It is part of the responsibility of the church to help parents bring up their children as Christians, but often parents also wish to choose members of their family or friends to act as Godparents. Being chosen to be a godparent is always regarded as an honour but it does carry a responsibility. Godparents take vows in the Baptism service "to support the parents in every way that they are able" and that obviously includes helping them to keep the vows that they have made. The choice and number of godparents is yours, but obviously those being given this honour as a matter of preference should have an active faith themselves.