COMMITTING TO YOUR LOCAL CHURCH
Membership provides a way to determine who is committed to the mission, doctrine, and values of Foundation Church. This should not create different groups of people within the church. Rather, it simply recognizes that there are people within any expression of the body of Christ at varying levels of commitment – and that’s okay.
SHOULD I BECOME A MEMBER?
Scripture tells us that leaders within the church are called to “equip people – or believers – for the work of ministry, so that the body of Christ may be built up, until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature” (Ephesians 4:12-13). Essentially, we are called to function as one body, made up of many members, with Jesus Christ as our head, working together to grow into maturity (1 Corinthians 12:12-31). When all believers embrace the importance of their role in the church community, the body of Christ is able to function with all of the gifts and abilities it is supplied with. And when each part is working properly, the body grows into health and strength (Ephesians 4:16).
So you should not enter into the membership covenant because you’ve been around Foundation Church a while and figure it’s the next step or “something you should do.” Nor should you enter into the membership covenant simply to say, “Foundation is where I go to church.” That’s part of it, but membership is more than that. Membership is an informed commitment to the doctrine and vision of Foundation Church, a willing submission to the leadership of the church, and an intentional embrace of your role in the body of Christ and the mission of the church to "make disciples" of Jesus Christ (Matthew 28:18-20).
HOW DOES A PERSON BECOME A MEMBER?
The process of becoming a covenant member is straightforward:
- Fill out the form below to let us know of your interest in learning more about membership.
- Attend an upcoming Membership Class, which includes working through the Foundation Church Membership Packet.
- Signing the membership covenant and committing in front of the congregation on a Sunday as you join officially.