How is Child Dedication different from baptism?
We believe that baptism is a response to one’s decision to fully follow Christ. Child Dedication is where parents dedicate themselves, their parenting efforts and their child to God so that when a child is old enough to understand, they too will choose to follow Christ and then be baptized. Can a child be too old to be dedicated? Not really. Technically the dedication is a prayer of dedication for parents as well as the child. This service is for parents as well as for children. Usually, the child being dedicated though is not yet old enough to really understand what it means to follow Christ. However, if your child is old enough to understand, this would be a great opportunity to talk about what it means to follow Christ. If this is your case, let us know as we would love to help support you. What is the Child Dedication like? First we have a class designed to allow for discussion. We take some time to explain what Child Dedication is and isn’t. We also clearly explain what we believe
