Church Application Apply to join GRN Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Personal Information - Step 1 of 3Name *FirstLastEmail *Phone *Address *Address Line 1Address Line 2City--- Select state ---AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingStateZip CodeWhat is the nature of your interest in GRN? *I am the pastor or an elder in an existing church interested in joining and partnering with GRNI desire to plant a new church as a part of GRNOtherOther InterestBriefly describe what led you to GRN and what you expect and hope for as part of this network *NextChurch Name *Church Address *Address Line 1Address Line 2City--- Select state ---AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingStateZip CodeChurch Website *Your role in your church *Lead/primary teaching pastorElderOtherOther RoleWhat current partnerships does your church have (denominations, associations, networks, etc.)? *Please attach any doctrinal statements/affirmations held beyond the Ecumenical Creeds and 1689 LBCF Click or drag a file to this area to upload. Briefly describe the church’s polity *PreviousNextDo you subscribe to the 1689 LBCF? *YesNoPlease describe any exceptions or unique understandings of the 1689 LBCF *Which of the the following creeds of the church do you affirm? *The Apostles’ CreedThe Athanasian CreedThe Nicene Creed (381 AD)The Chalcedonian Creed (451 AD)Check all that applyComments, questions, or clarifications?Do you/your church affirm the historically reformed distinction between law and gospel as described in the GRN document? *YesNoComments, questions, or clarifications?Do you/your church affirm the tri-covenantal framework articulated in the GRN document? *YesNoComments, questions, or clarifications?Do you/your church affirm a confessional understanding of the Christian faith and church – and correspondingly reject pietism and revivalism as incompatible with such – as described in the GRN document? *YesNoComments, questions, or clarifications?Do you/your church affirm the primacy of God’s ordinary means of grace in the life of the Christian/church as described in the GRN document? *YesNoComments, questions, or clarifications?Do you/your church affirm the practice of church membership as described in the GRN document? *YesNoComments, questions, or clarifications?Do you/your church affirm the necessity of a plurality of elders for individual churches as described in the GRN document? *YesNoComments, questions, or clarifications?Do you/your church affirm the Two Kingdoms doctrinal position (contra theonomic and reconstructionist views) as described in the GRN document? *YesNoComments, questions, or clarifications?Do you/your church affirm that Romans 7 is written by Paul as a Christian, and thereby describes the normative Christian experience, as described in the GRN document? *YesNoComments, questions, or clarifications?Do you/your church reject that one must forsake sin in order to come to Christ as described in the GRN document? *YesNoComments, questions, or clarifications?Do you/your church affirm the biblical view of gender and sexuality described in the GRN document? *YesNoComments, questions, or clarifications?Do you/your church affirm that the following issues (as described in the GRN document) are not ground for division or breaking fellowship: Eschatology, Views on Creation, Christian Liberty and Issues of Conscience, Bible Translation, or Political Views? *YesNoComments, questions, or clarifications?Is there anything else in the GRN document that you/your church cannot affirm or have questions about? *YesNoCannot affirm GRN document reason(s)Do you/your church agree to notify the GRN Board if you need to modify these affirmations/denials? *YesNoIs there anything else we should know about you/your church as we consider your potential association with GRN? *YesNoOther information to knowAre there any other questions you have at this point? *YesNoOther questionsPreviousSubmit
