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1)
Attend a Prospective Members Class.
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These
will be held roughly four times each year
and will cover four questions: What is a
Christian? What is a Church? What is the
PCA? What is The Church of the Good Shepherd?
Assignments will be given for these classes.
(When the need arises, the substance of
these classes may be communicated in less
formal contexts by one of the ministerial
staff.) |
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2)
Have a personal interview with an elder
or ministerial staff. |
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The
purpose of this interview is to let the
prospective member get to know someone in
the church leadership personally and to
let someone in the church leadership get
to know the new member and be assured of
the credibility of his or her profession
of faith. The elder responsible for the
interview should inform the church office
when the interview has been completed. The
following questions should be discussed
at the interview: Does this person understand
the content of the Gospel? Has this person
responded positively to the Gospel by trusting
Christ personally? (i.e. Is there a credible
profession of faith?) Does this person have
any questions about the church which you
can answer? Does this person know where
he or she can be involved intimately in
the life and ministry of this local church
(Sunday School class, Shepherding group,
other ministries)? |
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Joining
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3)
Send Covenant of Membership and Testimony
to the Session. |
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On
the first Monday of each month the Session
will receive into membership anyone who
has gone through the first two steps and
who has mailed or delivered a signed Covenant
of Membership and Testimony to the church
office. Those joining do not need to attend
this meeting of the Session, but will be
received in absentia and notified
by phone and by mail of the Session's action. |
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After
joining ... |
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4)
Get involved in a Sunday School class
and a Shepherding group. |
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All
new members will be assigned to a Ruling
Elder, a Sunday School class and a Shepherding
group and will be informed of this assignment
by one of the ministers. |
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5)
Be introduced to the Congregation. |
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All
new members will be introduced to the congregation
on the fourth Sunday of the month. |
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