Toolbox For Faith

Last week, I heard Marcus Miller, the president of the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, talking about the texts for the season of Lent. As a part of his presentation, he spoke of Lent as a time of renewal for discipleship and a time of preparation for baptism. Dr. Miller’s focus was on adult baptism, but he got me thinking about how we resource parents as they begin to nurture the faith of their young children. At St. Michael, we give the newly baptized individual a Faithchest, a Bible and other resources, and now I think we are going to add the “Baptismal Feast” as a resource for families. There are still many details to work out, but essentially the “Baptismal Feast” will be a yearly luncheon where we invite all the children and families who have been baptized in the last three years. Over lunch, we will provide age appropriate resources to help families nurture faith, allow parents to ask questions and hopefully build community. My hope is this will be a helpful tool for families as they seek to live our the promises they make in baptism.