Each month a new class started the cycle. Each month a class graduated and we celebrated their achievement. New Faith became known as the church with the tough new-members' class. But people truly joined. Overcoming resistance There was resistance at first.
Organizations can be activity traps.
We must first disciple them. Some people feared the course would keep people from joining the the church. At first the course was only one month long. But our leaders soon saw that new Christians needed to know much more than we could cover in four sessions. The church set aside Sunday night as new members' time.