A different kind of baptism
Ok, so this blog is supposed to be about all the ways that St. Olaf is being revitalized, how we are engaging our larger community and being a resource for other congregations who may need some help. It is also a way of talking generally about what’s going on in this amazing community of faith. Here’s a new situation. You probably know that the Lutheran Church and the traditions that are generally called mainline protestants (in addition to our Roman Catholic siblings) put a great emphasis on the fact that we are God’s beloved, chosen by our God for life. Part of how we show this is by baptizing babies. We believe that God’s choice of us is superior to our ability to choose God. But what happens when an adult comes into our community who isn’t baptized? And more, what happens when that adult who wants to enter into that relationship with Christ and Christ’s church but doesn’t have what we normally call “sponsors?” We are going to see what that’s like ...