Vineyard Christian Fellowship-West :: HOW TO "BECOME A MEMBER"

How to "Become A Member"
of the Westside Vineyard

So you've been attending worship services for a while, but you know that God wants you to go deeper? What are the next steps to becoming a functioning member of the church?

This section of our website shares those next steps, which we invite you to enter into:

     Getting Planted - a course which meets Wedneday evenings for four weeks in a row.
     In this class, you get to know us much better, and the heart which drives our church.
     At the end of the course, you have the opportunity to express your desire to join the church
     and be recognized as a new member of our community. This course is usually offered two times
     a year, once in the Spring and once in the Autumn.

     Foundations of Spiritual Life - a course which meets Wednesday evenings for two weeks.
     In this class, you can learn some of the fundamentals of walking with Christ. This course is usually
     offered once per year, around the end of Winter.

     Baptism Interest Meeting - for those who are interested in professing their following of Christ
     through baptism. The meeting, usually held in early Spring, prepares you for baptism, which we
     usually administer twice a year - once around Easter and again in mid-Summer.

     Discover Your Ministry - God has a specific ideas in mind for how you can best serve Him and
     His kingdom. Through this course, which meets Wednesday evenings for three weeks in a row,
     you will learn how you are shaped for ministry using your spiritual gifts and natural talents. This
     course is a great opportunity to learn more about the various ministries of the Westside Vineyard,
     and then get involved in serving others! DYM is usually offered twice a year, once in the
     Spring and once in the Autumn.

     Leadership Training - for those who are feeling called to lead a ministry through the Westside
     Vineyard. This course, which meets once a week for eight weeks, is designed to prepare you for
     ministerial leadership. Leadership Training is usually offered once a year, in mid- to late
     Summer. Westside Vineyard pastors will contact those interested in Leadership Training in
     advance of the course to explore this possibility with them and share the requirements for
     joining the training.