Today, few people understand the importance of being a member of a local church. Many consider it normal to be a regular member. Therefore, a practical challenge faced by pastors is how to encourage a practitioner to become an active member of the church. help people understand the need and joy of belonging to a local congregation of believers?
Thabiti Anyabwile, in the article Habituals to Members [link], offers six suggestions for encouraging regulars to become members:
- Before we can effectively guide the faithful to church members.
- We must know our current members.
- Otherwise.
- The idea of?Membership? She will remain a love aefa even for the pastor who promotes her.
People want to belong to groups that encourage and encourage them; churches and pastors should do better.
One thing we can assume about the Christian who regularly attends church but does not become a member is that his vision of Christian life is wrong.
One of the consequences of teaching people?And
If we are patient and careful in these conversations, we can guide the usual one amid the pains, disappointments, problems and fears that prevent him from belonging with commitment. Isn’t the goal to “win?” a debate about belonging, but to love the person in a practical way, with words and deeds, until the Lord grants light and love.
Sometimes we can find a regular visitor whose objections to becoming a member of our church are second to none. In such cases, helping these people become members may involve helping them join a church other than their own.