We tried to start "on the ground floor." Our previous church would have written a letter, we asked them to save the ink. There were others who left at the same time to join what I feel is a Bible believing church, but their membership was terminated immediately, no recommendation was going to be forthcoming. We didn't want any different treatment than others who left at the same time, so asked to have our membership terminated as well. This was done with some reluctance.RZehr wrote:When someone is already a member of a similar church, they are not starting on the ground floor. These people are simply transferring their membership from one church to the next. Unlike a new applicant, they don't need to prove anything. Usually their old church will send a membership transfer letter to the new church vouching for this persons sincerity and wishing the Lords blessing on them.
I don't want to join a church unless the decision that I'm an acceptable candidate for membership comes from their personal observation.