General Questions
When are your services?
Sundays at 10:00 a.m.
Sundays at 10:00 a.m.
Scott Johnson is the lead pastor of North Tarrant Church.
Instead of providing adult Sunday school classes on Sunday mornings in the church building, we provide small group environments, called Community Groups, that meet at a variety of times during the week in people’s homes. We believe the small group is the best place for sustained life change to occur. In a small group, people study God’s Word together and are in a small enough environment to discuss the issues and challenges of life. It’s also where they pray and care for one another and where they are missed if they don’t show up.
Community Groups are made up of five to six couples or five to eight individuals of the same gender. Groups are where people are personally encouraged and challenged in their relationship with God and each other.
The moment you walk through the doors, you belong here and can consider this your church home. Since we don’t have traditional membership, you won’t be able to “join” the church as a “member,” but we hope you become fully engaged in the life and mission of the church. There are four ways to achieve full engagement: serving on a ministry team, participating in a group, financially supporting the church, and inviting others to attend church. Those who are fully engaged with us are considered our members.
We’re glad you’re interested in engaging in the life of our church. We don’t have traditional membership in the sense that you “join the church,” but we’d love to help you get connected. Our hope is for North Tarrant Church to be a place where you can walk through the doors, call it your church home, and begin to get connected. Those who are fully engaged with us are considered our members. We describe full engagement as:
We want to be a church where unchurched people love to attend and engage. In order to be that kind of church, we need the help of those who share our passion for creating environments where the unchurched can be inspired to follow Jesus. You can engage in the life of the church by doing four things:
Traditionally, membership has been known to represent joining a church, calling it your church home, and/or taking the first step toward involvement and volunteering. Yet the word “membership” has also carried a lot of baggage and has become an unnecessary barrier to involvement for some of our attendees.
Since North Tarrant Church began, we have historically viewed membership as a dynamic partnership rather than a static decision, and therefore, full engagement is a key prerequisite for becoming a member.
At a leadership level, we must all be aligned around our vision, mission, and statement of faith. Because we don’t have traditional membership, we ask that anyone interested in entering into leadership meet specific prerequisites. Each leadership application will include questions around the person’s spiritual background, leadership background, and, for many ministries, a certified background check.