'If every bishop sent this book to each of his clergy with the simple injunction "read it!", we wouldn't find ourselves far from a Kingdom of Heaven in which every font contained the warmest water.'                       David Wilbourne, Church Times

Clergy and lay readers can find inspiration for Christian initiation with this refreshing new book on baptism.

Written from a wealth of pastoral and liturgical experience, this down-to-earth and stimulating resource provides an enormous amount of help and background information.

Topics covered include:

• Infant baptism
• Connecting initiation with mission and evangelism
• The role of godparents
• Preparing adults for Christian initiation
• Helping those who are baptized or confirmed to grow in faith
• Christian initiation in Fresh Expressions of church

Extracts from David Wilbourne's review in Church Times on 28 March 2008:

'This encyclopedic resource, divided into short, attractively presented chapters, explores the way in which the wealth of material broadly connected with Christian initiation in Common Worship can fire ministry, mission, and evangelism.'

'The book's exhilarating depths sensitively explore the whole spectrum of baptismal practice within the Anglican Church, from infant baptism to the total immersion of adults.'

'The book is soaked with a convincingly prayerful feel - so that even praying for conception seems natural rather than embarassing.'