Milestone Pathway

Understanding Your Role as the Primary Faith Trainer

The first step on the Legacy pathway is Family Dedication. This seminar and the resulting ceremony normally occur for parents who have children between birth and one year of age but can extend to the preschool years.

During this seminar, parents accept the responsibility and learn how to become the primary faith trainers in their homes. This seminar is required before participation in the Family Dedication ceremony.

During the Sunday morning ceremony, the church body commits to partner with the parents in the faith development of the child for the duration of the journey. The seminar and resulting ceremony will occur four times a year in the fall, winter, spring, and summer.

Teaching Your Child to Grow in the Grace and Knowledge of Jesus

An important milestone in the life of every person is salvation and baptism.

A decision point is often reached between the ages of 7 and 11. This decision may also occur later in life. Between Milestone 2 and Milestone 3, we partner with and equip parents to lead their kids toward a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, which leads toward salvation.

To make this milestone memorable and special, families can include a Spiritual Birthday which focuses on the child's date of salvation and a family celebration following the child's baptism event. This seminar is required before a child is baptized and will be offered four times a year, in the fall, winter, spring, and summer. Parents are encouraged to invite family, friends, and those who spiritually influence the child to the baptism event.

Leading Your Teenager to Live a Life of Biblical Purity

During Junior High, it becomes glaringly obvious that we must address "SEX" from a biblical perspective. The LH Youth Ministry partners with parents by teaching students the importance of accountability, healthy friendships, and biblical standards for purity.

At the same time we think it is much more important for students to learn these principles from their parents. We coach parents to focus on these issues in faith talks and intentional conversations before, and throughout the middle school years.

Equipping Your Teenager for Biblical Adulthood

The passing of a child into adulthood is a significant event. Biblically, we must equip our children to become men and women of God. Age 16 is a significant time of freedom in our culture. Rite of Passage is not about keys to the car; instead, it is about becoming a man or woman of God.

In this seminar we will equip you to disciple your freshmen and sophomore students for adulthood. Issues such as spiritual gifts, the roles of men and women, spiritual disciplines, service in the church, dealing with failure, and other Biblical issues will be explored both in your family devotion and youth ministries. We teach parents to host a very special "Rite of Passage" ceremony as the discipleship process has been completed and the student enters his or her 16th year of life.