What is Membership?
At Icon, we believe church membership is not simply about having your name on a list but about committing to Christ’s body in real, tangible ways. Membership is a commitment relationship in which believers bind themselves to one another to gather regularly, care for one another, and submit to biblical leadership (Hebrews 13:17). Jonathan Leeman reminds us that “church membership is a declaration of citizenship in Christ’s kingdom and a covenant that marks off God’s people from the world” (Church Membership, p. 64).
The Process?
Step One: Register and attend all four discover workshops: Discover Jesus, Discover Community, Discover Purpose, and Discover Membership.
Step Two: Once you’ve completed all four workshops, an elder will connect with you for a follow-up conversation. This is a chance for us to get to know you better, answer any questions, and walk through the commitments of membership together.
Step Three: Confirm your commitment to live out membership at Icon by choosing to Be Rooted, Be Generous, Be Consistent, Be Involved, and Be Missional.
Step Four: You are now a member of Icon Church!
FAQ’s
At Icon, we believe that church membership is a two-way covenant: the leaders commit to shepherd the flock of God faithfully, and the members commit to walk in love, generosity, and service to Christ’s body. As Jonathan Leeman puts it, “Church membership is not just about what you get, but about what you give. It’s a mutual agreement of responsibility and care between the church and the Christian” (Church Membership, p. 66).
We believe that through His work of salvation, Christ redeemed the church, His bride (Eph 5:25-32), bringing her into a new covenant (Heb 8:6-13; 1 Cor 11:25), thereby reconciling people to God and to one another (Eph 2:11-22; Gal 3:28). Through faith in Christ, believers are indwelled and baptized by the Holy Spirit (1 Cor 6:19; 12:13), becoming members of the body of Christ, the church, which was established by the coming of the promised Spirit on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1-4) and built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets (Eph 2:19-20). As the head of this new community (Eph 5:23), Christ commanded its members to love one another as He loved them (Jn 15:12) and gave them the ordinance of communion to remember His covenant love (Lk 22:19- 20) until He returns (1 Cor 11:24-26). Jesus also commanded them to make disciples of all nations, baptizing them, (Mt 28:18-20) so that as one new people of God (1 Pet 2:9), they would grow to be like the Son (Eph 4:15) as they devote themselves to teaching, fellowship, service, the Lord’s supper, and prayer (Acts 2:42-47). To that end, He gave the church the gifts of the Spirit to be lovingly exercised by its members to build up one another in the image of Christ (1 Cor 12).
Please do your best to be in person for as many workshops as you can, if you can’t we plan on having the sessions recorded for you.
Yes! Launch team and dream team were a special part of our church planting journey. If you are interested in becoming a member you will need to go through the full process.
Yes; it is required that you completed Discover Jesus, Discover Community, Discover Purpose, and Discover Membership.
The workshops take place in person at 12:30pm after service on Sunday and will last about 1.5 hours. Location is subject to change depending on the number of people registered. Please register and leaders will let you know the week of about which room or email us at info@iconchurch.net!
Yes! We will have childcare provided during the workshops.
For details about Icon’s statement of belief please visit iconchurch.net/statements-of-belief/. If you have further questions you can also reach out to our elders at info@iconchurch.net