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Why Church Membership?

This document discusses the importance of church membership. Membership in a local church is important for spiritual care and accountability. Being part of a local community helps Christians relate deeply to others and be responsible for loving, serving, correcting, and encouraging other believers. Members also have duties like discerning leaders and voting for elders. Without integrity to the gospel and visible love, the church has no testimony to the world.

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Why Church Membership?

This document discusses the importance of church membership. Membership in a local church is important for spiritual care and accountability. Being part of a local community helps Christians relate deeply to others and be responsible for loving, serving, correcting, and encouraging other believers. Members also have duties like discerning leaders and voting for elders. Without integrity to the gospel and visible love, the church has no testimony to the world.

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All followers of Jesus are

already part of the Body of


Christ, the invisible church.
Why is membership in a local,
visible church important?

Requirement: Trust in Jesus
as Lord and Savior and
repent from sin.


What is Church Membership?
Soichi Watanabe, The Least of These
Gospel. Community. Mission.
Spiritual care: Being in a local
community helps us to relate
deeply and know which
Christians on Planet Earth we
are specifically responsible to
love, serve, correct, and
encourage. We cant love and
be loved by invisible people.
Soichi Watanabe, We are all one
Gospel. Community. Mission.
Accountability: Members have
the privilege and duty to
discern Gods call in affirming
servant-leaders and vote in
elders/deacons. Leaders
focus on members who need
to be equipped, encouraged
and held accountable.

Without integrity of the gospel
and visible purity/love, we
have no testimony before a
watching world.
Soichi Watanabe, We are all one
Gospel. Community. Mission.
Seek and celebrate God
Glorify God in contemplative
and celebratory worship,
joining the global church
through the ages.

Integrate faith and work
Empowering disciples in the
marketplace, home, work,
leisure throughout the week.

Make disciples of all peoples
Reaching people in the city and
beyond with the gospel i.e.
covenant group

Plant Churches
Establishing a culture for
growing church planters, for
sharing ideas and resources.

Gospel. Community. Mission.
Love the city and families
Renewing the city through social
justice and stewardship. Helping
children and families play and
grow i.e. library/play group

Embrace Reformed theology
Living in sync with Gods reign in
every sphere of life. Facilitating
spiritual renewal through church
governance.

Gospel. Community. Mission.

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