Having received Christ as my Lord and Savior and been baptized, and being in agreement with West Side's statement of beliefs and purposes, strategy, and structure, I commit myself to God and to the other members to do the following: 1.       I will protect the unity of my church:           . . .By acting in love toward other members  (I Peter 1:22)             . . .By refusing to gossip  (Ephesians 4:29)           . . .By following the leaders  (Hebrews 13:17) 2.       I will share the responsibility of my church:           . . .By praying for its growth  (I Thessalonians 1:2)           . . .By inviting the unchurched to attend  (Luke 14:23)           . . .By warmly welcoming those who visit  (Romans 15:7) 3.       I will serve the ministry of my church:           . . .By discovering my gifts and talents  (I Peter 4:10)           . . .By being equipped by my pastors to serve  (Ephesians 4:11, 12)           . . .By developing a servant's heart  (Philippians 2:3,4,7) 4.       I will support the testimony of my church:           . . .By attending faithfully  (Hebrews 10:25)           . . .By living a godly life  (Philippians 1:27)           . . .By giving regularly  (I Corinthians 16:2; Leviticus 27:30) We therefore affirm these principles of our Church Covenant and encourage our pastors and church leadership to promote separated living among this local body of believers in accordance with our Covenant and the teachings of the Scripture.