Joining GCF’s Covenant Community

GCF’s Covenant Community Commitments

If you love Jesus and feel called to make Grace Christian Fellowship your home church, then we invite
you to join our covenant community

Joining GCF’s Covenant Community

Covenant is a biblical concept. In the Ancient Near East, covenant was a binding agreement in which
covenant members had certain obligations and could expect certain benefits in return. What makes a
covenant different from a simple binding agreement is that covenant implies meaningful relationship.
For example, God covenanted with Noah, with Abram, with the people of Israel at Mt. Sinai, with King
David, etc..., and eventually with all those who placed their trust in the redemptive work and life of
Christ.

Commit with us if you love Jesus…

If you love Jesus, meaning you trust Christ’s redemptive work through his life, death, and
resurrection, then you are welcome to commit with us by becoming a member of GCF’s Covenant
Community.

Commit with us if this is your church….

If this is where you feel God calling you to worship and serve, then this is your church and we invite
you to commit with us. When you commit with us you agree, by God’s grace and Spirit, to live
according to our Church Covenant Commitments. Our promise is to help you along in your spiritual
journey and to work together in living out the mission of GCF:
“To achieve the greatest of all goals - the glorifying of God in all things - Grace Christian
Fellowship exists in order to advance the Kingdom of God by worshipping God through the
Gospel of Christ, by clearly teaching and practicing the Word of God, and by lovingly serving
God’s people and the world around us.”

GCF’s Covenant Community Commitment Seminars:

We will offer Covenant Commitment Seminars three times a year. Each seminar will be two hours in
length. (See the breakdown of topics covered below.) A GCF’s Covenant Community Commitment
Form will need to be filled out and turned in the Sunday before the seminar. You can find this form
on our web site and they are also available in our church narthex.
What’s the Mission Statement at GCF? What’s Required of a GCF Covenant Member?
What’s the Church Government at GCF? Q&A with the Elders
What are the Key Doctrines of the GCF?
 GCF’s Covenant Community Commitments
As a committed covenant community member of Grace Christian Fellowship, and in desiring to bring
unity and strength to this local body of Christ, I joyfully agree to walk together with my church family
and enter into a biblically-based covenant with them by making the following commitments:
 I will rejoice in the grace of God, privately and corporately giving thanks to our heavenly Father
for the sacrifice of His Son, Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of our sins, and for the gift of the Holy
Spirit, who empowers us to believe and live for the glory of God.
 I will seek to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
 I will seek to advance the proclamation of the Gospel through the relationships God has given me
in my family, workplace, and community. I will seek to advance the proclamation of the Gospel
in foreign territories as the Lord would lead and enable me to.
 I will devote myself to the study of the Scriptures and to prayer both privately and corporately.
 I will not neglect meeting together in corporate worship.
 I will live together with my brothers and sisters in love, just as God has loved us. I will seek their
good through forming relationships that promote Godwardness, holiness, discipleship, worship,
and sound doctrine.
 I will, as God so enables me, care for my brothers and sisters who are sick, in distress, and in
poverty.
 I will seek to serve the church’s ministries, not only through the regular giving of my finances, but
also by the giving of my time and effort.
 I will promote marriage as a reflection of Christ’s relationship with His church and bring any
children God may give me in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. I support the church’s
understanding of human sexuality, family relationships, and divorce and remarriage.
 I will pursue reconciliation when offense occurs between me and another member of the church.
I will reject all opportunities to speak or to hear gossip or slander. I agree that Christians are
prohibited from bringing civil lawsuits against other Christians or the church to resolve personal
disputes.
 I will, in the spirit of church unity, joyfully submit to the church’s leadership, bring my theological
and biblical concerns to them, and commit myself to regularly pray for them.
 I agree with the church’s doctrine and practice of church discipline and restoration.
 I accept Grace Christian Fellowship’s Statement of Faith and Position Papers as the theological
foundation for this church and am willing to be spiritually led and taught by these theological
distinctions.
 I will, if I move from this place, unite with some other church where I can carry out the spirit of
these commitments and teaching of God’s Word.
 GCF’s Covenant Community Commitment Form
Grace Christian Fellowship

Help us get to know you…

Date: ______________
Name: ______________________________
Address: ________________________________ City ___________________ Zip ____________
Phone: ______________ Cell: _____________ Email: ________________________________

Please check the appropriate boxes:

Single ___ Married ___ Single Parent ___ Widower ___ Divorced ___
Age: 16-19 ___ 20-29 ___ 30-39 ___ 40-49 ___ 50-59 ___ 60-69 ___ 70+ ___

Occupation: _____________________________________________________________

How long have you been a believer in Christ? ________________________________________________

Have you been baptized? ______ If yes, please tell us when and where? __________________________
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Briefly describe your conversion experience: _________________________________________________

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How long have you been attending Grace Christian Fellowship? _________________________________

What was your previous church and reason for leaving? ________________________________________
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Have you been involved in serving in ministry? _____ If so please explain: _________________________
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Are you currently serving in a ministry outside of the church? _____ If so please explain: _____________
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How would you like to serve and get involved at GCF? _________________________________________
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In what ways do you think GCF could improve our ministry? ____________________________________
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Do you have any questions?

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