Why Be A Member?

Once in a while, people have asked me in ministry: why become a Church member? I think there are several reasons why people should commit.   It is the will of Christ that Christians should find their place and role in the Body (1 Peter 2:5). It is good to be counted as a Christian by publicly committing to a Church.  Through membership (in the "low" Church), one obtains voting rights, which is crucial to the spiritual dynamic of the Church. Through membership, one becomes eligible for office and therefore usefulness.  In a world where there is ever quickening change, members form an important, stable core of the work.  Membership really does help Christians to become one of the family, and to find a place to serve and to grow. Usually, Churches will be thinking this as well: through membership, you become accountable to the Church.