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Membership Covenants: When Church Leaders Don’t Allow Members to Leave Freely, They Are All About Ego and Control

Posted on Fri Feb 05, 2021 by deeFebruary 5, 2021avatar

Why do churches seek to control members who wish to leave and who, after being burned, do not want to join a church immediately

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Church Membership Covenants – Legal Contracts that are NOT Biblical!

Posted on Wed Apr 19, 2017 by debApril 21, 2017avatar

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Church Membership Covenants – Legal Contracts that are NOT Biblical!

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“But I say to you, Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God,  or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.  And do not take an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or … Continue reading →

Church Membership Covenants and God’s Word to the Wise…

Posted on Wed Jan 25, 2017 by debJanuary 26, 2017avatar

“I need no covenant to guarantee that God will finish the work He’s begun in me.” Wade Burleson

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Membership Covenants Are Primarily Legal Protection for the Church

Posted on Mon Aug 12, 2013 by deeOctober 4, 2017avatar

Church covenants are legal contracts. Do not be blindsided.

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Churches That Control Will Be Ghosted. PS: Don’t Sign Membership (Contracts) Covenants.

Posted on Mon Feb 17, 2025 by deeFebruary 17, 2025avatar

Sometimes ghosting is well deserved.

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9 Marks Finally Admits Membership *Covenants” Are Legal Documents. We Told You So! Caveat Emptor!

Posted on Fri Feb 14, 2025 by deeFebruary 12, 2025avatar

In 2025, I stand by my assessment that church covenants are legal contract. I wrote this in 2021.

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Churches That Control Will Be Ghosted. PS: Don’t Sign Membership (Contracts) Covenants.

Posted on Fri Nov 11, 2022 by deeNovember 11, 2022avatar

How do authoritarians deal with ghosting?

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9 Marks Finally Admits Membership *Covenants” Are Legal Documents. We Told You So! Caveat Emptor!

Posted on Wed Jul 07, 2021 by deeJuly 7, 2021avatar

Membership covenants are merely contracts. Never sign one.

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Did Park Street Church Demand a “Reaffirmation of Membership” à la 9Marks, In Order to Dump The Fellowship Folks? Also, Blog News Update.

Posted on Wed Nov 06, 2024 by deeNovember 6, 2024avatar

Lots of things coming up…

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9Marks Writes on Church Membership and Discipline, Again. Always Read Between the Lines.

Posted on Wed Mar 27, 2024 by deeMarch 27, 2024avatar

If they won’t quit, neither will we!

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Smart Christians Need to Think Carefully Before Joining a Church With a Membership Covenant Which Is a Legal Contract.

Posted on Mon Sep 11, 2023 by deeSeptember 11, 2023avatar

There are so many problems with membership contract and so many pastors who like to have legal authority over you. Be smart!

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See Calvary Free Church Leadership in Rochester, MN, Selling Covenant(Contract) Membership By Not Telling the Whole Story.

Posted on Wed Feb 08, 2023 by deeFebruary 8, 2023avatar

Mark Dever and 9 Marx? As Tolkien said: “Never laugh at live dragons.”

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Is Covenantal Membership Just Another Way to Become a Member of a Borg Collective?

Posted on Sat Nov 13, 2021 by deeNovember 13, 2021avatar

It’s what they don’t say that is the problem.

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Roger Olson Suggests a Model for Church Covenants and Church Discipline. However, It’s Been Done Before and Done Badly.

Posted on Wed May 05, 2021 by deeMay 5, 2021avatar

Roger Olson claims that he has not seen church covenants in many churches. I’ve seen it in most of my churches and I’ve seen their misuse. Maybe Olson can invent a better one?

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Matt Chandler Proves That the Membership Covenant Is a Legal Document.

Posted on Thu Jun 13, 2019 by deeJune 13, 2019avatar

Matt Chandler proves that the membership covenant is a legal document. Folks, do not sign these things.

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Is Mark Dever’s View on Church Membership More Painful Than a Root Canal?

Posted on Fri Dec 21, 2018 by deeDecember 21, 2018avatar

Mark Dever and his keys to the kingdom *rules* for church membership and the assurance of salvation.

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Further Proof You are Signing a Legal Contract Not A Membership Covenant: Courtesy of The Gospel Coalition

Posted on Mon Sep 03, 2018 by deeSeptember 3, 2018avatar

What your church won’t tell you. How to get our of a church contract. Never forget….you hold the power, not your celebrity pastor.

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First Baptist Church Sapulpa Celebrates Christmas By Embracing 9 Marks and Cancelling the Membership of the Elderly and Those Who Don’t Give Money

Posted on Wed Dec 27, 2017 by deeDecember 27, 2017avatar

You are old and cannot come to church. Therefore, you are removed from the church roles and are now under discipline.

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The Gospel Coalition Gives Potentially Problematic Legal Advice on Church Covenants and Civil Lawsuits

Posted on Fri Feb 03, 2017 by deeFebruary 3, 2017avatar

Churches-you cannot legally pursue a member who resigns even if they are under church discipline. (1 of 2 posts)

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