If the Bible is the cornerstone of our church, then membership is the cement that holds us together!
Both Christ and Paul pointed us toward membership for our encouragement, our protection, and our instruction. We seek to present a biblical model of membership through a six-step process by which individuals may join NSBC.
All prospective members are required to complete an Online Application. In this application, prospective members will recount God’s converting work in his or her life. Upon approval by the elders the prospective member would then be scheduled for a Membership Interview.
In this meeting, a prospective member will sit down with at least two elders to provide basic biographical information and recount God’s converting work in his or her life. Upon giving a credible profession of faith, prospective members will be scheduled to attend our Membership Class.
This class covers:
Classes are usually scheduled on Saturday mornings, running from 9am to 12pm. Child care and lunch is provided. We intend for this informational meeting to help you to discern God’s will for your life with respect to church membership at NSBC.
Upon attending the Membership Class, if the prospective member still wishes to go forward with membership, they can become a New Member Candidate.
New Member Candidates are expected to serve and complete required homework over the next few months. This includes listening to sermons and completing reading assignments. New Member Candidates should also take this time to get to know and be known by others in the church.
Upon completion of the New Member Candidate Process, New Member Candidates will participate in a Final Interview with an elder. The elders will review the prospective member’s application at a regularly scheduled elders meeting. Upon receiving their collective approval, the candidate’s application proceeds to the next step: Congregational Affirmation.
During Members Meetings, an elder will present New Member Candidates before the church. Questions will be fielded, a vote will be taken, and with a majority of votes, candidates will be admitted into membership.
