Child dedication

A child dedication or baby presentation is an act of consecration of children to God practiced in evangelical churches, such as those of the Baptist tradition.^[1]^[2]

Child dedication is practiced by organisations, such as the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, in which parents promise to help their child live a life free from alcohol and other drugs.^[3]

^ Brackney, William H. (31 December 2020). Historical Dictionary of the Baptists. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-5381-2252-5. However, in response to parental requests to recognize the value of children among the people of God in parallel with paedobaptist churches, some Baptists will create a child dedication service to receive a child into the nurture of a congregation following the time of birth. Parents typically would be asked to make commitments to raise the child "in the fear and nurture of the Lord."
^ Cite error: The named reference Brackney2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference Rollins2005 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Brackney-1] Brackney, William H. (31 December 2020). Historical Dictionary of the Baptists. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-5381-2252-5. However, in response to parental requests to recognize the value of children among the people of God in parallel with paedobaptist churches, some Baptists will create a child dedication service to receive a child into the nurture of a congregation following the time of birth. Parents typically would be asked to make commitments to raise the child "in the fear and nurture of the Lord."

[Brackney2020-2] Cite error: The named reference Brackney2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Rollins2005-3] Cite error: The named reference Rollins2005 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1]

[2]

[3]