On the first-year anniversary of baptism, for example, the congregation sends a team to visit the family of the baptized child. Together they light the baptismal candle and remember the promises made at baptism. We offer classes for the parent and child to attend together. In those classes, parents help the children underline at least one verse from each book. At the end of class, the parents present the Bibles to their children.
Many students recruit their mentors, often older members in the congregation.
They sit together during midweek worship and then talk and pray together, using a curriculum sheet. Attendance at midweek services has more than doubled since the mentor program began. Members gather each week over a three-year period to share their concerns and to pray. Senior high youth meet weekly over a three-year period in small breakfast groups with a mentor. Lori Bieging is leading her second high school breakfast group.