Host: TJ Freeman

Summary: In this episode of 'Back to Rurality,' TJ Freeman, a rural pastor, discusses the concept of church membership. Freeman explains how church membership helps Christians to clarify, participate, demonstrate, and identify with their local churches.

Key Points:

• Common Questions: Freeman addresses whether church membership biblical. He also begs the question whether church membership is controlling. 
• Church Body as a Building: Much like a home, a church is made up of many different parts. TJ expresses that if a brick if left out of a building it isn't serving it's purpose. This is true also of Christians not joining in on the life of a local church. 
• Church Discipline: Although it the concept of church discipline is uncomfortable, it is a means of grace. In other words, it is a helpful tool to keep each other away from destruction of sin. 

Listener Takeaways:

• Join a local church and lock arms with other Christians in your area. Befriend them, serve with them, and go all in. Be known by others in your church. 
• Prayerfully consider joining a church. Read through the statement of faith and see what it is you will be joining.
• Meet with the pastors of church and talk through any reservations you may have in joining the church. 
  
  
  

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