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Confirm Not Conform
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Confirm Not Conform is a comprehensive confirmation program that encourages youth to explore, articulate, & own their faith—by the study & practice of Scripture, sacraments, creeds, prayer & service, & the study of other religions, denominations, & heresy.
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Save $50 at the Progressive Youth Ministry (PYM) Conference Nov. 13-15 in Austin TX—where Confirm Not Conform's Sarah Jones and Kellor Smith will be part of a panel workshop, "Reimagining Confirmation for a New Generation."

To save $50, use code PYMWITHCNC2025 to register at pym.events/2025.
Save $50 at the Progressive Youth Ministry Conference (PYM) coming up quickly in Austin, Texas, November 13-15. Use code PYMWITHCNC2025 to register at https://pym.events/2025. Confirm Not Conform's Sarah Jones and Kellor Smith will be part of an interactive panel workshop, "Reimagining Confirmation for a New Generation".
October 21, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Confirm Not Conform aims to be universal and adaptable, yet every mainline church has specific differences that instructors will want to highlight. Our "Denomination Customization Guide" provides resources for each.
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Graphic showing "Episcopal — Lutheran — Methodist — United Church of Christ — Presbyterian". These are the mainline progressive denominations for which Confirm Not Conform provides customization resources. Screenshot of the Introduction to the "Denomination Customization Guide".
July 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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"Christ has no body now on earth but yours, no hands but yours, no feet but yours.
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Yours are the feet with which he is to go about doing good; Yours are the hands with which he is to bless people now."
—Teresa of Avila
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screenshot: first page of "Lesson 9: The Power to Help"—which explains the theological basis for the lesson, as well as targeted outcomes. Photograph of a youth playing tag with a child at a summer camp for urban youth.
July 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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"This lesson celebrates the courage and complexity of heresy and opens the youth up to the idea that they, too, might be heretics who can change the world for the better."
—From the introduction to Lesson 3: Your Truth

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[screenshot: first page of "Lesson 3: Your Truth"—which gives the Theological Statement underpinning the lesson.] [screenshot: "Timeline for Lesson," showing timeframe, duration and description of each lesson activity.]
July 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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All people of faith are called to bear witness and to speak truth to power. Confirm Not Conform offers guidance and praxis in both. "Lesson 14: May We Present…" involves choosing a project and arguing its value to church leaders.
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Lesson 14: May We Present… Theological Statement, plus basis for the lesson, life lessons and skills addressed
June 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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“We were thrilled that all of our confirmands made the decision to proceed with the Rite of Confirmation. 😀 … We enjoyed using the updated curriculum and had some wonderful conversations throughout the year.” —Pastor Funk, Slatingon, PA
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A youth takes his turn reciting a passage and teaching at the I Confirm Service, holding a candle to keep his hands steady.
June 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Happy Pride Month BlueSky!

Confirm Not Conform unabashedly centers justice, equity, diversity and inclusion for everyone, especially BIPOC and LGBTQIA2S+ youth. Because we all deserve to be treated with dignity and respect.

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The Progress Pride Flag by designer Daniel Quasar. Per Wikipedia: "While retaining the common six-stripe rainbow design as a base, the 'Progress' variation adds a chevron along the hoist that features black, brown, light blue, pink, and white stripes to bring those communities (marginalized people of color, trans people, and those living with HIV/AIDS and those who have been lost) to the forefront; 'the arrow points to the right to show forward movement, while being along the left edge shows that progress still needs to be made.’"
May 31, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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[Confirm Not Conform students gather for a "Zap prayer" before they preach at the confirmation service.]
May 21, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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In a living, evolving process that fosters deep reflection and dialogue, Confirm Not Conform empowers the entire church community to help integrate youth into the church’s mission and ministry—as vital members of the congregation.
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Members of the congregation lay hands in blessing on all those who have graduated from Confirm Not Conform—whether they have chosen to be confirmed or not.
May 12, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Confirm Not Conform is built on the belief that the Christian faith can withstand honest examination. It prioritizes formation over mere information, values questions more than predefined answers, and empowers youth to lead and teach.
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Books of Common Prayer are given to Confirm Not Conform graduates by their mentors in this Episcopal church.
May 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Hello non-conformers!

My name is Sarah Jones and I am the new face of Confirm Not Conform—which underwent a substantive updating in 2024. An update to the adult version is in progress, and a Spanish version is in the works as well!

#Confirmation #Confirm #Progressive #Mainline #⚓Narthex
(Here I am acting as co-pilot on a fixed-wing flight over Kauai in 2015.)
March 26, 2025 at 11:13 PM