The Recovery of Memorization in Confirmation: A Study of Junior Confirmation at Concordia Lutheran Church, Geneseo, Illinois
Citation
Dissertation for Doctor of Divinity, Concordia Seminary, February 2005.
Description
The project has made positive contributions to the way that confirmation instruction is viewed and carried out at Concordia Lutheran Church of Geneseo, Illinois. One contribution is in regards to the involvement of the parents. The parents are much more directly involved with their children's confirmation. This involvement has helped the parents to understand the importance of what the children are required to learn. It has also helped to take a great deal of the burden for insuring that the students complete their memory work off of the pastor and placed it with the parents -- where it belongs. The involvement of the parents has also had the added benefit of increasing the knowledge and familiarity that the parents have with the basic teachings of the catechism. This increased knowledge by the parents is something that has benefits for the congregation in other areas as well. Any time members of a congregation are more knowledgeable of the basic teachings of God's Word, the possibility for greater involvement in the life of the church grows.
