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Title: Is Your church in the business of putting people out?
Post by: Lilfingers on August 08, 2006, 02:20:22 PM

My church recently, in so many words, told faithful attendants that either they become members or they can go elsewhere!  No matter what these faithful members were doing---choir, usher, visitors
What do you think about that?

Title: Re: Is Your church in the business of putting people out?
Post by: ferrente on August 08, 2006, 03:32:57 PM

WOW!!!!

NO!

One can not make a person(s) become a member of our Church.

Title: Re: Is Your church in the business of putting people out?
Post by: nessalynn77 on August 08, 2006, 05:05:47 PM

I could see them saying you need to be a member to hold a position, but to say "join or get out", that doesn't sound right.   :-\

Title: Re: Is Your church in the business of putting people out?
Post by: ferrente on August 08, 2006, 11:35:20 PM

I agree with you on this matter  nessalynn77 !

Title: Re: Is Your church in the business of putting people out?
Post by: tania108 on August 09, 2006, 06:31:43 PM

They should ALREADY be a member if they're ushering, singing and other things.  Now if they're just visiting and they saying that?.......that's just wrong

Title: Re: Is Your church in the business of putting people out?
Post by: keptbyJesus on August 10, 2006, 11:00:09 AM

WOW, things like this is why a lot of people turn away from the church.   
In my church and most that I know people in, if you are not a member, you can't sing, usher, let alone hold an office, but you can come to service, bible study, prayer service & sunday school all you want though.

Title: Re: Is Your church in the business of putting people out?
Post by: sjonathan02 on August 10, 2006, 11:25:12 AM

Quote from: nessalynn77 on August 08, 2006, 05:05:47 PM

I could see them saying you need to be a member to hold a position, but to say "join or get out", that doesn't sound right.   :-\

We can shut 'er down right here with this one, folks!

Title: Re: Is Your church in the business of putting people out?
Post by: calm05 on August 12, 2006, 09:30:32 AM

Quote from: nessalynn77 on August 08, 2006, 05:05:47 PM

I could see them saying you need to be a member to hold a position, but to say "join or get out", that doesn't sound right.   :-\

I agree with you on this one.