Testimonials

What pastors and youth and family ministers are saying about our new version!

What pastors and youth and family ministers are saying about our new version!

“I have used this curriculum for over 7 years…
I am thrilled that it is being updated to be inclusive, justice oriented, and your efforts to bring it up to our current culture/time…
​I especially like the open discussions and allowing the youth to embrace their faith for themselves.”

​- Rev. Michelle Funk, Heidelberg Union Church, Slatington, PA

“I can tell a lot of work has gone into the transitional examples, literally lining out the process of examining your own faith – teaching the kids how to pull it apart in their minds. That is fantastic, and so so good for these analytical, deep thinking students. Thank you!”

– Kate Nintcheu, Director of Children and Family Ministries, Old South Church, Boston, MA

What others have said about our previous curricula:

Participants

– Confirm not Conform allowed me to question my beliefs and gave me a chance to realize what truly matters to me as a member of the Episcopal Church. I was able to do so with a group of people that did not try to control me in anyway. I felt like everyone wanted to help me out. If anybody feels the way that I did, they should definitely get involved.

– The program encourages you to find your own voice within your church community and within your faith, and that’s really important, especially for teenagers because there are many ways they are not heard.

Parents

– It was a great spiritual journey for the kids. It helped them make an informed decision about their faith in a non-judgmental environment. They had free choice!

– As a parent I appreciated this program because it gave the kids a chance to see other faiths. It also focused them on their faith during a time that other influences are so strong. Amanda seems stronger in her convictions and her faith after going through this program.

Church Leaders

– I have spent A LOT of time looking for a good confirmation program that speaks to youth without being dumbed down or fill in the blank. CnC is the first program that I found engaging enough to keep youth coming back and wanting to learn more. Our adults love being mentors and now people come up and ask me when they can be one.

– I expected yet another “groundbreaking new approach” to Confirmation, like so many others I’ve seen during my ministry. What a surprise to discover this one truly was a new approach that respected teenagers as thinking and reflective members of our faith community, complete with questions and opinions. Above all, the program is relevant to them. It doesn’t proclaim definite truths, other than God’s love for each of us, period. Instead, it invites participants to discover faith and God through their lives and experiences.

– We are thrilled with the program, and how it honored the journey of faith discovery for the youth. The adults involved felt that it was personally helpful, too. What a gift CnC has been! The parish is really seeing the youth take their place among them as full members, teaching all of us something about the nature of what it is to be a Christian and a member of the Church

Confirm Not Conform for Adults

– We consistently had between 25-35 people each time, and many told me it was one of the best classes they joined.