In his best-selling book I Am a Church Member, Thom Rainer bluntly states, “The concept of an inactive church member is an oxymoron. Biblically, no such church member really exists.
” Like “living death” or “cruel kindness,” an inactive church member is a contradiction in terms. One cannot be a biblical church member and be inactive.
” As my pastor said in a recent sermon, “We’ve littered the Christian landscape with people we’ve evangelized, but failed to disciple.” Unfortunately, many church rolls are filled with such individuals.
” But what is it that places the idea of inactivity in such opposition to church membership? There are at least five benefits to believers that can only come from being an active member of a local body of believers. Keep reading
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