Learning

7 Baptism

Baptism

Task2

Through Baptism we begin initiation into God’s special family

TASK 2

  • Watch the clip below of an initiation ceremony for a young boy in an aboriginal community.
  • Describe what happens: 
  • Read about these ceremonies and make some notes. 
  • In this initiation ceremony, what are the candidates being welcomed into? 
  • Investigate another type of initiation ceremony and make some summary notes about it below
  • In this initiation ceremony, what are the candidates being welcomed into? 
  • What are Christians welcomed into when they are baptised? 

Initiation Ceremony

Initiation is a rite of passage marking entrance or acceptance into a group or society. It could also be a formal admission to adulthood in a community or one of its formal components. In an extended sense it can also signify a transformation in which the initiate is 'reborn' into a new role

  • Critical Thinker
  • Entrepreneur
  • Creative and Innovative
  • Communicator and Collaborator