| How to Become a Member |
“Christians are to work within their particular church for the cause of the gospel. Therefore, church members are, in a sense, leaders and servants of the church who serve according to their abilities in accordance with Jesus’ command to love God and their neighbor. They must be trained and released to use their spiritual gifts in various ways so that they too are leading the church, behind the elders and deacons, as the priesthood of believers that Scripture speaks of throughout the New Testament” (Vintage Church, 78).
Four-step process:
1. Commune
• Connect in Sunday corporate worship
• Learn in a small group
• Serve in a ministry team
• Share your personal story & information
2. Christian
Members must confess faith in Jesus Christ as God and Savior (and get baptized if they have not previously done so as a professing Christian).
3. Covenant
Affirm Hillside's beliefs and lifestyle by signing the Member Covenant in step four and live it out in community.