Church Membership
To learn more about membership at Calvary please listen to the sermon above.
The Bible teaches that membership in a local church is the normal expectation for a healthy Christian. Christians are called to assemble together regularly to build one another up in Christ (Hebrews 10:23-25), to encourage one another regularly (Hebrews 3:12-14), to evangelize, disciple, and baptize (Matthew 28:18-20), to confess our sins to one another and pray for one another (James 5:16), and to be built up by the regular teaching of God’s Word through gifted teachers (Hebrews 13:17).
To become a member at Calvary Baptist Church, we have a 3 step process.
Membership Interview – After filling out our membership application, you will meet with a pastor to talk about your conversion, your understanding of the gospel, and address any questions you may have.
Recommendation – The pastors will review your testimony and understanding of the gospel. Upon receiving their collective approval, the process proceeds to the next step: congregational affirmation.
Congregational Affirmation – During our monthly members meetings (or a meeting called for this purpose), a pastor will briefly describe how the applicants who are desiring to be admitted to membership, have come to know the Lord. Questions are fielded, a vote is taken, and with a majority agreement, candidates are admitted into membership.