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| Equipping |
| • Class 101 |
| • Class 201 |
| • Class 301 |
| • Class 401 |
| 101 Church Membership 101 is the first of a four part series written by Rick Warren* that will help our church members begin to internalise God’s purposes for their lives. (*Most of the resources and contents from the Equipping Tracks 101-401 are modified from the Purpose Driven model as pioneered by Pastor Rick Warren from Saddleback Church, to whom we should compliment and attribute) 101, the Membership Class - Our congregation: will focus on four key messages that will unite our entire congregation as we begin our purpose driven journey. 1. Common Salvation The church will never have unity of purpose until they have unity of faith. We make sure that our congregation starts their purpose driven journey of faith on the same starting mark - faith in Jesus Christ alone for salvation. This first segment of 101 will help you understand the basics of what the Bible teaches concerning salvation. After focusing on how sin has disrupted God’s original design for humanity - perfect communion with him - 101 then shifts to the only possible solution to the sin problem: the death of God’s own Son, Jesus Christ. This session concludes with the meaning of the two Biblical symbols of salvation - baptism and the Lord’s Supper. 2. A Common Belief This session turns to the basic beliefs of the church, starting with the congregation's purpose statement. For many of you this will be your first introduction to what it means to be a Purpose Driven church. The session goes through all five purposes of the church (worship, fellowship, discipleship, ministry and evangelism) and explains how they impact the church’s ministry. The session will then focus on the essential theological beliefs of your church, including what your church believes about God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, eternity and more. Finally in this section you can take a look at the lifestyle expectations of church members, including their responsibility to tithe, to be ministers and to share their faith. 3. A Common Strategy If church members agree on a common salvation and common beliefs but not on a strategy, we’ll still be climbing uphill on our journey to becoming a purpose driven congregation. That’s why 101 will help explain our church’s strategy for reaching our community. 4. A Common Understanding of Church Structure This section helps unpack different metaphors the New Testament uses for the church, including the church as a family, as the Body of Christ and as a flock. It then helps show how those two truths affect how your church structures itself. As a prelude to what attendees will learn in 101, the class also teaches the Biblical role of pastors as administers of the church and members as the ministers. This will help prepare the congregation for learning their SHAPE and using it to serve others in your church. Finally, those attending the session will be encouraged to join us as church members. |