Posts with the category “membership-matters”

For one of the previous videos click the following links Part 1, Part 2, Part 3To listen/watch: Click hereSigning a document is an indication of our commitment to one another. We sign contracts, licenses, and all sorts of other things affirming our commitments and the truthfulness of our testimony. We practice signing a covenant together to that same end. As we sign and recognize others who have c...  Read More

For Part 1 of Membership Matters (Click Here)For Part 2 of Membership Matters (Click Here)Click here to watch/listenI've often heard it debated as to whether we should use terms like minister or missionary to describe every Christian. According to biblical instruction and wisdom, the answer would suggest that we can have specific roles identified as minister or missionary while recognizing that we...  Read More

For Part 1 of Membership Matters (Click Here)Click here to watch/listen.This is the value question, the cost/benefit analysis question, and the is it really worth it question. First, let's be clear, there is much to gain by being a committed member of a local church. But before we get to that, let's address the elephant in the room.We live in a world where membership often conveys certain benefits...  Read More

To watch/listen, click here.At the beginning of the year, we celebrated 15 years as a church. I began posting a series of videos and have plans for more that will help us again to consider why we have done and continue to do some of the things we do.It's taken me longer to get this done than I anticipated, but today is the first of a short series on church membership.Why Practice Church Membership...  Read More