Membership At Blaze Church

Thank you for expressing interest in becoming a member of Blaze Church.
We recognize that every person has a unique definition of what church membership is. Our experiences and expectations help to form that definition. We want to begin by sharing what membership is at Blaze Church.

 

Being a member of Blaze Church isn’t about rights and privileges. It is about giving abundantly and serving without hesitation. As members of Christ body (according to 1 Corinthians 12:12-26), membership at Blaze Church is about functioning together with other people in order to see our vision and mission accomplished.

Our hope is that people who call Blaze Church their home would grow in their spiritual formation as a disciple of Jesus. We believe that discipleship does not require voting membership status in a local church. We encourage everyone at Blaze Church to be all-in on the many discipleship-growing pathways we regularly cast vision for and make available (i.e. weekend services, small groups, dream teams, etc.).

Being a member of Blaze Church carries very important privileges. As such, the requirements to become a voting member have been appropriately determined.

Voting members play an important role regarding trustee election, sale/purchase of property, and other major decisions.

Our definition of a voting member at Blaze Church comes from Jesus, “But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be your slave, even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (Matthew 20:26-28)

Membership Pathway

We have developed a pathway for any person who is interested in becoming a member of Blaze Church. Everything you need can be found on this webpage.

There are steps to complete in order. We do not recommend looking ahead until you have been invited to do so by someone from our Lead Pastor Leadership Team.

Should you have any questions along the way, simply email us at info@blazechurch.org.

Step One: Interest Form

Upon completion of this form, our Lead Pastor or a designated leader will contact you to go over the form and advise the best next step.

Please be aware that we require a minimum of 6 months - 1 year of attendance at Blaze Church as a prerequisite for voting membership.

Please do not move ahead until you have been contacted.

Step Two: Membership Application

In order to complete this step, you will need to:

Please ensure you have done all of this before beginning the online membership application.

Upon completing this form, our Lead Pastor Leadership Team will review your responses and will schedule a time to connect with you to go over your next step.

Please do not move ahead until you have been contacted.

Step Three: I Am A Church Member Book

Please read I Am A Church Member by Thom S. Rainer. We will provide a copy of this book for you. After finishing this book, please click the button below.

Upon completing this form, our Lead Pastor Leadership Team will review your responses and will schedule a time to connect with you to go over your next step.

Please do not move ahead until you have been contacted.

Step Four: Membership Interview

Our Lead Pastor Leadership Team will connect with you to schedule a time for us to conduct your membership interview.

Please do not move ahead until you have been contacted and an interview has been conducted.

Step Five: Membership Covenant

Upon completion of this Membership Covenant, per our Constitution & Bylaws (Article 1, Section4):
Candidates for membership will be presented to the Lead Pastor Leadership Team for ratification. The Lead Pastor Leadership Team shall have the right and authority to determine the eligibility and acceptability of all membership applicants. Those approved for membership will be added to the official church membership roll. The LPLT will determine the category of membership in consultation with the Lead Pastor.

Once a decision has been met, someone from our Lead Pastor Leadership Team will connect with you.