At Trailhead, we practice something called "believer's baptism."  That means that we do not baptize children until they have decided on their own that they want to follow Jesus.  We believe that there is an age of accountability where children become responsible for their own beliefs and actions.  While this level of maturity may be reached faster for some children than others, we want children to believe in Jesus and understand what they are doing prior to getting baptized. 

For infants and other young children, we offer child dedications.  This allows parents to come before the church and dedicate their children to God, proclaiming that they want to raise their child in the ways of Jesus.  Then, the church community affirms that it will do everything it can to support the parents through the process of raising the child in this way.  Finally, there is a prayer of blessing over the children and parents by one of the pastors.