Ready to make this home? 準備把這裡當作屬靈的家嗎? 准备把这里当作属灵的家吗?
You've been visiting. Maybe you've joined a Life Group or helped out as a volunteer. At some point, you start wondering: should I make this official? That's what membership is for. 你已經來聚會一段時間了,也許參加過小組,或曾投入服事。到某個時刻,你會開始想:我是否該正式委身?這正是會員制度的意義。 你已经来聚会一段时间了,也许参加过小组,或曾投入服事。到某个时刻,你会开始想:我是否该正式委身?这正是会员制度的意义。
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It makes your faith visible. 它讓你的信仰變得可見。 它让你的信仰变得可见。
It's one thing to believe in the church as a big, abstract idea. It's another to show up, put your name on the list, and say: "These are my people." 相信教會是一個宏觀概念是一回事;願意站出來、把名字放進會員名單,並說「這是我的屬靈家人」,是另一回事。 相信教会是一个宏观概念是一回事;愿意站出来、把名字放进会员名单,并说“这是我的属灵家人”,是另一回事。
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It's a counter-cultural move. 這是逆文化而行的選擇。 这是逆文化而行的选择。
We live in a world where people avoid commitment. Joining a church says the opposite. It says, "I'm here for these people, and they're here for me." 我們活在一個迴避承諾的世代。加入教會正好傳達相反的信息:"我願意為這群人而在,他們也願意為我而在。" 我们活在一个回避承诺的世代。加入教会正好传达相反的信息:“我愿意为这群人而在,他们也愿意为我而在。”
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It helps the church serve you better. 它幫助教會更好地牧養你。 它帮助教会更好地牧养你。
Membership lets our leaders know who's part of the family. It also satisfies legal requirements for us to operate as a non-profit, which keeps the lights on and the doors open. 會員制度讓牧者與同工清楚知道誰是教會大家庭的一員,也幫助教會符合非營利機構的法規要求,讓教會能穩定運作。 会员制度让牧者与同工清楚知道谁是教会大家庭的一员,也帮助教会符合非营利机构的法规要求,让教会能稳定运作。
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It creates accountability. 它帶來彼此守望。 它带来彼此守望。
When you become a member, you're asking others to cheer you on, check in on you, and grow with you. You're also offering to do the same for them. 當你成為會員,你是在邀請他人鼓勵你、關心你、與你一同成長;同時,你也承諾這樣對待別人。 当你成为会员,你是在邀请他人鼓励你、关心你、与你一同成长;同时,你也承诺这样对待别人。
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It gives you a chance to make real promises. 它讓你有機會作出真實的承諾。 它让你有机会作出真实的承诺。
Members at Crosspoint commit to praying, giving, serving, and walking together in honesty and peace. Those promises carry weight, and the community around you helps you keep them. 在匯點,會員承諾一起禱告、奉獻、服事,並在誠實與和平中同行。這些承諾有分量,而群體會幫助你持守。 在汇点,会员承诺一起祷告、奉献、服事,并在诚实与和平中同行。这些承诺有分量,而群体会帮助你持守。