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BAPTISM FOR CHILDREN
Preparing Your Young Child for Water Baptism
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WATER BAPTISM FOR YOUNG BELIEVERS
_WARNING: I'm afraid you've arrived at the wrong place if you're
searching for dazzling, multi-colored teaching materials that pop with
attention-grabbing eye candy. You'll have to look elsewhere if you
want puzzle pages and worksheets that scream, "Look! Look! Look at
me!"_
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BUT IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR AFFORDABLE, COMMON-SENSE, ATTRACTIVE
MATERIALS TO PREPARE ONE OR MORE CHILDREN FOR BAPTISM -- materials
that teach children about baptism:
* IN A MEMORABLE WAY,
* IN STRAIGHTFORWARD LANGUAGE THAT EVEN YOUNG CHILDREN CAN
UNDERSTAND,
* IN A FUN AND ENGAGING WAY THAT EVEN OLDER CHILDREN WILL
APPRECIATE,
* USING ACTIVITIES, PUZZLES, AND WORKSHEETS TO MAKE LEARNING EVEN
MORE FUN,
* AND (MOST IMPORTANTLY) BASED FUNDAMENTALLY AND SOLIDLY ON WHAT
THE BIBLE TEACHES ABOUT BAPTISM,
then congratulations -- your search may have just ended.
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My name is Rob Favero. A number of years ago I was in the exact same
spot you were. My two boys -- young believers in Christ -- were ready
to acknowledge their faith in Christ in a public setting. It was an
exciting time, and I wanted to be sure that they had a proper
understanding of this important event, an event that's a milestone in
the life of any believer.
I wanted them to clearly understand that baptism doesn’t save you.
But I also wanted them to appreciate the sacred importance of this
special ceremony.
HELPING KIDS APPRECIATE WHAT BAPTISM IS ALL ABOUT
But frankly, getting kids to appreciate the wonderful meaning of
baptism is a real challenge in today's society. As you may have
experienced, our modern world trappings can tempt us to view baptism
as little more than an antiquated religious ritual that does little
more than leave its participants soaking wet.
I wanted to make sure that my boys would experience their baptism as
something more than just a "bothersome, outdated church thing my
parents made me do."
A SEARCH IN VAIN
That's when my search began. First I checked with some local
Christian bookstores. But none of them carried anything for preparing
children for baptism.
Then I did a search on the Internet. Still nothing suitable.
Wow! If my local Christian bookstores did not carry even one
resource to prepare children for baptism, and if I couldn't find
anything that met my needs on the Internet, what were my chances of
finding materials anywhere that would explain baptism the way I
wanted?
That's what ultimately motivated me to create my own set of lessons.
This gave me the special opportunity to create a resource that
explained baptism in a way I hoped would bring this special ceremony
alive for my boys.
CREATING MY OWN BAPTISM PREPARATION MATERIALS
So I pulled out my Bible, fired up my creative passions, prayed, and
began working on a project that eventually became known as _Joey's
Baptism_.
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The result is a 4-lesson eBook (electronic book) complete with
engaging lessons, hands-on activities, puzzles, and activity sheets.
I was quite pleased with the results.
And so was the children’s director at our church.
I still remember how excited she was when she got ahold of a copy
that I had given to one of our pastors. She told me:
You don’t know how much impact this booklet is going to have!
And as you can see in the following testimonials, others since that
time have expressed similar views.
"I was able to download the book with no problems, and so far the
book is wonderful!! We have completed chapter one and my daughter
loved doing the 'blanket baptisms' in the living room. It was really
fun for her and I think it took some of the fear out of being
'dunked.'
"She is already getting excited about being baptised and starting to
understand it's meaning a bit more, which is what I really desired.
Thank you so much for this book. It is such a wonderful teaching tool
and I will tell my friends about your website!" - Elizabeth, Mother
"Your teaching was very helpful, the children truly understood the
meaning, and parents were involved (that does not happen too often)."
- Connie, Hope 4 Kids Coordinator
"The story is good and would be very useful for rotational lessons.
It could be used in so many different rotational rooms. I might write
a couple of lessons using your story. I will link your address for
people to order if I have your permission. It really is a good story."
- Denise, C.E. Director
I believe _Joey's Baptism_ is a well-crafted, trustworthy resource
that can help you prepare your child for baptism.
A FOUR LESSON APPROACH
The booklet is divided into 4 lessons:
* Joey's Big Question (What is baptism all about?)
* Grandpa Explains (Baptism reminds us of Jesus' death and
resurrection.)
* Water, Water Everywhere (Water is a special element for baptism.)
* Final Questions (Baptism shows that we have put our trust in
Jesus.)
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Each lesson gives a straightforward and engaging explanation of the
important elements of baptism. They’re big concepts presented in
simple terms to match your child’s level of understanding.
Activities at the end of each chapter reinforce the concepts
introduced in each chapter.
FOR CHILDREN FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 4TH GRADE
_Joey's Baptism_ is targeted for children in kindergarten through
4th grade. The lessons are written in a style that is simple enough
for a five- or six-year-old to understand, yet the presentation and
concepts are challenging enough to satisfy the interest of even a
nine- or ten-year-old.
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To better match varying abilities for children of different ages,
each chapter ends with two activity sheets, one for younger children
and one for older children. (Children older than 10 can also benefit
from use of this booklet, though the activity sheets may not interest
them.)
Of course, having a resource that presents big concepts in a
readable, clear way is only good if the concepts it’s presenting are
accurate. So the question is:
Is the teaching in _Joey's Baptism_ faithful to solid Biblical
teaching?
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If you’re like me, there’s no compromising here. I’ve got to
be confident that whatever I’m teaching my children about baptism is
rock-solid.
And for that reason I had the book reviewed by an evangelical pastor
to ensure its faithfulness to Biblical teaching.
_AFTER ALL -- IF YOU HAVE THE MOST AWESOME TEACHING MATERIALS IN THE
WORLD, BUT THEY'RE TEACHING THE WRONG THINGS, IT'S DOESN'T MATTER IN
THE LEAST HOW GREAT THEY MIGHT BE._
So you can be confident that _Joey's Baptism_ will lead your child
in the right direction on her or his spiritual journey.
SO DID IT WORK FOR MY KIDS? Realistically it's hard to know
precisely how much influence we have in the things we do. However, at
one point when my younger son was a junior in high school -- many
years after having gone through my materials and still living as a
person committed to serving God -- he told me something like this: "I
don't remember much about the details of your baptism materials, but I
do remember that I really liked them."
A SAMPLE FROM _JOEY'S BAPTISM_
To help you decide if this valuable resource is right for you and
the child or children you are preparing for baptism, I'm making
available the fourth chapter as a sample for you to review. It's a PDF
(Adobe Acrobat) file, and
GET YOUR COPY TODAY
_Joey's Baptism_ is a downloadable ebook in PDF (Adobe Acrobat)
format, and you can purchase a copy for just $8.50 for home use and
just $30 for unlimited use in a church or organization setting.
PLEASE NOTE: THESE PRICES ARE REDUCED FROM PRICES YOU MAY FIND
ELSEWHERE ON THIS SITE, SO BE SURE TO BOOKMARK THIS PAGE TO GET THESE
PRICES.
Further, this is a no-risk purchase. You get a full 60-day money
back guarantee. If in your opinion you decide that _Joey's Baptism_ is
not exactly as I've described it, you can get a full refund.
Your HOME USE PURCHASE allows you to use _Joey's Baptism_ with every
child in your immediate family, whether you have one child or four
children or more. (I do request that families do not share a copy but
that each family purchase their own copy.)
Your CHURCH OR ORGANIZATION PURCHASE allows you to make unlimited
copies of any parts of _Joey's Baptism_ for use with any number of
children in any training program sponsored by your church or
organization. This is an affordable, easy-to-administer way to provide
copies for each child in your church baptism preparation program.
_BUT WAIT!_ What if I want to use _Joey's Baptism_ in a church or
organization setting with just a few kids. Do I have to pay the full,
unlimited use price?
_ANSWER:_ No you don't. Here's what you can do. For 1 or 2 children
just buy 1 home use copy (a cost of $8.50). For 3 or 4 children, buy
two home use copies (a cost of $17). For 5, 6, or 7 children, by three
home use copies (a cost of $25.50).
_Joey's Baptism_ provides young believers with solid Biblical
teaching about the purpose of baptism in the Christian life. It puts
big concepts in child-level terms to make baptism a meaningful and
memorable ceremony for children. I believe you will be pleased with
the quality preparation _Joey's Baptism_ will provide to your daughter
or son.
If you have any questions, please , Rob Favero.
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TESTIMONIAL
"I was able to download the book with no problems, and so far the
book is wonderful!! We have completed chapter one and my daughter
loved doing the 'blanket baptisms' in the living room. It was really
fun for her and I think it took some of the fear out of being
'dunked.'
"She is already getting excited about being baptised and starting to
understand it's meaning a bit more, which is what I really desired.
Thank you so much for this book. It is such a wonderful teaching tool
and I will tell my friends about your website!" - Elizabeth, Mother
TESTIMONIAL
"Your teaching was very helpful, the children truly understood the
meaning, and parents were involved (that does not happen too often)."
- Connie, Hope 4 Kids Coordinator
TESTIMONIAL
"The story is good and would be very useful for rotational lessons.
It could be used in so many different rotational rooms. I might write
a couple of lessons using your story. I will link your address for
people to order if I have your permission. It really is a good story."
- Denise, C.E. Director
CHURCH/CLASSROOM USE
C.E. Teachers/Leaders:
(c) Copyright 2006-2008 Robert Favero and his licensors.
All Rights Reserved.
Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION(R).
Copyright (c) 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society. Used by
permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.
The "NIV" and "New International Version" trademarks are registered
in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by International
Bible Society. Use of either trademark requires the permission of
International Bible Society.
