Child Dedication Application

Are you interested in Child/Baby dedications at Calvary SLO?

Dedicating our children is a church tradition and not necessarily an activity mandated in the Bible. The Scriptures don't explicitly command parents to dedicate their children but rather make it clear that it is the responsibility of the parents, as stewards of God, to shepherd their children to know, love, honor, and obey the Lord (Deut. 6:4-7; Eph. 6:1-4).

We dedicate our children to allow parents the opportunity to publicly join in a covenant with God, their children, and their church family. Child dedications are essentially committing yourself as parents to follow Jesus, to model the Christian life, and shepherd your children to know and love Jesus.

Child dedications should not be viewed as a replacement for baptism - we pray your children will develop a relationship with Christ and, at some point, choose to get baptized. Nor is it a magical means of salvation/protection for your child. Child dedication is simply an outward act of the parents' inward commitment.

Please fill out the form below before the dedication to meet with James Rey, our family pastor, to review the dedication process. You will receive an email confirming the dedication data and the pre-dedication meeting.

Please note: The time/day of child dedications is still to be determined. Filling out the form lets our pastors know that you have an interest in learning more and attending a class.

Your name *

Email address *

Parent's name: *

Phone number

Full name of the child(s) to be dedicated: *

Are there any family or friends you would like to have with you on stage during the dedication?

Is there a specific scripture verse that is special to you for your child(ren)?

Do you have a specific prayer request for your child(ren)?

Do you have a specific prayer request for yourself/spouse as parents?

Some things to understand about dedicating your child to the Lord

1. Dedicating your child is based on a scriptural precedent rooted in the Old Testament in which Jesus was presented to the Lord in the Temple as an infant (Luke 2:22-35).

2. It acknowledges God’s blessing upon and care for children (Isaiah 54:13; Matt 18:1-5, 10; 19:13-15; Luke 18:15-17; Acts 2:39; 1 John 2:12-13).

3. It is you, the parent, who is dedicating your child. It’s a commitment you make in your heart before God and agree together to live out in your home. The dedication we perform during the church service is simply the public acknowledgment of your commitment.

4. You are publicly acknowledging that your children are a gift given to you by God (Gen 33:5; Psalm 127:3-5). As such, they are a blessing, a source of great joy (Prov. 23:24-25), and a great privilege – aside from being a lot of work too! Ultimately, we recognize your children have been created by and belong to God, yet they have been entrusted to you as stewards to raise (Exodus 13:2, 12).

5. You are committing your lives as parents to live by the grace of God in such a way as to be an example of those who honestly and transparently follow Jesus while avoiding the placement of any stumbling blocks in their way.

6. Your church family and leadership commit to support and equip you by God’s grace to fulfill your responsibility as good examples to your children.

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