CityBridge Membership Covenant

Having trusted in Christ alone as my Lord and Savior, and being in agreement with the Calling, Commitments, Convictions, Core Values, Beliefs, and Governance of CityBridge Community Church, I now am called to unite with the CityBridge family. In doing so, I commit myself to the Lord and to the other members of the family to protect our unity, share in, serve, and support the ministry of my church family through pursuing:

Helping Others Believe in Christ...

• by developing relationships with the unchurched, de-churched, dead-churched and unmoved (Luke 19:10).

• by sharing my story of grace with others (Romans 1:16).

• by praying for the salvation of non-believers with whom I have a relationship (Romans 10:1).

Belonging to His Body...

• by living life as a fully devoted follower of Christ (Luke 9:23).

• by attending faithfully (Acts 2:42-47; Ephesians 2:19).

• by dealing biblically with conflict and refusing to gossip (Proverbs 18:8; Matthew 5:23-25; Matthew 18:15).

• by following the leadership in submitting myself to the care and correction of leadership should the need arise (Hebrews 13:17; 1 Peter 5:1-5; Matthew 18:15-18; 1 Corinthians 5:1-12).

• by praying for its health and impact (Colossians 4:2; 1 Timothy 2:1-2).

• by warmly welcoming those who visit CityBridge and committing myself to community with those who attend (Romans 15:7).

• by having a community group that will know me and help me as I seek to love God, love believers, and love unbelievers (Proverbs 18:1; Proverbs 27:17; Ecclesiastes 4:9-10; 1 Corinthians 12:26-27; Galatians 6:1-2; Hebrews 3:13; Hebrews 10:24-25).

Being Trained in God’s Truth...

• by committing myself to read, understand, and apply the Bible (Joshua 1:8; Psalm 119:9-11; Matthew 7:24-27; John 14:21-26; James 1:22).

• by affirming the inspiration, infallibility, and authority of God’s Word, as well as the other core doctrines found in CityBridge’s Statement of Beliefs (2 Timothy 3:16-17).

• by availing myself to the tools and resources of the church which are designed to further my understanding of and deepen my commitment to applying God’s Word (Ephesians 4:11-13).

• by preparing myself to give a “ready defense” for my faith based on God’s Word (1 Peter 3:15).

Being Strong in a Life of Ministry and Worship...

• by serving others in ministry (1 Peter 4:10).

• by giving cheerfully to CityBridge as God has graciously given to me (Romans 8:32; 2 Corinthians 9:6-7; Philippians 4:19).

• by annually filling out my 4B Membership Assessment (1 Corinthians 12; Ephesians 2:19-22; Hebrews 13:17; 1 Peter 5:2).