144.Does church membership still matter? Part 1

Pastor Enderle and Pastor Ruddat attended the same summer quarter course (in fall) from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary on discipleship. A book from Thom Rainer posits that one way to address the church membership losses that christian churches are experiencing is to revisit what does it mean to be a church member, so we review the book from a Lutheran perspective.Passages read from the Evangelical Heritage Version.CHAPTER ONE – I WILL BE A FUNCTIONING CHURCH MEMBER 1 Corinthians 12-13CHAPTER TWO – I WILL BE A UNIFYING CHURCH MEMBER Colossians 3:12-17Pastor Ruddat's podcast referenced is found here: https://castingnetspod.podbean.com/e/episode-142-fishing-solo-three-things-you-may-not-know-about-discipleship/CHAPTER THREE – I WILL NOT LET MY CHURCH BE ABOUT MY PREFERENCES AND DESIRES Philippians 2:1-16This podcast is also featured on https://www.raisedwithjesus.com/podcast/ (https://www.raisedwithjesus.com/podcast/) "Raised with Jesus" is a daily WELS podcast where the life of Jesus meets yours. Equipment provided by: "Moving to a Ten" podcast www.movingtoaten.com Special Guest: James Enderle.