Start with new member orientation, complete Growth Track, explore your gifts, and develop as a servant leader. Learn at your pace and save progress on this device.
Begin or resume my journey →Connect, grow, serve, and multiply with your New Life church family.
Discover your church family, build a biblical foundation, and learn to help others follow Jesus. Choose a pathway and send our team your sign-up request.
A four-part pathway to connect with New Life and live out your purpose.
Sign up & complete baptism Bible study →
Everyone preparing for baptism should complete the four lessons and meet with the pastor before the service is confirmed.
Baptism by immersion is a public declaration of faith in Jesus, symbolizing His death, burial, and resurrection. Baptism does not earn salvation; it follows personal faith in Christ.
A parent or guardian should contact the team for a child. The church will confirm preparation and scheduling.
Sign Up for Baptism ↗A six-session foundation for following Jesus, with Scripture, discussion, prayer, and a simple question-and-answer catechism.
Learn to explain the gospel clearly, listen with compassion, and walk alongside someone as they begin following Jesus.
Class dates, meeting format, and language availability will be confirmed by the church team.
Use these introductory questions with your Bible and class leader. Read each passage, discuss the answer, and practice explaining it in your own words.
God is the one true and living God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Read: Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19
The Bible is God’s inspired Word and our trustworthy authority for faith and life.
Read: 2 Timothy 3:16–17
God created us in His image to know Him, glorify Him, and live according to His purposes.
Read: Genesis 1:27; 1 Corinthians 10:31
Sin is rebellion against God in our hearts, words, and actions. All people have sinned.
Read: Romans 3:23; 1 John 3:4
Jesus is God the Son, fully God and fully human, our Lord and Savior.
Read: John 1:1–14; Colossians 2:9
Jesus died for our sins, was buried, and rose again. Through Him we can be reconciled to God.
Read: 1 Corinthians 15:3–4; Romans 5:8–11
By God’s grace through faith in Jesus Christ, turning from sin and trusting Him. Our good works cannot earn salvation.
Read: Ephesians 2:8–9; Mark 1:15
Repentance is turning from sin toward God, with a changed heart that seeks to obey Him.
Read: Acts 3:19; 2 Corinthians 7:10
Baptism is the immersion of a believer in water as an act of obedience and public testimony of faith in Christ.
Read: Matthew 28:19; Romans 6:3–4
The Lord’s Supper is a symbolic remembrance of Jesus’ death using bread and the cup as we look forward to His return.
Read: 1 Corinthians 11:23–26
Through Scripture, prayer, worship, obedience, fellowship, and the work of the Holy Spirit.
Read: Acts 2:42; Galatians 5:22–25
To make disciples of Jesus among all peoples, teaching them to follow His commands.
Read: Matthew 28:18–20; Acts 1:8
Read one question and its Bible references each day. Write down what you learn and one question to discuss.
Respond to God in prayer and identify a concrete step of obedience for the week.
Review your learning with your class leader or discipleship partner. Encourage one another to follow Jesus.
God created us for relationship with Him and life according to His good purposes. Sin turns us away.
Sin brings separation and brokenness. Our own efforts cannot reconcile us to God.
Jesus died for our sins and rose again. We respond by turning from sin and trusting Him.
As we repent and believe, we begin to recover and pursue God’s design through the power of the Holy Spirit. Read Genesis 1:27–31; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:23; 1 Corinthians 15:3–4; Mark 1:15; and Ephesians 2:8–10.
Pray for three people. Listen to their story. Ask permission to share. Invite a response without pressure. Offer to read the Bible together, connect them with a church, and encourage their next steps in baptism and discipleship.
3 Circles is a gospel-conversation resource from the North American Mission Board. New Life’s class adds local practice and discipleship follow-up.
Prepare for a faithful marriage through six Bible studies on covenant, communication, stewardship, family, trust, and readiness. Each husband / future husband and wife / future wife completes their own reflections before meeting with the church team.
Complete the teaching and arrange counseling before a church wedding is confirmed. Each partner has a separate study space and completion checklist.
Choose a pathway and preferred language. Growth Track, orientation, leadership, baptism, and marriage preparation selections direct you to their online studies, where you can begin learning and prepare a church sign-up request. Other choices prepare a text message to Pastor Hawkins at 910-224-4613; review and send it in your messaging app.
