Child Dedication

A child is a God-given trust (Psalm 127:3). Child dedication is a Sunday-morning ceremony that signifies your commitment to uphold that trust. It is an event that symbolizes your pledge to raise your child in a Christian home and church where he or she can come to know, love, and serve Jesus. It also signifies a commitment by the people of Stonebriar to provide a loving, biblical community that supports and prays for your family.

Child dedication at Stonebriar is not the same as infant baptism. We believe that baptism is a public statement of faith that can be made only by someone who has personally believed in Christ. Infants cannot make a personal decision to believe in Jesus. Older children, however, can make that personal decision. So, we do offer baptism for children in first through fourth grades, and older.

If you have trusted in Christ as your Savior, you are invited to present your child in Christian dedication to the Lord. While many parents dedicate very young children, your child does not have to be an infant. You can participate no matter what your child’s age.

1. Select a dedication date.

   Dedications are scheduled during the 9:30 and 11:15 a.m. services.

    2010 Dedication Dates

    

   • January 17
   • February 28
   • May 9
   • September 12
   • November 14

2. Register for an upcoming dedication.

   Call Children’s Ministries at 469-252-KIDS(5437), or contact us online to set up your registration appointment. Please register early, because dedications usually fill up well in advance of their scheduled dates.

You will not have to recite a pledge during the ceremony. You should, however, read and decide whether you are able to commit to this pledge:

“Declaring Christ as Savior and Lord and believing in my heart that God raised Him from the dead, I this day acknowledge that my children are gifts from God, that I am a caretaker by His grace and, therefore, accept the responsibility for raising my family to know and follow Jesus.  As a Christian parent:

• I will demonstrate for my child Christian integrity in my personal life.
• I will teach my child the meaning of fidelity in my marriage.
• I will show my child the meaning of fellowship and servanthood through my church.
• I will model my faith in my life, in prayer, and the application of the Bible’s truth as I teach my child to follow Jesus as Lord.

With God as my strength, I promise to give my child every possible benefit of home, school, church, and community. And I ask His blessing upon him/her to guide and guard through all his/her years. Amen.”

If you have more questions about child dedication, call Children's Ministries at 469-252-KIDS(5437), or contact us online.

Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. ~Mark 10:14 (NIV)