Making the most of your child's baptism
Making the most of your child's baptism

Author: Ally Barrett

Publisher: SPCK

Published: 2016-01-21

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 0281075751

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Making the Most of Your Child's Baptism is a short full colour guide for parents bringing their child for baptism in the Church of England. In this baptism guide you'll find a full explanation of the baptism service, its meaning and symbolism. Making the Most of Your Child's Baptism is ideal for anglican churches to gift to parents who ask for their children to be baptised. It follows the Common Worship Baptism service and is full colour throughout, making it attractive for parents and godparents as they prepare for their child's baptism. Aimed at those not familiar with church, Making the Most of Your Child's Baptism is structured around the service itself and includes questions to think about and follow up activities for parents, godparents and children.

Taking the Plunge
Taking the Plunge

Author: Anne E. Kitch

Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2006-12-01

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 0819226319

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What does the sacrament of baptism mean in your child's life - and yours? In Taking the Plunge, parents explore how the Baptismal Covenant helps to shape the experience of raising children. What are you promising when you baptize your child? Why are "please" and "thank you" theological words, not simply polite things to say? Anne Kitch writes with a light touch and includes plenty of real-life stories.

Family Discipleship
Family Discipleship

Author: Matt Chandler

Publisher: Crossway

Published: 2020-08-28

Total Pages: 189

ISBN-13: 143356632X

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The most important disciple a parent will make is within their own home, and yet this is the most difficult disciple to make. Family Discipleship by Matt Chandler and Adam Griffin helps readers develop a sustainable rhythm of gospel-centered discipleship through a guided framework focusing on moments of discipleship in 3 key areas: time (intentional time gathering your family around gospel activities or conversations), moments (leveraging opportunities throughout the day), and milestones (celebrating significant life events). Each section provides parents with Scriptures to consider, questions to answer, structures to implement, and ideas to try out as they seek to see Christ formed in their children. Here is a book that begins with the end in mind, offering ideas and examples of what gospel-centered family discipleship looks like, helping parents design their own discipleship plan as they seek to raise children in the love and fear of the Lord.

Mary's Way
Mary's Way

Author: Judy Landrieu Klein

Publisher: Ave Maria Press

Published: 2016-08-29

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1594716706

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How do you walk with your children during times of struggle and crisis? Do you feel as if nothing you do will be enough? In Mary's Way, a heartfelt book for moms who struggle to guide children through the various stages of their lives, Catholic speaker and teacher Judy Landrieu Klein shows how her own crisis of faith helped her release her children to the care of the Blessed Mother. In doing so, Klein shows you how to find the love, joy, and peace of Our Lord as you surrender your will to him. Judy Landrieu Klein struggled with her faith as she lived through her son’s near-fatal addiction to drugs and her daughter’s painful anxiety. She discovered she couldn’t handle the relentless pressure of life not measuring up to her expectations and it was eating away at her family. Klein considered Mary’s reaction to the events in the life of Jesus. She meditated on Mary’s fiat and her prayer of total surrender to God’s will and saw how this act of obedience carried on throughout Mary’s life as she witnessed the life of her son. As Klein focused on her devotion to the Blessed Mother, her life and faith were transformed. In Mary’s Way, Klein reflects on the Annunciation and describes her own to struggle to embrace the will of God by surrendering control of her family planning. She meditates on Mary’s powerlessness during the Crucifixion, finding a place of calming surrender during her own son’s escalating battle with addiction. Klein shows how you can become a more powerful intercessor for yourself and your children. When you finish reading this book, you’ll find yourself turning to Mary and surrendering yourself and your children more fully to God.

On The Day You Were Baptized
On The Day You Were Baptized

Author: Sarah Howell

Publisher:

Published: 2019-07

Total Pages: 27

ISBN-13: 9781077494268

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"On The Day You Were Baptized" helps young children understand the meaning and significance of their infant baptism. Walking through the liturgy of the baptism, this book explains what the various elements mean: the white gown, the Christ candle, the water, etc. (This version uses pastor instead of priest)

Notes on Love
Notes on Love

Author: Lauren Windle

Publisher: SPCK

Published: 2021-07-15

Total Pages: 135

ISBN-13: 0281085560

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In this delightfully witty and uplifting book, thirty-something Lauren Windle shines a light on the trials and tribulations - and sometimes also the triumphs - of the world of Christian dating. This is not a how-to guide. Like having a coffee with your mates while you pore over your profile matches, heartbreaks and hilarious mishaps, Notes on Love draws on Lauren's own experiences of being single and dating in the Church to offer a funny, insightful and open-hearted collection of musings on the absurdity, messiness, pain and joy of it all. With notes on 'How to first date' and 'A million ways to meet people' to 'Disappointment' and 'Schrodinger's boyfriend', as well as looking at how you can find true love with yourself, your friends and family and above all in Christ, Notes on Love is a thought-provoking exploration of Christian relationships in the Church today. This is a book for anyone who has struggled with dating in Church, or who has asked themselves how to be single as a Christian only to discover there's no right answer. Warm, generous and honest, Notes on Love is an invitation to laugh, cry and know that whether you are male or female, single, coupled up or somewhere in between, you are not alone.

A Kid's Guide to Baptism
A Kid's Guide to Baptism

Author: Ron Brooks, 2nd

Publisher:

Published: 2021-03-07

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 9780985159290

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Baptism is a huge milestone in the Christian Journey. As a child, understanding baptism is key in order to be baptized. "A Kid's Guide to Baptism" is a workbook written to help your child understand what baptism means, and reasons why they should be baptized. Your child will read through scriptures and answer some tough questions as they work through their faith and determine if they are ready to take the next step and be baptized. They will also learn how to prepare a personal testimony as they ready themselves to make a public declaration of their faith.Book Features: BIBLICAL DEFINITION OF BAPTISMThrough scriptures, your child will study and learn about baptism: what it is, why it is important, and why they should be baptized. DEVOTIONALWhile studying baptism and Christian character your child will answer personal questions relating scripture to their own life. JOURNALParts of this workbook include questions that document the personal faith journey of your child. They will record things they have learned and feelings they experience both before and after being baptized. TESTIMONYYour child will answer questions about their life and faith that will help them craft a personal testimony after the example the Apostle Paul gave to us.

We Welcome You
We Welcome You

Author: Jacqui Hyde

Publisher: Church House Pub

Published: 2016-05-16

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780715147221

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This welcome resource provides a ready-made, three-part course to help prepare parents and godparents bringing children for baptism. It also offers resources for helping the church family to understand its key role in baptism and to offer the best welcome possible.