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The Road to Confirmation - Process Overview
Youth in 10th or 11th grade who decide to pursue Confirmation, will begin a preparation process called the Road to Confirmation. This process includes the youth completing self-paced online courses to emphasize core doctrinal understandings, as well as engaging in checkpoint conversations with the rector, youth leader, and parents/guardians in the months leading up to Confirmation Sunday. The purpose of the Road to Confirmation process is to ensure a youth is well equipped and prepared to make their Confirmation vow.
Step 1: The Initial Conversation
- Review the contents of the Initial Conversation found HERE.
- Once the Initial Conversation has taken place, rectors or youth leaders should enroll all youth that have responded YES to beginning the Road to Confirmation journey and to being confirmed in the Spring of 2026, by using the form below.
ROAD TO CONFIRMATION ENROLLMENT FORM
Step 2: The access to the material
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All youth enrolled will receive a Road to Confirmation workbook. The rector or youth leader will order copies of the Road to Confirmation workbook and will distribute them to youth pursuing Confirmation. The workbooks will include the contents and questions from the online coursework, the Checkpoint Conversation guides for the youth, the Confirmation vow, the Ten Commandments, and the Articles of Faith. The Checkpoint Conversation guides for the parents, rector, and youth leaders can be found on the Road to Confirmation information page on NDI or under the "Youth" banner on the NAC USA mobile app.
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All Road to Confirmation conversation guides and online courses are available HERE and under the "Youth" banner on the NAC USA mobile app. All materials are available without a login.
Step 3: The Checkpoint Conversations
- Parents/guardians, rectors, and youth leaders are expected to engage in strategic “Checkpoint Conversations” as youth complete their coursework in the months leading to their Confirmation day. A schedule of when each conversation should take place, who conducts the “Checkpoint Conversations,” as well as questions to discuss, are provided on the “Road to Confirmation Checkpoint Conversation guides” available on NDI.
Step 4: The Final Conversation
- After the Road to Confirmation online courses are completed, all of the “Checkpoint Conversations” have taken place, and shortly before the student’s Confirmation day, a final conversation should be scheduled. Ideally this conversation should be conducted by the ordained minister that will conduct the Confirmation service. The student can invite parents/guardians, rector, and/or youth leader to this final conversation. This conversation is to ensure the youth has a good understanding of Christianity, the New Apostolic Church doctrine, and is ready to make their Confirmation vow and receive their Confirmation blessing.
Step 5: Scheduling the Confirmation Sunday
- Once Confirmation Sunday has been scheduled, rectors/youth leaders should complete this form to receive the Confirmation certificate, gift, and Chief Apostle letter for each confirmand.
Click a link below to access:
Road to Confirmation - Process Overview
Road to Confirmation - Initial Conversation Guide