Deciding on a child’s spiritual direction
by Kim Gray
For The Calgary Herald
So I’m sitting in a Kensington coffee shop doing something I’ve never done before. I’m talking religion with a man of the cloth who happens to be the minister of our local church — the same church my family and several neighbours have begun to […]
A baby born to a couple who met at the Glastonbury Festival five years ago, has been baptised at the event.
Will and Carey Worthy said the Somerset festival was “in the blood” of their one-year-old, Ellison William Osbourne.
Worthy is the name of the farm on which the event is held and Osbourne is a family […]
Who’s ever heard of such a thing?
Truth is — as soon as you get asked to be someones godparent — there’s an immediate need to be in the know…
Thought this was a helpful start at someone starting a forum to share info — for those of us that are about to become godparents by “baptismal […]
Gowns? Baby Baptism Blankets? What’s the rule — white or ivory only?
Several friends have written me recently about friends that have scheduled their newly children on Saturday’s — not Sunday’s? As far as I know — Baptisms have always happened during services on Sunday morning… What gives? Can you have a private Baptism or Christening ceremony?
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated…
Denomination
Apostolics
Beliefs about Baptism
Necessary for salvation because it conveys spiritual rebirth.
Type of Baptism
By immersion only.
Baptize Infants?
No.
Baptism regenerates, gives spiritual life
Yes.
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Jesus
Denomination
Baptists/Disciples of Christ
Beliefs about Baptism
A divine ordinance, a symbolic ritual, a sign of having already been saved, but not necessary for salvation. See Baptist - Believer’s Baptism.
Type of Baptism
By immersion only
Baptize Infants?
No.
Baptism regenerates, gives spiritual life
No.
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Trinity
Hopefully — this is just the start of many new things to come…