Graduation is one of the highlights on our church calendar. Typically, we recognize all our church’s graduates on the lst Sunday in May. But if you haven’t done it yet, you’re not too late! Here are some ideas you may be able to incorporate.

1. Have a small, Christ-centered gift for each graduate. Check here  for great graduate ideas.

2. Consider recognizing graduates from all levels of schooling, if possible. Our church is currently small enough that we can recogize those graduating from kindergarten, grade school, high school, and college.

3. Call your grads to the front to receive their gift and the recognition they have earned.

4. Recognize  parents, grandparents, and other family members who have played a role in each graduate’s achievement.

5. Don’t overlook home school students. Consider having a full graduation ceremony for them. Most do not get to participate in a formal graduation event. So if it’s possible, go all out. Let them march in. Use caps and gowns. Share scholastic accomplishments and thank God for them. Invite a guest speaker. Make the day special, even if you’re honoring one or two students. 

6. Include a prayer of dedication for the graduates in the congregation’s prayers.