Head to the Heart Confirmation
2026-2027
You don’t need a better workbook. You need a better way.
If Confirmation Feels Like a Problem to Solve, You’re Not Alone
Maybe you’ve inherited a confirmation program that isn’t working. Maybe you’re starting from scratch with no curriculum and a group of middle schoolers showing up in the fall. Maybe you’ve tried other programs and found them dry, hard to lead, or disconnected from anything that sticks with kids after they’re confirmed.
Whatever brought you here, Head to the Heart was designed for you.
What Is Head to the Heart?
Head to the Heart (H2H) is a complete confirmation ministry system from Faith Inkubators. It’s built on a simple but powerful idea: confirmation shouldn’t just fill young people’s heads with information. It should connect their faith to their hearts — and to their lives at home, with their families, and in the world.
Head to the Heart is not a textbook. It’s not a fill-in-the-blank workbook. It’s a full system that gives you everything you need to run a confirmation ministry that actually forms faith.
For Pastors: Depth Without Compromise
If you’ve led confirmation before, you may be wondering whether a system built around small groups and multimedia presentations can hold up theologically.
Head to the Heart is built on serious theological content. The 91 lessons cover the full sweep of Scripture — Old Testament narrative, the life of Jesus, and the New Testament — alongside the foundational documents of the faith: the Ten Commandments, the Apostles’ Creed, and the Lord’s Prayer. Lutheran, Reformed, and Wesleyan traditions are all represented, making Head to the Heart a strong fit across a wide range of congregations.
The engaging formats are not a substitute for content. They are a delivery system for it, designed around how adolescent minds actually learn and retain what they’re taught. The theology doesn’t get lighter. It gets taught in a way that lands.
Head to the Heart also respects the pastor’s role. Many congregations expect their pastor to be the primary teacher and theological voice in confirmation — and that’s exactly how Head to the Heart is designed to work. Each session begins with a Large Group gathering where the pastor or designated leader teaches the lesson. The content, the visuals, and the structure are all there. You bring your voice and your congregation’s context.
This is a program with a theological spine. The joy and the energy are features, not workarounds.
You Don’t Have to Be a Theologian to Lead This
For volunteers and lay leaders, one of the most common fears is simple: “I don’t know enough to teach confirmation.”
In Head to the Heart, you won’t be asked to. Every session begins with a Large Group gathering — typically led by the pastor or a designated leader — where the full lesson is taught. After that, students break into small peer groups for discussion, and that’s where your Guides come in.
Guides are trained, caring adults from your congregation who lead the small group conversation. They are not lecturers or theological experts. Their role is to listen, ask good questions, and walk alongside students. If you can show up consistently and care about the young people in front of you, you can be a Guide.
How it Works
Head to the Heart brings together several elements that function as a complete system:
91 comprehensive, flexible lessons. Every lesson is built for you. A few minutes of customization each week lets you shape the content to fit your congregation, your students, and your schedule — because no two confirmation programs are exactly alike. The format reflects decades of research into how adolescent minds actually learn and retain content. Young people don’t remember lectures. They remember experiences — and Head to the Heart is built around that reality.
A two-part session structure. Each gathering begins with Large Group time, where the lesson is taught to all students together. Then students move into their small peer groups, led by their Guides, for discussion and deeper connection. It’s a simple, proven structure that works across a wide range of congregation sizes and settings.
Events woven into the year. Service projects, community gatherings, and special learning experiences are built into the Head to the Heart schedule — not added on as afterthoughts.
You choose what fits. No congregation is the same. Head to the Heart gives you 91 lessons and lets you build the confirmation experience that fits your calendar, your community, and your students. Lessons you don’t use for confirmation work just as well for retreats, senior high ministry, camps, adult education, or Sunday worship.
Faith That Goes Home
One of the biggest challenges in confirmation is what happens between sessions. Head to the Heart addresses that directly with Family Home Huddle handouts and FAITH5 — a simple five-step practice that connects what students experience at church to what happens at home.
The same five steps used during small group time can be practiced by families around the dinner table or at bedtime, any night of the week. No preparation needed. No theological background required.
Share — Share the highs and lows of your day or week.
Read — Read a short passage of Scripture together.
Talk — Talk about how the reading connects to real life.
Pray — Pray for one another, by name.
Bless — Close with a simple blessing — a word, a touch, or a gesture.
FAITH5 is simple enough for a middle schooler to lead and meaningful enough to become a lifelong practice. The goal is faith lived every week at church and every night in every home.
Your Annual Membership
Head to the Heart is available as an annual membership, with the license year running September 1 through August 31. Once you purchase, you have immediate access to all materials — so if you’re ready to get started before September, nothing is stopping you.
Your membership includes:
Immediate digital access to all 91 lessons
Training and recruiting materials for your adult Guides
Resources for introducing Head to the Heart to your congregation and families
The current release is Head to the Heart 2026–2027, with full access through August 31, 2027.