The Increase
"The Increase" is a weekly podcast designed to bring excellent Bible teaching into your everyday life. Listen and learn with Pastor Ryan Day, from Wrightsdale Baptist Church in beautiful Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
The Increase
What Is Church Membership Really About?
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Ryan Day
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Episode 250
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Many Christians today have decided that church membership is just a "man-made invention" meant to boost offering numbers or control groups of believers. Others say it's a cultural relic from the by-gone era of the 1950s and 60's.
Are they right? Is church membership outdated or meaningless? What does the Bible say about church membership? Was there a church membership in the book of Acts? Should there be a church membership now?