Resources
Membership
CFBC believes that Church membership is very important.
Listen to Pastor Geoff provide a biblical support of membership and what CFBC expects of members. You may read this article which spells out why every Christian should be an active member of one local Church body.
BECOMING A MEMBER OF CFBC:
1. Fill out an application
2. Attend a membership class
3. Have a membership interview
4. Be received into membership during a worship service
DOCUMENTS FOR BECOMING A MEMBER AT CFBC:
Listen to this CFBC Distinctive Message by Lincoln VerMeer on "Church Membership at CFBC".
Journeying toward membership at CFBC (step-by-step process of becoming a member)
CFBC What We Teach doctrinal statement
Membership Application (please print, fill out, sign & initial & return to Pastor Geoff)
CFBC Membership Commitment (please print, read, sign & return to Pastor Geoff)
FOR FURTHER STUDY:
Membership Does Matter in Christ's Church: Reasons Why Membership Is Vitally Important (article by Pastor Geoff)
Q&A on Church Membership (9 Marks)
Church Membership — Holding the Body Together (9 Marks)
Baptism as a Requirement for Church Membership
Jonathan Leeman, Church Membership (book at amazon.com)
Thabiti Anyabwile, What Is a Healthy Church Member? (book at amazon.com)
Jonathan Leeman, The Surprising Offense of God's Love: Reintroducing the Doctrines of Church Membership and Discipline (book at amazon.com)
Bobby Jamieson, Committing to One Another: Church Membership (book at amazon.com)
Joshua Harris, Stop Dating the Church (book at amazon.com)