 Welcome! Glad you found your way here. I'd like to be a cojourner with you on the way...the way of Christ, the journey of becoming. The 3-D dream catcher at the top of the page represents the moment in the life of a cell (in it's third division) when it becomes whatever it was uniquely created to be. I love being a part of those defining moments in the lives of young disciples and congregations.
Confirmation & Consecration 3x3
Consecration 3x3 is an invitation to face the fact that our current Confirmation process is expected to carry too much disciple-making freight.
Consecration 3x3 provides the rationale and the resources to lengthen and deepen the Confirmation process to include special services focusing on profession of faith, confirmation, and commissioning into "the ministry of all Christians."
"Like every good sports team, the United Methodist Church used to have a farm system. I am a product of that farm system. In the past 40 years, we have been slowly but surely dismantling and drilling holes in that system. Chris Hughes has plugged one of the biggest holes with this amazing confirmation resource that aims not at church membership but at Jesus discipleship." Leonard Sweet - professor and best-selling author
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Confirmation Cohort
Join the group of disciple makers who are joining together to develop deeper, more intentional and fruitful processes and resources for making young disciples. There will be conferences and gatherings, and opportunities to participate online, through our blogspot and through other social media and document sharing software. Our first gatheirngs are May 7-8 and May 17-18 at Lake Junaluska, NC.
Confirmation Retreats
My partners in The Foundation for Christian Formation offer a series of Confirmation weekend retreats. I'm honored to be on the writing and development teams of the new Credo Confirmation resources.
Contact me for workshops and training, or if you'd like to join the conversation about Confirmation and adolescent disciple making.
Equipping Ministry
To paraphrase artist Catherine Kapikian, "A minister is not a special kind of Christian. Every Christian is a special kind of minister." Gloria and I are working with Clemmons United Methodist Church to help connect "member ministers" with their particular passions for minsitry rooted in ther spiritual gifting.
Books and Music
My books, Consecration 3x3 and The Porpoise Given Life and my CDs Together and Hourglass are available on the Resources page. New, lower price for The Porpoise Given Life ebook! You can get the words and chords to "Soak Up the Son" and other songs on my blog page.
If you'd like to book an engagement, click on the "fill out the online form" link in the Booking box below, and let's what we can work out.
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