:00I love the thought of the 9th graders ASKING to be...I love the thought of the 9th graders ASKING to be confirmed. I really think they will get more out of it if they are truly asking as opposed to doing it because the "have to". Great idea!!<br /><br />Mike LAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com