We get that question a lot (which is great!), so I thought I’d take a few minutes to answer it. Here’s how you become a member of our great family:
Accept Jesus Christ as your Savior
- That’s the most important step! Joining a local church is a visible, tangible representation of your membership in the universal Church. Entry into that Church will always go through Jesus Christ.
- Accepting Jesus as your savior means you believe He is the virgin-born Son of God, lived a sinless life, was crucified and died a literal death on the cross, was bodily resurrected, walked out of an empty tomb 3 days later, and He will return one day to judge all of mankind
- Confess your sinfulness and need for a savior to save you from your sins
- Repent of a life lived apart from God’s authority and leadership, committing to a new life of discipleship and spiritual growth
- Symbolically crucify your sinful self through the immersion of Christian baptism
Affirm agreement with our statement of faith
- You can find our statement of faith on the back of your weekly bulletin or here on our website.
Publicly declare your desire to be a part of Defiance Christian Church
- At the end of every Sunday morning church service, we sing a closing song often referred to as the “invitation” (or, perhaps “benediction” depending on your denominational tradition)
- Come down the aisle during that song and tell one of the pastors you’d like to join DCC that day
- After the song is over, he will ask you to (“Repeat after me…”) publicly declare your faith in Jesus Christ and decision to accept him as your forgiver and leader
- Your new church family will speak right along with you—reaffirming their faith in Jesus
- Congratulations: you’re a member!
Commit to attending our membership class
- Our membership class is DCC 101: Connecting to DCC
- We typically offer the class three to four times per year and ask that you take it as soon as possible after joining.
If you have more questions about Defiance Christian Church, please contact the office (office@defiancechristian.org) or our Connect team (connect@defiancechristian.org) . I am happy you are considering calling DCC your church home. I look forward to years of Kingdom service together!
Because of Jesus,
-pastor bill
