What Do I Have To Do To Join?

There are 3 steps to becoming a member of Crossroads Christian Church:
(1) Become a follower of Christ by confessing Him as Lord and committing your life to Him.
(2) Be obedient to the Lord by following Him in water baptism by immersion.
(3) Complete the Choosing Crossroads Class.
(Before you become a part of our family, we want you to know all about our vision, strategy, plans and purpose as a church.)

The local church is the most important institution on the face of the earth because it was begun by Jesus (Matthew 16:18), purchased with His own blood (Acts 20:28), and it alone can meet the deepest needs of the human heart. God ordained the church to be the vessel through which and by which the world would come to know Christ.

We all need the local church.
In the New Testament, there's not one example of a believer or believers refusing to become a part of a local church. Or of someone saying they were only a part of the "invisible" church . . . whatever that is . . . Scripture never mentions it.

In fact, believers in the New Testament found their identity through the local church. The church at Ephesus, the church at Philippi, the church at Philemon's house - it didn't matter where you were, if you were a believer, you were a part of a local church.

The Apostle Paul went on missionary journeys to visit the churches. When he returned, he went to the church at Jerusalem. When he was in Corinth with Aquila and Priscilla and people started getting saved, they started a church to help with the birth, care, feeding, nurturing and maturing of these believers.

As believers in Christ, we are admonished in Scripture to submit to spiritual leaders (I Thessalonians 5:12-13; Hebrews 13:17), to place ourselves in a position of mutual accountability with other believers (Acts 2:42; Ephesians 4:11-16; Galatians 6:1-2; James 5:16, 19-20) and to meet together regularly for worship and instruction in the Word so we can encourage and build one another up in the faith (Hebrews 10:24-25; Acts 2:46-47; 20:7). The only way to do that is to be an active, viable member of a local church.

Scriptures for additional study: Romans 10:9-10; Ephesians 2:8-9; Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 2:36-41; Romans 6:1-4; Matthew 3:13-17; 10:32-33; Acts 8:35-39.

Once I Join, What Do I Do Next?
- Get involved in a Bible Study class.
- Attend weekly worship services.
- Join our team of over a thousand volunteers serving in a wide variety of programs, activities and ministries each week here at Crossroads.

(If you haven't completed the Contributing To Crossroads Class, you need to attend so you can discover where you'll fit best here.)