Child Dedication is a unique experience designed to help parents in their journey to raise their child to love God with all their heart, mind, and strength.
Raising kids today is filled with challenges. And it's easy to get lost in the daily ritual of parenting, only to look up and realize you've focused on a lot of things... yet none of them were the most important things. The Child Dedication experience helps parents focus on the most important things in a child's life... their relationship with Christ.
Child Dedications is more than an event. It is an opportunity for you to take some time to consider what matters most in the life of your child; to decide what you value and what you can do today that will have the greatest impact on your child's future.
At Faith Promise, child dedication is a three-step process.
All parents interested in participating in Child Dedications begin by completing the online applicationonline application.
Once you have completed Step 1, you will participate in a Parent Meeting the week prior to our Child Dedication ceremony. An fpKIDS team member will contact you upon receipt of your online application with times and locations for the Parent Meeting.
The best part! Once Steps 1 & 2 are complete we can't wait to celebrate with you as you participate in our Child Dedication Celebration during the weekend worship services (select dates available throughout the year). This is our opportunity for your church family to pray with you as you set out to lead your child toward the most important relationship of their lives.
The celebration part of Child Dedications (Step 3) occurs within the first 15 minutes of our weekend worship service. Participating families will stand before the church audience. As a group they will publicly commit to create an environment in their home that teaches their children the most important thing they can do with their lives is to follow Christ. The Campus Pastor will lead the church audience in prayer for the families. The experience lasts approximately 10 minutes.
This event is not infant baptism. We believe that when a child is old enough to understand what it means to place their faith in Jesus Christ as their personal Savior, the decision to be baptized should be initiated by them. Most kids under the age of 5 years old do not understand concepts such as sin, forgiveness, and the sacrifice Christ made for us on the cross. Child Dedication is all about your commitment as a parent to grow in your own relationship with Christ and to teach your child to do the same.
The Child Dedication Parent Meeting is an integral part of partnering and equipping you for the journey of leading your child into a loving relationship with Jesus Christ. We offer Child Dedications multiple times per year in an effort to provide options for your busy schedules.
Given that both parents will participate in raising your child, it's best when both parents participate in the Parent Meeting. The Parent Meeting is more than an information download. It's an equipping opportunity where we will lead you through a process of defining what's most important to you as a parent. To make the most of the experience, participation from both parents is best. Childcare for this event is offered upon request.
Child dedications are scheduled for the following weekends: