Dedicating Your Family

 

 

 

We are always excited to join in when parents and grandparents formally dedicated their little ones to the Lord!  Four families took part in this celebration Sunday.

You can see below what dedicating your family means as a part of Team Church.

 

Child Dedication, October 21, 2012

 

Child Dedication

Child dedication is taking a moment with the church and your child to pledge to raise him or her according to Christian values and practices. It includes taking seriously your personal role in praying for him or her, making a home that blesses him or her, and the primary responsibility to lead your child to know and love Jesus Christ to the best of your ability.

Also this service offers your church fellowship, and others of your family, the opportunity to pledge a similar commitment. In the Bible, Jesus himself was dedicated in the Temple, and as an adult, he welcomed children warmly, held them, and taught them about His Kingdom. The church you belong to promises to welcome, care for, and lead your child in the example of Jesus.

At Team Church, a child dedication does not include baptism. We wait until a child is old enough to believe and understand the true meaning of salvation and baptism. Once a child has made the personal decision to trust Christ, he or she will have the opportunity to request to be baptized. Then, we can celebrate that too!