WHY CHURCH MEMBERSHIP MATTERS

As long as someone has a relationship with God and is a part of the greater body of Christ in this world, why is it necessary to have something like church membership? We welcome guests and attendees throughout the year with open arms and would never turn them away, but we are looking for more than just the familiarity of faces seen every week. Meaningfully belonging to a local church allows you to be a part of (and a participant in) a community that supports, cares for, and loves you as you pursue life with Jesus. It’s also a place where you can discover your unique gifts and abilities by using them to serve God’s people and His Church through life on mission.

CHURCH MEMBERSHIP IS A COVENANT 

By becoming a member, you are making a covenant with the elders and other members within this local church. You are committing to love, serve, and invest in Living Vine community Church. 

Membership is a two-way relationship. It is first and foremost relational. This mutual level of care and dependency creates a healthy dynamic within the body of believers, cultivating a freedom to serve one another, our community, and the world.

A covenant has both requirements and expectations. Requirements are things we have to meet before becoming a member. Expectations are things we commit to do and grow into as a member. 

Requirements for membership

• A profession of faith in Jesus Christ
• Submission to the authority of the Bible
• Baptized as a Christian*
• Affirmation of the LVCC Membership Confessional Statement
• Ongoing commitment to a life of repentance and following Jesus
• Agreement to Expectations of Members

Expectations of members

• Regular attendance and participation in Sunday gatherings
• Active participation in a LVCC Life Group or LVCC Disciple Group
• Actively engaged in serving on a ministry team at LVCC
• Regularly pray for, and missionally engage, people within your circle who don’t follow Jesus
• Regular and faithful giving to LVCC
• Guard unity within the church body
• Follow the leadership of LVCC Elders/Pastors
• Humbly receive church discipleship and discipline
• Pray for the church and church leadership

Check the Upcoming Events below to sign up for our next Membership Class.

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