Will You? A Lenten Study of Baptismal Promises

This Lenten group study focuses on the five ?will you? questions of the Baptismal Covenant and is a companion to the book, Will You? A Lenten Study of the Baptismal Promises. The group study begins with a ?gathering in? and ends with a ?sending out? and follows the arc of the Baptismal Covenant questions.

The first meeting is an introductory gathering over a shared meal on Ash Wednesday or soon afterward. The next four weekly meetings are discussion-based, covering the first four ?will you? questions of the Baptismal Covenant. The sixth meeting, on Palm Sunday or shortly before, combines a brief discussion of the fifth ?will you? question with a shared eucharist, coordinated with clergy.

Participants are asked to commit to a personal study of seven brief devotions each week throughout the five weeks of the program. The devotions for each week from the Will You? book prepare the group participants for the upcoming meeting.

This Group Leader Guide is intended to help you facilitate the six group meetings. Format and content are suggestions only and should be customized to fit your group?s context.