We will be having another baptism in just a few weeks!
A new sister in Christ is just finishing up our pre-baptism process. Which seemed like a great time to remind us all of next steps when someone says they want to be baptized into the body of Christ through Missio.
If someone you are discipling says “I wanna get baptized, what should I do?”
First celebrate…. Be excited. New life is springing up in someone’s heart! And we would love to walk alongside you and the new disciple wanting to be baptized.
Then…
1. Direct them here: this makes Missio aware so we can a start planning this day in the calendar, communicating, and coaching as you walk this person through their next step as a follower of Jesus
2. Decide who will be their guide for the first year after their baptism. Missio has someone commit to walking with every new disciple for a year to help with early formation. This disciple maker is someone who commits to walking with the newly baptized in the next year of their journey- often in the context of their MC and/or a parent.
3. Get a copy of the booklet we use to walk through the true story and the significance of what someone is choosing to be baptized into. If you’ve never used the tool I’d love to grab a coffee and walk you through it just let me know. This is six sessions working through the six acts of the story and some of the first steps in following Jesus
4. Who does the baptizing? Around Missio it’s usually the person / people walking with the new disciple. Other times Kevin or Mike (as a elders of the church) or most likely the person taking them through the process and actively discipling them will usually baptize them.
5. Have a question or need some clarity? Let’s talk! Hello@missiomesa.com
Reminder/ Refresher:
As a church Missio Dei Communities affirms both credo and pedo (believer and baby) baptisms as historic and orthodox expressions of baptism for the people of God. We do not believe or practice that baptism is necessary to receive the gift of salvation. But acknowledge faithful members of Jesus’ church have practiced baptism as covenant community participation for children prior to a confession of faith AND others as a sign of new birth for a new believer.
We will administer either rite as convictions guide those receiving.
If you have parents or believers who want to have the conversations- here’s a great next step.