Due to the various worship traditions developed over the years, this is actually a more difficult question than the first. In America we see two basic traditional forms that Christians follow when they commit themselves to Christ and join the church. Repeatedly, the American frontier saw waves of Revivalism. They aimed these meetings at the conversion of the non-Christian and were simple, composed of singing and preaching, ending with an invitation to follow Christ. Infants and children are baptized as a first step to full church membership, which comes upon their later Confirmation.
Confirmation represents their personal confession of faith.
Unbaptized adults may also be baptized into full church membership upon their confession of faith. It emphasizes Christian education, personal spiritual growth, and worship over the believer's lifetime. Religious or salvation experiences are not discounted as meaningless, but are not seen as necessary or normative for all believers. Each of these models has produced its share of committed Christians. Each has it strong and weak points.