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Faith Path
To help you get started on the Faith Path journey, this kit includes a guide and resources that provide an overview of the Faith Path process.
To help you get started on the Faith Path journey, this kit includes a guide and resources that provide an overview of the Faith Path process.
We believe that God designed the family as the primary place for discipleship. The Faith Path initiative exists to partner with you as you guide your child’s faith journey one step at a time. Take advantage of the following links to begin the process in your family.
The Faith Path suggests a focus of specific practices and milestones at certain ages. However, you know your child best and can determine the most appropriate time to emphasize each step.
Recommended Focus: Birth – 2 Years
Make a commitment to raise your child in a Christ-centered home.
To help you get started, this kit includes a guide that offers practical tips and what we consider the best resources on the topic. You will also find several Praying for My Child suggestions.
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The Child Dedication service is a valuable time for a family who is committed to raising their child in a God-honoring home. This spiritual milestone highlights how the church partners with the parents in their role as the primary faith trainer of their children.
To participate in the Parent/Child Dedication service, you will need to attend a pre-requisite class.
Class & Service Registration
Questions? Contact Brittany Basinger Brittany.basinger@cottonwoodcreek.org, 972.359.7777 x5023.
Recommended Focus: Ages 3+
Establish the practice of praying for and giving a blessing to your child on a routine basis.
To help you get started, this kit includes a guide that offers practical tips and what we consider the best resources on the topic. You will also find a card with a blessing to frame and place beside your child’s bed
Recommended Focus: Ages 4+
Establish the practice of connecting as a family while passing spiritual truths to your child.
To help you get started, this kit includes a guide that offers practical tips and what we consider the best resources on the topic. The Creating Impression Points card and an activity called Just Like Air are ideal to start the process with a younger child. We’ve also provided a fun Family Time song that will get everyone in the mood for the best time of the week as well as Family Time stickers to mark the calendar.
Recommended Focus: Ages Vary
Become equipped to lead your child to an authentic relationship with Jesus Christ.
Even though we make this kit available to parents of children ages five and above, few children are ready to fully understand the gospel or make a faith decision at such a young age. Use this material to prepare yourself to be ready when your child expresses interest. We’ve included a guide that offers practical tips and what we consider the best resources on the topic. The Prepare to Lead Your Child to Christ video and booklet titled “God Wants You on His Team” will make the conversation easier when the time comes.
Recommended Focus: Ages 6+
Teach your child about prayer and establish the practice of praying as a family.
To help you get started, this kit includes a guide that offers practical tips and what we consider the best resources on the topic. The kit also includes a Prayer Calendar ideal for notes that can help your child create a habit of prayer.
Recommended Focus: Ages 7+
Teach your child about God’s Word and establish the practice of reading and memorizing scripture as a family.
To help you get started, this kit includes a guide that offers practical tips and what we consider the best resources on the topic. The kit also includes an Old Testament song and a New Testament song to help your child learn the books of the Bible. Use these with the books of the Bible card as a fun introduction to the journey of discovering God’s Word.
Recommended Focus: Ages 8+
Establish the practice of adoring God personally, at home, at church and as a lifestyle.
To help you get started, this kit includes a guide that offers practical tips and what we consider the best resources on the topic. You will also find a God You Are card to be inserted into a frame with a glass and write words of praise using a dry erase marker. Use it to begin a routine of worshipping God with your child right away.
Recommended Focus: Ages 9+
Establish the practice of giving and serving others for God’s glory.
To help your child learn about giving, this kit includes a fun activity about stewardship called Rolling in Money with corresponding stickers. We’ve also included an Assessing Your Child’s Spiritual Gifts tool that you will enjoy completing with your son or daughter to begin coaching them toward serving in their area of strength.
Recommended Focus: Ages 11+
Discuss the changes and challenges of puberty with your child.
To help you get started, this kit includes a guide that offers practical tips and what we consider the best resources on the topic. We’ve also provided a two-part audio titled The Talk and a Frequently Asked Questions summary from parents of early adolescents.
Recommended Focus: Ages 13+
Prepare and challenge your child to cherish and commit to purity.
To help you get started, this kit includes a guide that offers practical tips and what we consider the best resources on the topic. We’ve provided an audio presentation titled The Talk and a Purity Checklist to help your child define appropriate boundaries. In addition, you’ll find a My Purity Commitment Card for your teen to complete.
Recommended Focus: Ages 16+
Celebrate and give your child a vision for the future as an emerging adult before they leave home.
To help you get started, this kit includes a guide that offers practical tips and what we consider the best resources on the topic. A Rite of Passage Planning Guide has also been provided. Begin prayerfully considering how you will invite your young person to begin embracing the responsibilities of adulthood.
Recommended Focus: Ages 17+
Parents need to prepare their teenagers for the “realities” of life away from home.
To help you get started, this kit includes a guide that offers practical tips and what we consider the best resources on the topic. We’ve provided a Before You Leave discussion guide and a Sample Blessing Letter. Use these tools to create meaningful moments with your emerging adult before he or she leaves the nest.
Recommended Focus: All Ages
When your child trusts Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, create a time of celebration and guide your child into believer’s baptism.
To help you get started, this kit includes a guide that offers practical tips and what we consider the best resources on the topic. To help you celebrate your child’s faith decision, we’ve also provided a Now That I’m A Christian bookmark for your child and Spiritual Birthdays celebration tips for you. Pick up your Kit at the Faith at Home Center or download it to your computer.
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