RENOVATION U

Parent & Child Dedication is a special occasion for parents to publicly commit to raising their children in a godly household and dedicating their children to God. Parent & Child Dedication is not infant baptism.

Yes! We have a Parent/Child Room located in our Adult Wing, just past the family bathroom on the left. We livestream the Worship Center to the Parent/Child Room so you don’t have to miss out on the service for nursing or a crying child.

On occasion, we may contact you if your child is in need of your assistance. If that is the case, you will receive a text from one of our check in volunteers letting you know to come back to your child’s classroom. Please keep your phone accessible (on silent or preferably vibrate) so that we can reach you. We may also from time to time put a code on the Worship Center screens if we have been unable to reach a child’s parent via text message.

Parent & Child Dedication takes place twice a year, typically in the months of January and June.

When the next date is announced, you can sign up through the Renovation Church app or by at the Welcome Table in the church lobby.

All Kids volunteers and staff are background-checked and trained before they start volunteering—so know that your kids are in safe hands. In addition to the background check and training, we always have a minimum of two volunteers in every room so that no adult and child are alone together. Every Sunday at Kids Check-In, your family is assigned a random, alpha-numeric code that is on your child’s name tag and your security tag. That security tag is required to pick up your child in their classroom after the service.

There is no fee to join a Renovation U class. However, students are asked to print their own curriculum for Studying God’s Word, Theology 1, and Theology 2, which may incur a small cost. Additionally, Theology 1 and Theology 2 share a supplemental book that students are asked to purchase. If any of this presents a financial burden, please reach out to Pastor John at john@renovationchurch.org.

Renovation U runs from early June to mid-August. Each class meets one evening per week at Renovation Church. Classes are lecture-based, but most include time for small group discussion. The curriculum is written by Renovation Church and designed for adults and high school students.

If you have any other questions about Renovation U, stop by the Welcome Table on a Sunday morning or fill out the form below!

Yes - except for in First Steps. Homework will include some combination of study work in the Bible, answering questions in the curriculum, and/or reading short sections of supplemental books. The amount of homework varies by class, but in most cases it can be completed within an hour or two each week.

Generally speaking, you may start with either First Steps (recommended) or Studying God's Word, but all students must take Studying God's Word before moving into further classes. Once that foundation is set, we recommend taking the Theology classes followed by the Scripture classes.

Taking more than one class at a time is not prohibited but not recommended. You will find greater value and depth of learning if you focus on just once class each summer.