Become a Family Member
at North Ogden
Church membership is a formal relationship between a local church and a Christian characterized by the church’s affirmation and oversight of an individual’s discipleship and the individual’s submission to living out his or her discipleship in the care of the church.
Membership Process
At Redemption Church, we place a high value on membership. The process for joining our fellowship is as follows.
Membership Class
Attend one of our membership classes. To find out when the next class is, or to ask any questions email jon@redemptionutah.com.
Covenant with Redemption
Agree to covenant with Redemption Church and commit to join in our mission of making disciples, joining together as members of a family, and mobilizing missionaries.
Membership Application
Fill out and submit our Membership Application and Covenant.
Potential Member Follow-Up
An elder will reach out to schedule a follow up interview. These are very informal and are simply intended to give us an opportunity to 1.) know each other better, 2.) know how the church can best support and care for you as you grow as a disciple of Jesus, and 3.) answer any questions you may have (i.e. about us, the church, walking with Jesus, anything!).
Membership Eligibility
As we teach in the Membership Class, those eligible for membership are persons who:
Faith
Has placed their faith in Jesus Christ, and in him alone.
Baptism
Has undergone believer’s baptism (baptism after conversion)
Beliefs
Agrees to cooperate with Redemption’s distinctive beliefs
Covenant
Commits to covenant with Redemption Church
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NEXT STEPS
The Sacraments
Initial – Baptism
Ongoing – Communion
The Lord’s Supper (Communion) is the ongoing ordinance of the Church, which visibly represents the Gospel as is understood by Jesus’ explanation in the upper room and, a day later, fulfilled in His death on the cross.
Luke 22:19 And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” 20 And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.
We do this as an obedient act of faith and worship in remembrance of the work of Jesus on our behalf. It is a beautiful thing to witness and to take part in on a regular basis as it reminds us of our unworthiness and God’s grace. Not everyone at church should participate in this though. We believe that the Lord’s Supper is for baptized believers only. We realize everyone is at a different place in their faith journey and healthy churches ought to have every kind of person coming to hear the Word. Some are just in the place where they need to do their initial act of faith by getting baptized, the one-time ordinance and visual example of the Gospel, and afterward take the regular ongoing step of communion with the Church. This is not a legalistic thing, rather this is what we believe the Scriptures teach concerning Communion.
I know, I know, the thief on the cross didn’t get baptized or take communion and he went to heaven, saved from his sin. We are saved by faith alone, apart from any works, including the ordinances, but true Christians want to do what the Lord said and live holy lives, walking by the Spirit. So unless any of us dies before we can do any act of obedience and worship, we must live for our Lord.
Acts 2:41 So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls. 42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
An article that will explain these things in clear terms is here: The Ordinances of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper (and why one comes before the other)