What is Faith Path?
Faith Path is a strategy for developing your child's faith, one step at a time. It is intended to help you as a parent develop a clear plan to intentionally point your child toward Christ in an age appropriate manner from birth (Child/Parent Dedication) to graduation (Launch). The Faith Path recommends focusing on particular practices or preparing for certain milestones at specific ages and stages. We will provide you with free kits that include training, resources and ideas to help you guide your child along the path.
We believe God designed the family to be the primary disciple-making relationship. In other words, God gave parents the privilege of nurturing faith in the next generation. That's why the Faith Path was created (by Lydia Randall at Lake Pointe Church in Texas), as you prepare for key faith milestones and foster spiritual disciplines in your child's faith journey.
You can start today regardless of your child's age or stage of development! Don't worry if you miss a step or if you start the process with an older child. You can always go back and emphasize earlier steps. We also encourage you to reinforce these practices as your child matures rather than view them as a one-time emphasis. You'll find recommended resources and ideas for beginning each step in your child's life and continuing as he or she matures.
We have videos and downloadable resources on this website for your convenience so you can start right away! Also, if you would like personal instruction and tips, please visit our Family Resource Center at the church (coming soon!). We have packets of information for each step for you!
We believe God designed the family to be the primary disciple-making relationship. In other words, God gave parents the privilege of nurturing faith in the next generation. That's why the Faith Path was created (by Lydia Randall at Lake Pointe Church in Texas), as you prepare for key faith milestones and foster spiritual disciplines in your child's faith journey.
You can start today regardless of your child's age or stage of development! Don't worry if you miss a step or if you start the process with an older child. You can always go back and emphasize earlier steps. We also encourage you to reinforce these practices as your child matures rather than view them as a one-time emphasis. You'll find recommended resources and ideas for beginning each step in your child's life and continuing as he or she matures.
We have videos and downloadable resources on this website for your convenience so you can start right away! Also, if you would like personal instruction and tips, please visit our Family Resource Center at the church (coming soon!). We have packets of information for each step for you!
Click on a Faith Path Step Below for more info!
Salvation & Baptism
This step is intentionally separated out in the diagram considering salvation (and subsequent believer's baptism) may happen during any stage of a child's spiritual development. If your child understands and has received Jesus' free gift of salvation, through faith, then they are welcomed to be baptized. Calvary SLO offers a special beach baptism each year in May at Avila Beach during the Memorial Day Weekend; information and registration usually opens four to six weeks prior to the event. We encourage parents to look for opportunities to explain believer's baptism and its relationship to salvation to their children as they begin to express interest.