Why be a Church Member?
You won't find the words 'Church Membership' in the New Testament. But you will be able to clearly observe the kind of commitment we ask from our church members. What are the reasons for being a church member?
The New Testmanet church organization
- The biblical metaphor for local churches
- The meaning of the workd 'join'
- The meaning of the 'whole church'
- The instructions for pastoral oversight and spiritual leadership
- Decision making
- Church discipline
Personal reasons for joing a church
- Identifying with Christ
- You stop being an independednt Christian
- You openly demonstrate the reality of the body of Christ
- You encourage others
- It's good for you to commit to one church
Application
- Members
- Adherents
- Visitors