So over the past year I've wrestled with the entire concept of church membership to ensure we're not just doing something at Great Lakes Church to do it. Here's the summary of my thoughts:

1) The local church is a faith family.

2) The local church is the key to spiritual health and growth for every Christian.

3) The local church is the best environment to actively live out our faith.

4) Being a follower of Jesus has many responsibilities including: praying for, caring for, encouraging, challenging and serving the people in our faith family.

In summary, church membership is much more than a formality. It's a way of identifying ourselves with a local group of believers and partnering with them to bring the message of hope, healing and forgiveness to as many people as possible.

 

Here is a brilliant article on this topic, if you're interested (click here).

By the way, if you attend Great Lakes Church, you can sign up for our upcoming GLC 101 (membership class) here.