Because there's more to LIFE! -John 10:10
Membership
"Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others." Romans 12:4-5
As Christians, we are members of God's household (Ephesians 2:19) called to function, participate, and minister in a particular place within the body of Christ. A healthy body requires that each member do its part well. For this reason, Coastal holds its members in high regard.
God, in His sovereignty, placed us in this community, among these people, in this century, for a reason (Acts 17:26-27). The members of Coastal are missionaries who live, eat, and breathe the climate of Charleston, SC every day, placed in the culture to emulate Jesus. Members also serve within the church: during Sunday services, as children's teachers, small group leaders, on the prayer team, offering support to the sick and needy, showing hospitality, and on and on.
Being a member of Coastal is really about being part of a family. Members who enter into a covenant with their local church are called to a higher degree of responsibility and service. At the same time, the pastor/elders are covenanted to assist members first and foremost, to love and lead, provide counsel and aid, as well as to pray for, teach and guide.
I want to be a member: What should I do?
1. Start acting like one. Demonstrate your love for the church by volunteering.
2. Make yourself known. Don't keep your life to yourself. Join a LIFE group and get with other Coastal folks to grow together in maturity, leadership and love.
3. Get on mission. All prospective members are asked to take the Membership Class to study and learn the essential mission of Coastal.