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Membership Matters

January 7th, 2010

Holding a membership orientation “class” this sunday after church! Good food, fellowship and conversation about what membeship means. For those of you who are wondering what Membership at Kingsway looks like, here are a few thoughts:

*We want membership to matter.
*We want membership to be a witness, declaration, and testimony of one’s commitment to Jesus and a local body of believers.

Therefore, there is a high threshold for membership at KingsWay.  While everyone can become a member of KingsWay, not everyone will– because of the high expectations that come with membership. 

Each person who wants to become a member of KingsWay will sign a membership covenant, indicating their commitment to three things, summarized here:

The Worship Covenant–Committing to a lifestyle of worship, including regular worship attendance, giving the tithe.
The Grow Covenant–Committing to spiritual growth, specifically in participation in a Growth Group and having a personal devotional life.
The Send Covenant–Committing to discovering and using one’s God given gifts to serve people (what we call “being sent”).

Membership isn’t easy, but those who choose to pursue it hold a great testimony to their commitment to Christ and his Church!

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