{"id":1724,"date":"2016-05-13T12:37:56","date_gmt":"2016-05-13T16:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ridgefieldbaptist.org\/web\/?page_id=1724"},"modified":"2023-07-21T09:16:08","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T13:16:08","slug":"new-members-class","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ridgefieldbaptist.org\/web\/about\/membership\/new-members-class\/","title":{"rendered":"New Members Class"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Ridgefield Baptist Church. We are so glad you have inquired about church membership at RBC. This is a great step that you\u2019ve taken. The New Testament envisions that every Christian be a part of a local church. We are looking forward to having you as part of the church in an even more meaningful way.<\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s an incredible thing to think about a local church \u2013 not from the world\u2019s perspective \u2013 but God\u2019s. In today\u2019s world, gospel-preaching churches may seem small and maybe even culturally insignificant. But from God\u2019s eternal perspective, the biggest, most relevant, significant thing taking place on the planet is happening in the local church.<\/p>\n<p>After talking about God\u2019s work in the church, Paul says, \u201cTo him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.\u201d (Ephesians 3:21). What is happening in local churches in both Paul\u2019s time and ours, is going to echo and reverberate into and throughout eternity in a profound way.<\/p>\n<p>When we look at this from God\u2019s perspective, church membership is a truly great step to take.<\/p>\n<h2>Process<\/h2>\n<p>Our membership process consists of two simple but important steps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A &#8220;Getting to Know RBC&#8221; class<\/li>\n<li>A\u00a0meeting with the elders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We have broken down the class into five bite-sized portions. Each of the five parts is a short video (couple of minutes) and an article that talks about an important Christian topic.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What is a Christian and how does a person become one?<\/li>\n<li>What about Baptism?<\/li>\n<li>How can I experience healthy Christian growth?<\/li>\n<li>Why Church Membership?<\/li>\n<li>What are the marks of a healthy church and healthy church member?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We would like to send you one class per day, via email, over the next six days. The class are not overwhelming, but bite sized. Each begins with a short video followed up by reading.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have been through the classes, the elders look forward to meeting with you, where we can get to know you better, answer any questions that you may have, and share some of the vision and mission of RBC. From there, Lord willing, we look forward to sharing the good news of your membership with the church family.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions or comments along the way, please don\u2019t hesitate to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ridgefieldbaptist.org\/web\/contact\/\">connect with the church office<\/a>, and an elder will respond to you.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Begin MailChimp Signup Form --><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t#mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; }<br \/>\n\t\/* Add your own MailChimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in this style block.<br \/>\n\t   We recommend moving this block and the preceding CSS link to the HEAD of your HTML file. *\/<br \/>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup\">\n<form id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" class=\"validate\" action=\"\/\/ridgefieldbaptist.us9.list-manage.com\/subscribe\/post?u=26a6ee399704fb7477a5d879b&amp;id=aead0e7a12\" method=\"post\" name=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" novalidate=\"\" target=\"_blank\">\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup_scroll\">\n<h2>Sign-up to begin the New Members Class<\/h2>\n<div class=\"indicates-required\"><span class=\"asterisk\">*<\/span> indicates required<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-field-group\"><label for=\"mce-EMAIL\">Email Address <span class=\"asterisk\">*<\/span><\/label><\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-field-group\"><label for=\"mce-EMAIL\"><br \/>\n<\/label><input id=\"mce-EMAIL\" class=\"required email\" name=\"EMAIL\" type=\"email\" value=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-field-group\"><label for=\"mce-FNAME\">First Name <span class=\"asterisk\">*<\/span><br \/>\n<\/label><br \/>\n<input id=\"mce-FNAME\" class=\"required\" name=\"FNAME\" type=\"text\" value=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-field-group\"><label for=\"mce-LNAME\">Last Name <span class=\"asterisk\">*<\/span><br \/>\n<\/label><br \/>\n<input id=\"mce-LNAME\" class=\"required\" name=\"LNAME\" type=\"text\" value=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div id=\"mce-responses\" class=\"clear\">\n<div id=\"mce-error-response\" class=\"response\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"mce-success-response\" class=\"response\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- real people should not fill this in and expect good things - do not remove this or risk form bot signups--><\/p>\n<div style=\"position: absolute; left: -5000px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><input tabindex=\"-1\" name=\"b_26a6ee399704fb7477a5d879b_aead0e7a12\" type=\"text\" value=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><input id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe\" class=\"button\" name=\"subscribe\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Subscribe\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/downloads.mailchimp.com\/js\/mc-validate.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\">(function($) {window.fnames = new Array(); window.ftypes = new Array();fnames[0]='EMAIL';ftypes[0]='email';fnames[1]='FNAME';ftypes[1]='text';fnames[2]='LNAME';ftypes[2]='text';}(jQuery));var $mcj = jQuery.noConflict(true);<\/script><br \/>\n<!--End mc_embed_signup--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Ridgefield Baptist Church. 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