Confirmation at Good Shepherd (we call it AMPED)
AMPED is a relationally based three year confirmation program for 6th-8th grade students. Through a combination of large group and small group time, students practice Christian community, engage with sacred stories, and discover how our faith interacts meaningfully with the world around us.
We help young people develop their spirituality within our Lutheran tradition as well as engage in the work of public theology. Both of these arms of our faith are important as we navigate living out our faith in a changing world.
At the end of their 3rd year, 8th grade students have the opportunity, if they choose, to affirm their baptismal promises through our Affirmation of Baptism, and continuing their spiritual journey.
Other AMPED Components
Part of AMPED confirmation is being in worship and service with our church community. We ask our young people to share with us about 12 of those experiences throughout they year by filling out worship notes and service experiece slips. We ask them to worship at each of our 3 services once throughout the year.
8th Grade End Of Year Activities and Requirements
As we approach the Affirmation of Baptism service, our 8th grade class will be preparing by paricipating in some important activities.
Families you can find their calendar of events as well as prompts to help them begin working on their bible verse selection, faith statement writing, and stole making here!
8th Grade Retreat
Sunday April 21, from 10 - 7. Drop off at Verona Campus.
This is the capstone event for the 8th grade class before they end their time in AMPED confirmation.
We will spend the day traveling around together - playing, learning, preparing, and enjoying each others company.
This is a mandatory part of the program so no registration is needed.
Parents join us at 4:30 at the Verona Campus with dinner for their child. The day ends at the end of 6pm worship.
Pine Lake Summer Camp
Good Shepherd week at Pine Lake is is July 14-19.Camp is great opportunity youth from the congregation (and friends) to spend a fun week in community. Playing, camping, hiking, eating, laughing - it is an experience of spriitual renewal and sacred stretching!
All GS members receive $50.00 towards a full week of camp and $25.00 towards a half week.
Blessings for Easter
And wouldn’t our eyes love some certainty? To see the empty tomb before our eyes.
And wouldn’t our ears love some certainty? To hear our name spoken like Mary in the garden.
And wouldn’t the pit of our stomach like love some certainty?To recognize your presence in the room. Transforming our fear into peace
And wouldn’t our minds love some certainty. To touch your body and know its reality.
Just a little more certainty of your resurrection and presence would make this all so much easier Lord.
And what do you do with our uncertainty, our doubts, our longing, our hope, our hurt. You come among them.
So come among us Jesus.
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Director of Youth Ministry
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If you'd like to know more about this ministry area, please contact Sarah Iverson at siverson@gslcwi.com