WHAT?
We believe the best way to learn to follow Jesus is in a community.  Although anyone connected to The Vine is a part of our community, we have a Covenant Community for those people who would like to put their hand in and say  “yes” to being a part of the movement at The Vine both personally and corporately.

Joining our Covenant Community is not an ambiguous pledge but an annual commitment; focused on the next chapter of the community’s journey and your personal journey. In January, the leadership shares the plans for the next year and re-casts the mission of the church. Some things change but the overall mission stays the same: follow Jesus together.  Individuals can commit or recommit themselves to this covenant with one another for that upcoming year. 

HOW?

1. Attend an info session
   If you're interested in learning more about Covenant Community at The Vine, you can join one of our information sessions, hosted regularly. The next gathering will be December 1, 11:15am after the worship service.
   If you plan to attend, please complete the form below. We will also have an option to join via Zoom if you prefer to attend virtually. Please indicate this on your form if so. If you cannot make this time but would like to join, contact Mark to set up a personal session.

2. Commit to the community
   After the info session you'll have time to reflect and process before deciding whether or not you'd like to move forward with joining our community. If you choose to join the community, you can fill out our covenant form.

3. Follow Jesus together
   Once you are ready to move forward, we'll have a dinner to learn more about you and connect you with our leadership team and other folks in our body. We will present the Covenant Community in a church-wide newsletter and we'll all do our best to follow Jesus together.

Attend The Vine’s Covenant Community Info Session:

If you cannot make the gathering, but would like to join the Covenant Community at the time, contact mark@thevineaustin.org.

Before the info session, review the following documents:

The Vine Statement of Beliefs - We affirm the only "requirement" for membership is a belief in Jesus as Savior and Lord.   That being said, many would like to know what the leadership of a community believes.  This document spells out the core convictions for The Vine.

Guardrails - Guardrails are a series of short, pithy statements that we use as rallying points—both for our staff and for the entire church. They are a way to encapsulate our theology and philosophy in memorable phrases.  Also, Guardrails exist to keep us accountable to keep us on the path we believe God has us.  We share these guardrails because it is important to share the culture we hope to create.

The Vine About Page - On this page, you will find The Vine’s mission statement, vision, shared practices, and distinctives.