Membership and Commitment

Over the past few years many leaders of new congregations have eliminated the idea of "Membership". I have heard several reasons.

1. This is a new era and we will not do anything like our parents or churches of the past. We need new wineskins.

2. We do not want to place any barriers to the front door because modern people are very suspicious of churchy things and may not attend if we do not make it easy to be with us.

3. We do not want to do anything that is not genuine and membership is only a ritual.

4. In my home church many people were members who were not even true believers.

5. Modern people cannot stand anything that smells like commitment.

6. Add your own ideas.

Next time-why we need a commitment to membership.