Becoming a Member

Becoming A Member

Life Isn't About Having It All Together- It's About Knowing Together We Have It All

~Two Are Better Than One - Ecclesiastes 4:9~

what it means to be a member

The difference between “attenders” and “members” can be summed up in one word…COMMITMENT….

At Beraca Baptist Church, we recognize the need for a formal membership for the following four reasons:

  1. A Biblical Reason:   Christ is committed to the Church

       “…Christ loved the church, and he gave his life for it.”  Ephesians 5:25

  1. A Cultural Reason:  It is an antidote to our Society

We live in an age where very few want to be committed to anything…a job…a marriage…our country.  This attitude has even produced a generation of “church shoppers and hoppers”.  Membership swims against the current of America’s “consumer religion.”  It is an unselfish decision.  Commitment always builds character.

  1. A Practical Reason:  It defines who can be counted on

Every team must have a roster.  Every school must have an enrollment.  Every business has a payroll.  Every army has an enlistment.  Even our country takes a census and requires voter registration.  Membership identifies our family.

  1. A Personal Reason: It produces spiritual growth

The New Testament places a major emphasis on the need for Christians to be accountable to each other for spiritual growth.  You cannot be accountable when you’re not committed to any specific church family.

Requirements For Membership

Be a born again believer

Professed Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior ~ Acts 2:21

Complete the Membership Orientation

*Go through orientation
*Membership application
*Receive the Right Hand of Association

Complete Christian Life And Service Seminars (C.L.A.S.S)
101-401

*Class 101 - Knowing God
*Class 201 - Growing in God
*Class 301 - Serving God
*Class 401 - Sharing God

Become water baptized

Been baptized by immersion. ~ Matthew 28:19-20

Complete the Ministry Application

Join a ministry, We want to meet, share, learn, pray, and worship with you. Growing in Christ and you is our number one priority. Visit our Ministries Pages and join us as we serve God together.