2. Four (4) weeks prior to the date of dedication: Prayerfully review the Child Dedication Covenant with your spouse. Complete the application form and contact the congregational pastor to arrange an interview at least two (2) weeks prior to the ceremony.

3. On the day of dedication, please come to the sanctuary with your child fifteen minutes before the start of worship. Sit in the front row, in alphabetical order (by last name). This is a family event, so siblings are welcome to attend the dedication.

4. At the appointed time in the service, the officiating pastor will call all families to stand on the platform. The pastor will offer a brief word of explanation and exhortation. Then each set of parents will be asked the respond to the following:

a. Do you as parents of ____________ recognize him/her as a gift of God entrusted to you by God?

b. Do you give him/her back to the Lord for whatever purpose God may have for his/her life?

c. Will you seek by your example, prayers, love, discipline and instruction in God's Word, to raise him/her to know Christ as his/her Savior and to worship and serve God throughout his/her life?

The pastor will then pray on behalf of the congregation, committing the child to God.

5. Once all children have been dedicated, the pastor will ask the congregation to rise and commit the children to the nurture of the Lord and the Church.

6. The pastor and an elder will present the family with the signed Child Dedication Covenant, and the family may be seated.