Self-sacrificing love and concern. The call to fellowship is a challenge to set aside our personal ambitions, interests, needs, and desires and to selflessly seek the benefit and spiritual prosperity of the other members of the Christian community. The Responsibilities of Fellowship Being a part of the church fellowship brings inherent responsibilities that equally apply to every individual. The obligations of these responsibilities do not come because we are members of a community organization. Rather, we are under certain obligations because of our membership in the kingdom of God.
Assimilation is the process of including new people into the life and ministry of the church.
The problem of excluding new people from the congregation is not new, but plagued the early church as well. After Paul's conversion on the road to Damascus he encountered difficulty in gaining acceptance within the church. Because of his background people viewed him with suspicion and fear. The church dominated by one family may find it difficult to include new people. It is the responsibly of the leadership and congregation to set the example by intentionally seeing that new people are given opportunities to serve within the church.