<DIV>Best-selling author and ministry leader Thom S. Rainer drew an exceptional response when he posted a 500-word declaration about church membership to his daily blog. "I Am a Church Member" started a conversation about the attitudes and responsibilities of church members -- rather than the functional and theological issues -- that previous new member primers all but ignored.</div><DIV><BR>Thoughtfully expanded to book form, <i>I Am a Church Member</i> begins to remedy the outbreak of inactive or barely committed church members, addressing without apology what is expected of those who join a body of believers. When a person's attitude is consistently biblical and healthy, matters of giving, serving, and so forth will fall into place more naturally.<BR><BR></div><DIV>Six intentional chapters with study questions guide this rising discussion:<BR><BR></div><DIV>1. I Will Be a Unifying Church Member<br>2. I Will Not Let the Church Be About My Preferences and Desires<br>3. I Will Pray for My Church Leaders<br>4. I Will Lead My Family to Be Healthy Church Members<br>5. I Will Be a Functioning Member<br>6. I Will Treasure Church Membership as a Gift</div><BR>