Membership
Determining the right church family to join is a significant decision warranting much prayer and biblical guidance. If you are considering membership at GBC, we encourage you to start with the following steps:
Read “What We Teach” and the “Doctrinal Statement”
Listen to John Glass’ sermon, “Why Church Membership Matters”
Read the “Membership Agreement” below.
If you have not been baptized, listen to “Understanding Baptism” by John MacArthur.
Submit a Membership Application here, or request by mail at: info@genevabiblechurch.ch.
Membership Agreement
Having embraced Jesus-Christ as my Lord and Savior, and desiring to become a member of Geneva Bible Church, I, through the enablement of the Spirit of God, commit to pursue:
Spiritual Devotion
by participating in corporate worship services, participating in the music and the instruction of the Word with physical and spiritual attentiveness; by pursuing holiness, applying the principles of Scripture thoughtfully, avoiding temptation deliberately, and confessing sin continually; by receiving correction from others, desiring to bring all my actions into conformity to the will of God.
Meaningful Relationships
by coming under the loving leadership of the GBC shepherds so that they may serve with joy, by cultivating a loving community, bearing others’ burdens, intensifying others’ joy, and living openly with the members of Christ’s body; by restoring wayward saints, praying for them unceasingly, pursuing their restoration immediately, and engaging them tenderly; by encouraging the saints, avoiding gossip and ungracious speech, being loving in judgments and conclusions of others, preserving peace by submitting to others insofar as they submit to Christ, being slow to be offended, quick to forgive, and refusing to be embittered, always pursuing reconciliation.
Sacrificial Service
by volunteering and employing gifts and talents regularly, being willing always to be inconvenienced to fulfill any task; by giving liberally, not grudgingly to support the expenses of the church, remembering Christ is honored by a joyful giver; by assessing the instruction of the church according to the Scriptures, knowing the preservation of doctrinal purity is a corporate responsibility.
Intentional Missions
by instilling hope to those emotionally downcast, listening, sympathizing, and sharing the hurts of others; by ministering the gospel to those spiritually impoverished, seeking the redemption of all people with no partiality; by meeting material needs to those physically destitute, providing selfless, generous assistance when able.