This form is a sample letter in Word format covering the subject matter of the title of the form.
This form is a sample letter in Word format covering the subject matter of the title of the form.
Although Scripture does not contain an explicit command to formally join a local church, the biblical foundation for church membership permeates the New Testament.
Making the Decision Begin with prayer. Seek Wise Counsel. Here are questions to ask yourself—or someone you trust—as you work through your decision: Write it out. Meditate. Leave slowly. Make it your goal not to respond in kind. Be prepared to process some emotions.
This is no doubt one of the toughest decisions pastors have to make, but at times, it is also one of the most necessary decisions pastors must make for the overall well-being of their church. Unfortunately, it is not an uncommon occurrence for pastors to have to ask a member of the church to leave.
Set up a time to talk directly to one of the pastors of your church about your leaving. This is a key step in leaving a church well. You don't need to share all of your reasons or rationale, but as a matter of love and courtesy, let your pastor know you and your family have chosen to go to another church.
Excommunication is an institutional act of religious censure used to deprive, suspend, or limit membership in a religious community or to restrict certain rights within it, in particular those of being in communion with other members of the congregation, and of receiving the sacraments.
Here's what your church resignation letter should include: Appropriate salutation. Statement stating your intent to resign. Date of your intended resignation. Reason(s) behind your resignation. Expression of gratitude. Offer of assistance during transition. Sign off.
The one systematic theology I love most and use most is Wayne Grudem's. Wayne is a Calvinist, but I like the fact that be seems always to seek first to be a biblicist.
Word of Faith Fellowship is a Protestant non-denominational church in Spindale, North Carolina.
Grudem holds to noncessationist beliefs and was at one time a qualified supporter of the Vineyard Movement.