Here's the outline for Thabiti Anyabwile's series on why churches should pursue regenerate church membership:
Part 1: For a Better Corporate Life
1. A regenerate church membership promotes unity in the church.
2. A regenerate church membership protects the reputation of the local church.
3. A regenerate church membership advances the work of the local church.
4. A regenerate membership spreads love in the congregation.
5. A regenerate membership causes the church to grow in the proper way.
6. A regenerate membership submits to the word of God.
Part 2: For the Sake of the Pastor
1. A regenerate church membership helps the pastor in his accounting before God.
2. A regenerate church membership increases the affection shared between a pastor and the congregation.
3. A regenerate church membership protects the congregation and the pastorate from false teachers and teachings.
4. Given all the above, a regenerate church membership should help with the widespread problem of pastor fatigue and burnout.
Part 3: For the Holiness of Members
1. A regenerate church membership helps members awaken to righteousness.
2. A regenerate church membership helps members pursue personal holiness.
3. A regenerate church membership helps individual members to "shine as lights in the world."
4. A regenerate church membership helps individual members prepare for heaven.
5. A regenerate church membership better prepares individual Christians for suffering.
