101 Equipping Class - Discovering Church Membership

WELCOME TO DISCOVERING CHURCH MEMBERSHIP

We're glad you've chosen to find out more about Real Life Family Center! This class is the basic introduction to our church family. Since we have members from many different church backgrounds, this class was designed to clearly explain who and what our church is.
Discovering Church Membership is divided in four sessions of an hour each.

THE BASICS FOR THIS CLASS

"...You are a member of God's very own family... and you belong in God's household with every other Christian. " Ephesians. 2:19

Key Truths:
1. The church is family
2. God expects you to be member of a church family.
3. A Christian without a church family is A spiritual orphan.

THE GOAL OF THIS CLASS
...That I will commit myself to the Great Commission
and to the Commandment

WHAT MAKES REAL LIFE FAMILY CENTER A FAMILY?

Four things unite us:

• Our Salvation (What God has done for us)
• Our Statement (Why we exist as a church)
• Our Strategy (How we fulfill our purpose)
• Our Structure (When and where we fulfill our purpose)

Seminar Outline

SESSION ONE: OUR SALVATION

• What it means to be a Christian
• The symbols of salvation: Baptism and Communion

SESSION TWO: OUR STATEMENTS

• Our purpose Statement
• Our Faith Statement
• Our Lifestyle Statement

SESSION THREE: OUR STRATEGY

• The story of Real Life Family Center's beginning
• Who we are trying to reach (target)
• Circles of commitmentl4 covenants

SESSION FOUR: OUR STRUCTURE

• How our church is structured
• Our affiliation
• What it means to be a member
• What Now? The C.L.A.S.S. program