Episode 77: Membership and How to Do It

Episode 77: Membership and How to Do it

 

 

Additional thought…make it very contextual to your church and your setting.

 

Why have them?

• Membership matters
• Romans 12:5 - members of one another
• Why do people resist membership?
  • Hurt
  • Lack of commitment
  • Rise of non-denoms and drift of good theology

 

Start a membership class

 

What’s in them?

• The Gospel
• Core church doctrines
• Expectations
  • Examples: small groups
  • Giving
  • Serving
  • Going

 

How long do they have to be?

• Make it right for your setting

 

When do you do them?

• Don’t have to be married to a calendar
• Try to have one 3-4 times a year

 

 

What other findings about membership classes have you discovered?