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What Did Church Membership Classes Look Like in the First Century?

By Filings on Fri, 11/20/20
Church & Ministry
Church Membership

“This kind of training seems to have started very early in church history, even during the apostolic age. So it is worth asking the questions: what did the apostolic church teach new believers? What were the fundamentals of the faith? What did early Christian catechism look like?” - Wyatt Graham

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Ed Vasicek

NewNot so Sure....

Sun, 11/22/20

I personally have a problem getting a “basics for new believers list” from this passage in Hebrews. It is only a sampling of the kinds of things that new believers learn, not an outline. I was hoping to see more info from the early church fathers, etc. Disappointed.

"The Midrash Detective"

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TylerR

NewNo

Sun, 11/22/20

I must crash this party to note that the author of Hebrews did not write Heb 6:1-3 so we could know how to structure membership classes! That is all …

Tyler is a pastor in Olympia, WA and works in State government.

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  • How can we persuade someone that church membership is important?
  • Make Finding a Church a Priority When Moving
  • How Formal Membership Makes the Church a Family
  • Should Missionaries Remain Members of Their Sending Churches?

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