Seeking the Keys to One's Own Faith
Young people look forward to having the keys to the car and driving their own directions. In faith it's the same.
Children baptized as infants may feel they have a "hand-me-down-faith" they have always received from their parents. Yet, as they mature, they have their own ideas, and experiences, and questions, and relationship with God.
At some point they appreciate exploring their own faith, figuring out how it works for them, and learning to manouever through life using their own GPS link to God. That's where Confirmation Mentoring comes in.
Confirmation has been the traditional process by which a person baptized as an infant "re-affirms" their faith for themselves.
Mentoring is a newer process by which young people choose a "licensed driver" in the church, other than their parents, with whom they can safely explore their own faith questions.
At the end of the process, those young people may choose for themselves whether or not to reaffirm their baptismal vows.
It's part of growing up. It's something young people need to consider for themselves, not do for their parents.
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