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Baptism
Written by Bishop Max Whitfield Tuesday, 05 January 2010 08:26
As 2009 ends and we enter 2010, Valerie and I pray this New Year will be filled with joy, peace and love for each of you. You enriched our lives and made 2009 a memorable and blessed year. It is a joy to serve our Lord and Savior with you.
One of my most enjoyable acts of ministry is baptizing a person into Christ’s Holy Church. The one baptized may be an infant, child, youth or adult and my heart overflows with joy and thanksgiving. Baptism celebrates the amazing grace of Jesus Christ through an outward and visible sign that Jesus loves and includes us in his plans for the transformation of the universe before we recognize our own need for love and acceptance.
Books: Seeing Young Adults in A Different Way
Written by Bishop Max Whitfield Monday, 30 November 2009 00:00
A few people have inquired about what books I have been reading that led me to view young adults in a different way. Two books were assigned for the Learning Group. They are:
The Hidden Power of Electronic Culture: How Media Shapes Faith, The Gospel, and Church, by Shane A. Hipps
Two other books I have read in the past year that help me understand young adults as well are:
Generation Me: Why Today’s Young Americans are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled—and More Miserable Than Ever Before, by Jean M. Twenge
The Great Emergence: How Christianity is Changing and Why, by Phyllis Tickle
I hope this is helpful. God bless you as you seek to communicate the Gospel to young adults and enable them to become faithful disciples of Jesus Christ.
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