Baptism Checklist & Script Form printable pdf download

Baptism Checklist & Script Form

Baptism Checklist & Script

Baptism Checklist

So you have someone interested in baptism? Awesome! Below you’ll find

everything you need to make it a success.

ü Email the individual(s) the 2|42 Baptism FAQ’s doc.

ü Have a conversation with them about the meaning of baptism (read below

to describe the Commitment, Covenant & Commission).

ü Schedule the date of the baptism.

ü Who will be baptizing them? Find out who they want and coordinate if

necessary.

ü Coordinate facility/place for the baptism (Church Offices, Neighborhood

Church(A2), a lake, pool, etc). If you need help reach out to your coach.

ü What’s the person’s shirt size for their ‘Making Waves’ shirt?

ü Schedule someone from the Arts office to videotape the day of the

baptism.

ü Read through the Baptism Script (below) to make sure the baptism event

is professional, thought through and worth the time of the family and

friends that will attended

Baptism Example Script

Welcome. This is an exciting day for

, so thank you for all being

here to celebrate this with them. Let’s start things off by opening in prayer.

[Prayer]

Baptism is an important event the life of a Christ follower. In the book of Acts we

see story after story of people coming to know Jesus as their savior and then

getting baptized in obedience.

The Apostle Paul tells us in Romans 6 that there is something very spiritual that

is about to happen. It says, “all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were

baptized into his death. We were therefore buried with him into death in order

that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we

too may live a new life.“

In the act of baptism we identify ourselves with the death and resurrection of

Jesus Christ. As we are immersed into the water it symbolizes that we are dying

to our old self and as we come up out of the water we are raised in new life in

Christ.

And that new life is marked by 3 things:

Baptism Checklist & Script Form