It's an antidote to our society. We live in an age where very few want to be committed to anything … a job … a marriage … a church family. This attitude has even produced a generation of “church shoppers and hoppers.” Membership swims against the current of America’s “consumer religion.” It is an unselfish decision. Commitment always builds character. 

It defines who can be counted on. Every team must have a roster. Every school must have an enrollment. Every business has a payroll. Every army has an enlistment. Even our country takes a census and requires voter registration. Membership defines our family, and like a functional family, we can count on one another. Membership also allows for church leadership to know who they are accountable for before the Lord.

It produces spiritual growth. The New Testament places a major emphasis on the need for Christians to be in each others' lives for spiritual growth. The church is our primary sphere to live out the one-another commands of Scripture. You cannot grow and mature in Christ when you're not committed to a church family.

Christ is committed to the church. ....Christ loved the church, and he gave his life for it. (Ephesians 5:25) "I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it." (Matthew 16:18) At Redemption Church, formal membership is our way of clearly communicating who we are and what it meats to be a part of our church family, and offers people a clear way to become part of that family.