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Take Me to the Water: Ideas for keeping baptism front and center

The theology of baptism has undergone a striking reformation in the last fifty years. So has the practice of baptism, at least in some respects.

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posted on June 1, 2008

Arlo D. Duba

An extensive list of hymns and psalms relating to baptism are available here. The theology of baptism has undergone a striking reformation in the last fifty years. So has the practice of baptism, at least in some respects. Some churches have larger, more visible fonts now. Composers have written some wonderful new baptismal hymns. Congregations may introduce a newly baptized child by walking the child through the aisles during the singing of a hymn; some also give gifts to celebrate the baptism.

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