Membership Application

Personal Information

Name:

Date of Birth:

Gender:

MaleFemale

Phone Number:

Email:

Address:

Marital Status:

Occupation:

Children:

(Name & Age)

Church Background

Church Previously Attended: (if applicable)

Reason for leaving:

Pastor-Elder email/phone:

How long have you been attending Cow Creek:

Doctrine and Life

Constitution

Have you read through our constitution (linked above):

YesNo

Are there any areas of doctrinal disagreements/uncertainty with our Affirmation of Faith (pgs. 3-11):

In your understanding, who is Jesus?

In your understanding, what is the Gospel?

In your understanding, what does it mean to be a Christian?

Give a brief explanation how and when you personally became a Christian:

Have you been baptized as a believer:

YesNo

Place & Date of Baptism:

Since becoming a Christian, in what practical ways does your faith shape your life?

Sensitive Information

(Disclaimer: all responses are sent directly to pastoral staff. These issues are not determinative for membership. However, we need to ask these hard questions in order to provide relevant pastoral care, as well as ensuring that new members are in the process of repentance)

Within the last 2 years, have been entangled in any on-going struggles with besetting sins? (addictions, alcohol/drug abuse, sexual immorality, pornography, verbal/physical outbursts of anger...etc.)

YesNo

Do you have a criminal record?

YesNo

If yes, be aware that we may need to ask more questions in our membership interview to better understand the nature of the situation.

Church Life

Church Covenant

Have you read the Church Covenant? (linked above)

YesNo

Are you willing to, by God's grace, endeavor to live out the privileges and duties of members outlined in our Church Covenant?

YesNo

Are there any questions or concerns you would like to discuss at the membership interview?