Church Membership
Yesterday, we celebrated Reformation and welcomed new members into the St. Peter’s family. What better time to consider, "What does this mean?" What does it mean to you to be a member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church & School?
On Sunday we welcomed the following individuals into membership at St. Peter's:
Adam & Sarah Bandt & Oliver
Nighting Gale-Blackford
Jeffrey Goeglein
Ashley Goldsberry & children Rylann Dunbar-Riecke & Wyatt Goldsberry
Christopher & Megan Hoff
Drew Kalsto
Sean & Emily R. McMahan
Mike & Abigail Metz
Alexander Tellef
When choosing to become a members, they made a commitment to do their best to support the mission, vision and values of St. Peter's. As members we all have an active role to play in our congregation and a commitment to the following:
- To worship regularly (Acts 2:42, Hebrews 10:24-25)
- To help preserve the Gospel by studying and knowing the Bible (1 Peter 1:13, Romans 12:2, Psalm 1:1-2)
- To protect the Gospel and build up the church by
- Praying for the pastors, staff, lay leaders, and the ministry as a whole; (Acts 1:14)
- Participating in congregational decisions by attending Voter’s Assembly meetings;
- Returning to the Lord a portion, or tithe, of what you have been given; (1 Corinthians 16:2, 2 Corinthians 9:7)
- Discovering your gifts and talents and using them in the church; (1 Peter 4:10, 1 Corinthians 12:4-11, Ephesians 4:11-12, Romans 12:4-8) and
- Speaking the truth in love to other members when necessary and help them to grow. (Ephesians 4:15-16, Ephesians 4:29)
- To share the Gospel with others (Matthew 28:19, Luke 14:23)
At times our own desires or sin-stained perspectives can skew our view of church membership. Like Martin Luther did when sparking the Reformation, we ought to return to the Scriptures and hold fast to the Truth. Check out this brief article written by former Associate Pastor, Heath Trampe: Six Truths about Church Membership
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