Editing Two by Twos (section)

=== Baptism ===
[[Baptism]] by one of the church's ministers is considered a necessary step for salvation and full participation, including re-baptism of persons baptized by other churches.<ref>See:
* {{harvnb|Chryssides|2001b|p=331}};
* {{harvnb|Kropp-Ehrig|2022|pp=337–338}};
* {{harvnb|Melton|2009|p=554}};
* {{harvnb|Nichols|2006|p=88}};
* {{harvnb|Robinson|2009}}.</ref> Candidates approved by the local workers are baptized by immersion. Baptisms are often scheduled for one morning during a Convention and are typically performed in small ponds on the property. Families and onlookers gather, pray, and sing hymns during the ceremony, as led by a worker.{{sfn|Lewis|1998|p=494}}{{sfn|Parker|Parker|1982|p=14}}