Baptisms Articles

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Christening or Baptism?
The Archbishops’ Council Project on the ministry of baptism with children has begun to trial a range of resources in 4 pilot Dioceses, including a brand new website www.churchofenglandchristenings.org.
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Free editorial
Even if families can't come to the church every week, there are other ways to reach them. These free, professionally-written articles to use in parish magazines, websites or e-newsletters may help.
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Staying in touch with families - a great resource from Worcester
Research has shown that families who have their children baptised in church are expecting us to continue to be in touch with them and talk about faith. In every baptism service, the church makes a promise to help families on their faith journey, but how effectively do we do this?

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What does it mean to be a godparent?
Canon Samuel Wells, Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, reflects on the deeper roles of godparenting in the Church Times (4/5/18). Read the article>>
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Families and Faith After Baptism Conference "Buzzing"
Around 160 delegates were "buzzing" with new ideas and thoughts on the subject of nurturing faith with families, after a lively and pacey schedule of presentations and workshops at the Church of England's national baptism conference...
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Generosity in Action: ministry around the BBC Children in Need Appeal
One of the recurrent memories of my childhood is doing things for charity - saving milk bottle tops for Blue Peter; putting coins in a Barnardo's whirlpool donation box, making cakes for a cake sale at school, and more.
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It worked for us - baptism follow up
After Sandra Millar's wonderful day with us last November, I resolved to put a few of the tips from the day into practice in my own church. We have a large cohort of children in the 7 - 14 age range, but very few babies and toddlers.
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When and how to hire a BSL interpreter at a baptism
British Sign Language is Britain's fourth indigenous language, used by Deaf and hearing members of the Deaf community. Deaf people who use British Sign Language (BSL) often go to their local Chaplain, or specialist minister for Deaf people to conduct the baptisms of their children in BSL. Howev
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Baptisms
Discover what others are thinking and saying about baptism, and find out how to submit your own thoughts.
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