This innovative volume leads older children (ages 8-12) through baptismal preparation and a basic orientation to Christian discipleship and membership in the local church. Rather than presenting a dry, textbook approach, Pastor Wallace Smith integrates: € contemporary narrative
€ biblical lessons
€ student-friendly talking points
€ online components
€ varied homework assignments
The author identifies key aspects of the Christian life with familiar road signs and compares the discipleship journey with a road under construction.
Topics include:
€ Images of God
€ Conversations about Jesus
€ Making your faith your own
€ Soul freedom
€ Discipleship
€ Bible freedom
€ The church
€ Believer's baptism
€ Practicing and living faith
Designed as a seven-week/seven-chapter course, Baptism Ahead will appeal to different learning styles as well as different church and family settings.