Association Membership Application

Association Membership Application - Nepean District Christian Education Association

This form enables you to apply for membership of the Nepean District Christian Education Association Limited, the company that operates Nepean Christian School. Detailed information about membership of the association can be found in the brochure “Information for Prospective Members” at https://www.nepean.nsw.edu.au/members-information

Your admission as a member of the Association requires the following:
1) Your meeting the eligibility criteria;
2) Completion of an application form;
3) Admission by the Directors; and
4) Payment of the first prescribed annual membership fee (currently $11p.a. per member).

Upon receipt of your application and prior to your admission by the Directors you will be interviewed by two members of the Association. You should expect to hear from the Secretary about interview arrangements within two weeks of completing your application.

Your information entered into this form will be stored in the secure Board Google drive, accessible only to Board members, their authorised delegates and the person acting as Principal from time-to-time.

Name

Phone

Membership Eligibility

The Nepean District Christian Education Association is governed by a Constitution. The Constitution specifies eligibility criteria (copied below) for membership of the association and also includes, as Schedule 1, a Foundation Statement.

The Foundation Statement is the central document of our organisation. Nepean Christian School is founded on, and constantly informed by, a Christian worldview. The Foundation Statement seeks to explain and make clear how Nepean Christian School understands what it means to be a Christian organisation in the Reformed Evangelical tradition, as well as like-minded Christian individuals. It is a lens through which the organisation expresses the depth and importance of the Christian faith and worldview.

The Constitution can be found at: https://www.nepean.nsw.edu.au/constitution

Constitution Clause 6.3 - Association Membership Criteria

To be eligible to be a Member of the Association a person must:

be in a position to provide evidence in such form as the Directors from time to time prescribe that the applicant:,
1. is a confessing Christian,
2. is in active fellowship in a church or community of believers, the teachings of which are consistent with the Foundation Statement,
3. subscribes to the Foundation Statement, and
4. subscribes to the doctrines contained in one or more of the following creedal standards:
  - The Westminster Confession of Faith
  - The Heidelberg Catechism,
  - The Belgic Confession of Faith
  - The Canons of Dort, and/or
  - The Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion,
be aged 18 years or over,
not be an employee of a School operated by the Association without having a child currently enrolled in a School operated by the Association
consent in writing to become a Member of the Association, and
agree to be bound by the Constitution.

Please tick the following to indicate your eligibility as an association member *

I have read and understand clause 6.3 from the Constitution of the Association relating to membership

I subscribe to the Foundation Statement.

I profess to a Christian faith and subscribe to the doctrines contained in one or more of the creedal standards mentioned in clause 6.3.

I am over 18 years old.

I agree to be bound by the Constitution.

Postal Address

Please tick either of the following:

I am not an employee of the school, or I am an employee of the school and I currently have a child enrolled in a school operated by the Association.

I am in active fellowship with the following Church or community of believers:

Please tell us a little bit about how/when you became a Christian and your journey to becoming a follower of Jesus:

How does your relationship with Jesus influence your everyday life?

What makes you sure that you would be right with God when you die?

How has God revealed himself to you?

In what ways is the Bible still relevant to 21st Century people? What parts have become outdated?

Who is Jesus and what did His death on the cross achieve?

In what ways is Christian education different to other forms of education?

What do you love most about having (or having had) your children (or grandchildren) at a Christian school?

I would like to join the Association because:

Consent

Should the board choose to accept this application:

I consent to becoming a member of the Association and agree to pay the annual membership fee

I consent to my contact details being included in The NDCEA Ltd Members Register, to receiving communications for the purposes of the association and to such details being distributed to Association Members.

Signature

Your name typed below will be accepted by the Board as your signature, confirming your identity, the accuracy of the details above and your intent to apply for membership of Nepean District Christian Education Association Limited.

Signature

About You

The Board is interested in engaging members in the work of the Association. We invite you to rate your skills, note your qualifications and inform us of anything else that would help us involve you in the governance of the school.

Skills Self-Rating

Governance or Strategy

Legal or Compliance

Financial or Business Acumen

Personnel or Management

Education Industry

Facilities, Development or Planning

Pedagogy

Theology

Marketing, Communications

Pastoral Ministry

Please list any formal qualifications

In Words: An opportunity to state what else the Board should know about you.