Featured Do you do Membership Classes?

We do not have "Membership Classes" -- that is, neither classes required for membership nor classes required for new members. On the other hand, all our "classes" -- Bible study and preaching, is for all the members and anyone who happens to visit.

No, we do not. As TCassidy above, we require a credible profession of faith, and, if that is accepted, immersion of that believer. This is at the discretion or vote of the church (congregation).

 

Pastor at former church did, taught it himself. Several of us sat in on the class and that's how we came to realize he was orchestrating a Reformed takeover of the church.

It a 9Marksism thing, really pushed on their website.

 

Membership class, it’s a family thing.
If you want to join our family you will certainly need to know some things about us.
We have them every month.

We introduce newcomers to our campus and its facilities.
We introduce them to our staff.
We go over our distinctives; those things that make us different from other churches around us.
We tell newcomers the steps necessary to become a member,1) belief (interview by an elder), 2) baptism, 3) agreement with our statement of faith and constitution, 4) Attendance at a membership class (singular) is required.... there maybe some other stuff I forgot.

Then we feed them, a Baptist tradition.

Rob

 

Yes.

On the other hand, I know a number of Baptist that don't require this. The new believer may just tell the pastor who acts as a proxy in telling the church, or perhaps they do it some other way.

 

Nor do we require a pulpit for church membership.

 

Yes we do, as one can attend and not be a member, but to be able to vote and to hold "official" positions in the church, need to be a member.
We have a 4 1 hour class, one for church statement of beliefs, one for the ordiances, one for membership duties etc!

 

The church I currently attend has a two week membership class four times a year. The first week is more of a "meet-n-greet" with church leaders and staff, plus prospective members are given the opportunity to share their testimony. The second week gets into what the church believes and how it operates.

17 new members were welcomed into the family last weekend.

 

After.

 

Part of our confirmation process would be to have the person discuss with either one of the pastors/elders why they see themselves now as Christian, and what they see as being their gifts and how they can fit into the assembly!

 

Confirmation?
at a Baptist church?

What?