One of the hot topics from Tuesday’s Improve the Financial Fitness of Your Church Webinar with Steve Stroope was his clear and concise explanation of the commitments of being a member at his church, as they describe in their New Members Class (click here if you’re looking for help developing your own Membership Class).

When you join Lake Pointe Church, there are 5 things that are expected of you:

1. Feed Yourself - Have a regular daily devotional (and we’ll teach you how to do that).
2. Share Your Faith - As long as you’re a member, you’ll have at least 3 people that you’re praying for, seeking to witness to and seeking to invite to church with you.
3. Give Small Groups a Try - Get in a small group for at least 6 weeks because we believe that you need to be in the context of relationships to grow spiritually.
4. Serve Somewhere in the Church – As long as you’re a member, you’ll plug in and serve in some capacity.
5. Give Financially – To become a member, you have to commit to all five of these commitments.

So, here are a few questions for you to wrestle with today:

• What do you ask of your church members?
• What’s expected of a member at [fill in the name of your] Church?
• How do you clearly communicate that to them when they join and remind them of these commitments?
• When was the last time you taught on the value of church membership and invited people to “join the team”?

P.S. For more great insights from Steve Stroope, check out the full, three-hour seminar “Improve the Financial Fitness of Your Church,” available as a 3-CD Set or for Immediate Download.  Click here to read more or secure your copy now.

P.P.S. For everything you need to begin offering your own Membership Class, check out “The Maximizing Membership Package” – it’s a fully downloadable kit that contains everything you need to move people into membership at your church. Click here to read more or secure your copy now.