Commitment & Discipleship


  • Evaluating our synagogue commitment levels

    1)      Community – We consider all Jewish individuals and their family members who live on the north side of Chicagoland within a 20 minute drive of our Synagogue, with special emphasis on Skokie, Lincolnwood, Evanston, Morton Grove, Glenview, Wilmette and the north side of Chicago as potential members of our Synagogue and people to lovingly reach out to.

     

    2)      Crowd – Individuals who sporadically attend Shabbat services, Wednesday Night Studies or Special Events, whether they are followers of Messiah Yeshua or not, are considered within our Synagogue to be guests who, although curious, are at an initial interest level.

     

    3)      Congregation – This level is reached when individuals commit to regularly attending our Shabbat morning services, adjusting their own schedule in order to prioritize their Synagogue’s primary community gathering, and who state their intention to actively grow in their commitment to following Messiah Yeshua. People are expected to pursue Membership at this level; Membership is a Pre-requisite for Synagogue service.

    Note: Moving into Levels 4 & 5 require spiritual pre-requisites as listed


    4)      Committed – Individuals at this level are active in the community life of the Synagogue beyond just Shabbat morning, including a commitment to attending the Synagogue’s monthly Meeting for Prayer, participation in a regular Synagogue Scripture Study, active involvement in a Synagogue Role of Spiritual Service, and show a clear commitment to practicing personal spiritual disciplines: Scripture Study & Meditation, Prayer, Accountability, Outreach, Financial Giving, and Commitment to the Synagogue through ministry service. The Spiritual Pre-Requisite is Humble Teachability!

     

    5)      Core – Individuals at this level are those who actively use their gifts and abilities to lead others within the Synagogue community, including encouraging others involvement in the Synagogue’s monthly Meeting for Prayer, active Leadership over a Synagogue Role of Spiritual Service, and active leading or participation in a regular Synagogue Scripture Study. The Spiritual Pre-Requisite is Humble Leadership!

  • understanding our synagogue Integration process

    1)      Shabbat Morning Service – We consider our Shabbat Morning Service to be where guests, new attendees and people who are not yet followers of Messiah Yeshua enter our Synagogue community. It is also our weekly time to gather together as followers of Messiah Yeshua for the purpose of drawing close to G-d through Jewish tradition, inspiring worship and dynamic Scripture based teaching. We also facilitate relationships within our community by providing a weekly Kiddush which follows this service and select small group seminars and studies.

     

    2)      Wednesday Night Studies – The purpose of our Wednesday Night Studies is to provide time midweek for communal gathering, prayer and study for all ages.  In depth Scripture studies and seminars are taught to strengthen and train people to practically apply their faith and develop into mature followers of Messiah Yeshua who will then make a strong impact within our Synagogue, our families, our greater Jewish Community and the community of Messianic believers at large.

     

    3)      Service Opportunities & Outreach – It is our expectation that members of Devar Emet Messianic Synagogue will choose to use their time, talent and treasure to serve, encourage and testify in the name of Messiah Yeshua within our Synagogue, and to reach back out into our greater Jewish Community and beyond to make Messiah Yeshua known.

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