Check out these supplies to prepare for and celebrate baptisms in your community!
Child and Parent Baptism Bundle
The Child and Parent Baptismal Bundle includes one copy of the award-winning Welcome, Child of God board book, one copy of Living the Promises of Baptism: 101 Ideas for Parents, and one Dove and Shell First Light Baptismal Candle. These three items priced at an exceptional value make a wonderful gift from the congregation to the child and parent for celebrating the promises of baptism in daily living.
These beautifully designed lightweight cotton towels measure 8 1/2" x 11". A precious and practical addition to the baptism service.
Daniel Erlander's baptism manuals spring to life as a family of books, curriculum and a video to support baptismal preparation and ongoing baptismal education for people of all ages. Explore the Leader sourcebook, board book, interactive manual, and DVD.
Water Washed and Spirit Born: A Baptism Manual for Youth and Adults
An appealing, illustrated book for youth or adults preparing for baptism. Provides a great foundation for adult classes on baptism and for individual study and reflection. Topics include biblical background, a special section on baptism in the context of the Roman empire, baptisms during the Reformation, and contemporary baptismal practice.
Flowing Water, Uncommon Birth: Christian Baptism in a Post-Christian Culture
Author Samuel Torvend wonders, “how is our baptismal preparation, the celebration of baptism, and ongoing baptismal and eucharistic formation shaping a people who will not only survive but flourish—perhaps in small ways—in a culture which remains skeptical of religion, religious people and religious communities?” These reflections on Christian baptism draw on the work of biblical and liturgical scholars, church historians, sociologists of religion, theologians, poets, cultural analysts, filmmakers, and writers, the witness of the New Testament, the sermons, hymns, and architecture of early Christians, ancient and modern liturgical texts, medieval mystics, reformation leaders, and modern martyrs and reformers. Perfect for preparing those performing the baptism service.
Commemorate baptisms with these richly designed certificates for children, adults, and sponsors. Some available in Spanish.
Let the Children Come: A Baptism Manual for Parents and Sponsors
Daniel Erlander’s engaging book on baptism is an introduction for children, parents, sponsors, and caregivers. This short book includes friendly illustrations to prepare for baptism and a lifetime of “living wet.” Covers the origin of baptism, baptism in the New Testament, infant baptism, Luther’s teaching, and the baptism service. Excellent for a baptismal gift, classes on baptism, or personal reflection.
Water and Witness: Organ Music for Baptismal Celebrations
Aaron Shows’s imaginative and inspired organ collection provides twelve pieces that are based on baptismal or water-associated hymn tunes and includes two original works that effectively paint a musical picture of the healing and restorative aspects of water.
- Tunes: BAPTIZED AND SET FREE, BEACH SPRING, OUIMETTE, STUTTGART, TAKE ME TO THE WATER, WADE IN THE WATER, WATER OF LIFE, WONDERS
Augsburg Organ Library: Baptism and Holy Communion
Augsburg Organ Library: Baptism and Holy Communion, contains 39 pieces for worship or recitals based on Baptism and Holy Communion hymn tunes. The Augsburg Organ Library is a highly acclaimed multi-volume series that reflects the twentieth century renewal of the organ and its music.