Church Membership

Attendance far outpaces membership at Orangecrest Community Church, where members complete a three-step process to get on the roster and renew annually to remain members.

Membership in a local church may seem outdated or unnecessary, but if led well, it adds great strength to your church. But there are definite reasons that people don't become church members.

The gap between those who believe in a specific religion and those who participate in the life of a specific congregation is likely to prove a challenge for houses of worship. And the decline in church membership is likely to continue, according to Gallup.bob

After holding a prayer service for the eight victims of last week’s shootings in Atlanta, Crabapple First Baptist Church voted to expel from membership the man who’s been charged with the murders.

I am using the phrase “inactive members” to refer to those church members who have not shown up for any church service or event in several months.

Matt Chandler offers a biblical response to the debate on church membership.

The only members’ meetings I’d ever sat through involved tedious budget walk-throughs, informational updates from various committees, and, in the good months, the happy reception of new members.

There are times when you’ll lose people because your church didn’t do well at keeping people connected—and these losses hurt because you know you could have done something different.