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 your Holy Week
The prelude is over. The parade too.
There will be no more preaching or parables.
No more meals and miracles.
Some are still curious. Some are disappointed.
Things have not gone as they were supposed to.
Unless of course they have.
The lame have walked.
The blind have seen.
The hungry fed.
The outcast welcomed.
It’s been confusing and conflicting.
It’s been hopeful and holy.
But it appears to be ending.
Unless of course it’s just about to begin.
How many words could he preach…
How many miracles would it take…
How many theological debates…
How many parables could he tell…
How many loaves of bread multiplied….
How many would be enough?
It would never be enough.
Words would never be enough.
And so the Word human and holy,
Poured itself empty.
It is holy week.
Love will now struggle in love
For love.
For God so loved the world.
Loves it still.
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Director of Youth Ministry
Have a question?
If you'd like to know more about this ministry area, please contact Sarah Iverson at siverson@gslcwi.com