Middle School Program:
Our
6th and 7th grade Confirmation Class meets on Sunday mornings during
the Christian Education Hour 9:40am –10:40am. Although we begin the Confirmation program in 6th
grade if you have an older child who wishes to begin Confirmation they are more than welcome to attend. If
you have any questions about Confirmation please contact Pastor Schwartz at (706) 733-6076.
Students will be provided with their own Concordia Study Bible, Confirmation workbook
and Luther’s Small Catechism when classes begin in August. The course will be divided into Year A
10 Commandments/Apostle’s Creed and Year B: Lord’s Prayer/Baptism/Confession.
Students will need to attend class regularly, complete required assignments, submit sermon note summaries, serve as
service acolyte and participate in youth service projects, and attend the Confirmation/Youth retreat in December.
In addition,
2nd year students will meet with Pastor Schwartz on a monthly basis from Sept.-March on the second Sunday from1pm-2:30pm.During
this time the Lord’s Supper lessons as will as practical application for their faith lives will be presented.
Faith stories will be directed by Pastor in his classes with the Confirmands in the sessions following in Jan., Feb.,
and March. The Confirmation class meets in the Education Wing,
downstairs in Room 306.
Our 8th Grade
Post Confirmation Class meets on Sunday mornings during the Christian Education Hour 9:40am-10:40am.
The class is designed to provide young newly confirmed members of the congregation the opportunity to continue and
strengthen their training and t further develop their faith lives.
The Post Confirmation class meets
in the Education Wing, downstairs in Room 305.
Beginning in Augusta 2009 the Confirmation Class and Post Confirmation Class will use the
Faith Inkubators materials “Head to Heart”. This program allows
students to experience the basic Bible theme at church, discussing it within a small group of friends, and then bring it on
home where the real faith incubation happens every night. “Head to Heart” provides over 90
lessons of engaging, brain-based teaching material including object lessons, art, music, game shows, skits, Power Point presentation,
beautiful home journals, and more and wraps if all in a small-group system that surrounds kids with a whole lot of love and
care. It is this system that brings life to what has traditionally been one of the most challenging ministries
of the church, and equips parents to be active participants in the faith lives of their children. The content
and the theology crucial to faith formation is taught in engaging and multi-sensory ways designed to make that content stick.
