STEPS TOWARD CHURCH MEMBERSHIP
To commit to our church and become a member at Calvary, here are four steps to take:
1) Receive Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior
Admit that you have sinned against God and need His forgiveness once and for all. Believe that Jesus Christ, God’s Son, died for you as payment for your sin and rose from the dead to give you eternal life in heaven. Now, you may receive God’s forgiveness by personally trusting in Jesus alone as your only means of being cleansed from sin and receive the Holy Spirit who enables you to walk in newness of life (Romans 6:4).
2) Be baptized as a believer
You don’t have to be baptized at Calvary. All we ask is that after having placed your trust in Christ for salvation, that you followed the example set in Scripture of publicly confessing your faith through the act of water baptism. We typically have opportunities to be baptized at Calvary a few times throughout the year.
3) Participate in the "Life with Jesus" Discipleship & Membership Course
Through this course, you will be equipped to walk with Jesus and what that means for being a part of the local church. To do this journey well, we want you to pay attention to your spiritual life, your beliefs about God, and how your faith in Jesus impacts the world around you. Whether you have been following Jesus your entire life or just a few months, this process will be helpful to anyone looking to grow as a disciple of Jesus. There will be three meetings in a small group led by a Calvary Pastor and an additional one-on-one meeting with one of our Elders if you are becoming a member.
4) Be interviewed by an elder
You’ll sit down with one of our Elders and get to share your story of how you came to know Christ, where you are getting connected in the Calvary family, and have a chance to ask them any questions you have about the church. It’s also a great way to get to know one of the Elders here at church!
