Confirmation Faith Statement Final Project (8th graders)

GSLC Confirmation 2010

Faith Statement Project

This project is for 8^th graders completing Faith Inkubators Confirmation, and who choose to be confirmed in their faith on Sunday May 23^rd, 2010.

After choosing a Scripture passage to guide your Faith Statement (see handout for possible Scripture verses), you are to create your Faith Statement which will be read/presented to Good Shepherd’s Church Council on Tuesday May 18^th, and included in a booklet of 2010 Faith Statements.

Your faith statement must include a written portion, but you are also encouraged to use other media in your faith statement.

Drafts of the Final Project are due in class Wednesday March 17^th.

Final Projects will be turned in Wednesday April 14^th.

Guidelines for the written portion

Some ideas that might help you in writing your Faith Statement are:

• You can talk about your scripture passage, and explain in your own words what this piece of Scripture means for you today.
• You could quote one of the petitions of the Lord’s Prayer, or a section of the Apostle’s Creed (what we studied this year) and explain how it connects to your Scripture passage.
• You could talk about one of the service projects or fellowship events we did in Confirmation which can help you explain what your scripture passage means to you.
• You could choose an example or story from your life to show how you think and feel about your Scripture passage.
• You could choose a real life story in the news or in your school, and apply your Scripture passage to show how God can make a difference in someone’s life.

Guidelines for using other media

Some ideas that might help in using other media include:

• With a camera, you could take pictures that show what your Scripture passage means to you, and put them on some kind of display board along with your Faith Statement.
• Using a video camera, you could take a video showing what your Scripture passage means to you, and bring someway to show it (laptop, videocamera, etc.) when Faith Statements are presented to Council.
• You could create a piece of art, either through painting, collage, drawing, sculpture, etc. that show the Bible story your passage is a part of.  Or, it could be art that shows what your Scripture passage means to you.
• You could use some other creative way or idea to communicate what your Scripture passage means to you.  Talk to your guide or Pastor Jeff!