• I Am a Church Member

  • Discovering the Attitude that Makes the Difference
  • By: Thom R. Rainer
  • Narrated by: Ray Porter
  • Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (369 ratings)

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I Am a Church Member

By: Thom R. Rainer
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Best-selling author and ministry leader Thom S. Rainer drew an exceptional response when he posted a 500-word declaration about church membership to his daily blog. I Am a Church Member started a conversation about the attitudes and responsibilities of church members - rather than the functional and theological issues - that previous new member primers all but ignored.

Thoughtfully expanded to book form, I Am a Church Member begins to remedy the outbreak of inactive or barely committed church members, addressing without apology what is expected of those who join a body of believers. When a person's attitude is consistently biblical and healthy, matters of giving, serving, and so forth will fall into place more naturally.

Six intentional chapters with study questions guide this rising discussion.

©2013 eChristian (P)2013 eChristian

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excellent book!

A book every christian should read! If all Christians followed the author's biblical advice then most, if not all, churches would be healthy and making a difference in their community and world.

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AWESOME

as always Rainer knocks it out of the park. great book, great reader, great everything. I am a church member is a book every church member should read!

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A pastors open letter

This book read like a study guide for a pastors dream member. This is the membership he imagined when he signed up for ministry. He has now taken the time to write out the instructions on how to make his life easier. If the church is symbolically a “hospital” for sick people , how then do you ask people to pledge how they will present themselves , and the symptoms they can or can not have when they come for help. While i agree with the premise that church membership is a gift and you are there to serve, At some point a pastor and his leadership should take into account how their leadership style or lack there of contributes to country club membership behavior ...

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More negative than encouraging

I got this book because a church member recommended it. I'm a youth pastor/ associate at a relatively small church. We are between pastors right now and this member thought this would our church.

I listened to it in one sitting and I was not encouraged. Intentionally or not, this book seemed to make a list of faults and say, "this needs to change." Not many examples of how it's done right.

The information isn't bad. The premise is good, but delivery was bad. I'm tired of Christian leaders telling me how bad I am. Tell me how good I can be.

I honestly won't recommend this book any time soon.

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To the point and on time!

This was very helpful and needed.l We must prayerfully examine ourselves and our attitudes. Thank you for this book!

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80/20

So often we find that 20% of the members are doing 80% of the work in their local churches. The advancement of the church is not a spectator sport. We are not to be merely spectators but fully invested. This book brought to mind some members but also brought some of my misconceptions of what it means to be a church member. We need to take up the basin and the towel and start washing feet and serving with a humble heart.

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A healthy dose of humility

This is exactly what all church members need to hear. My only critique, and it is a mild one, is that his characterizations glorifies pastors and criticize laymen. It seems as if every pastor is a saint while every layman is a sinner.

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Awesome tool

A must read for anyone. A great refresher too. Great book. God bless His Church!

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Every church member should read

This is a must read for ALL church members! I think it would be a terrific book study!

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Very concise for what is needed for ministry today

I thought this beautiful and would like to incorporate many of these ideas into my ministry to help with things stat have gone wrong over time.

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