Baptism
What is baptism? What does it mean? How does it happen?
Baptism is obedience to Jesus (Matt. 28:18-20).
Baptism is a sign that represents the person's death to self, resurrection to new life in Christ (see Romans 6:1-7) and the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit (Mark 1:9-11; Acts 2:38).
Baptism therefore also means that a person identifies with Jesus publicly. Such disciples agree to follow Christ and become a living part of a body of believers (because believers are by nature, part of the Body).
Furthermore, baptism is a commissioning into ministry for all believers.
"Who baptizes?" Since in part, baptism is a sign of entering into relationship with Jesus and His church, church leaders are present at baptism, being the spiritual ‘parents' (ie. elders, see Acts 20:17, 28-32) in the church.
And yet baptism is not a 'professional' duty. Jesus commanded all disciples to go and make disciples, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:18-20). And so we invite the person(s) who was significant in the disciple's journey to faith in Christ baptize, in the presence of the community of faith (s)he is entering. (For more, see Confession of Faith from a Mennonite Perspective)
Our practice is that we baptize disciples of Jesus once it is clear that the person has been born again by the Spirit of God (see John 3). We come to see this and affirm this either in smaller fellowships (eg. Home Churches) and/or through conversation with the church's elders.
We baptize people by immersion or by sprinkling or pouring. In the winter we choose not to baptize in Lake Huron. ( ;) ) In the summer we may or we may not, according to the desires of the one being baptized and what suits the church.
Want to be baptized or to explore the idea some more? Contact Pastor Tom Roes. 
