This organisation shall be known as "The NZ Association for Christian Schools".

Article 2 - BASIS

We confess the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the only written Word of God, the supreme and infallible rule of faith and life, indispensable and determinative for our knowledge of God, of ourselves and the rest of creation, and for the whole educational task.

ON THIS BASIS WE CONFESS THAT:

1. There is one God eternally existent in three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, being the same in nature, equal in power and glory, and worthy of equal honour, obedience and worship.
2. This one God is Creator of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible, and sustains and rules over all His creation, including man, in perfect wisdom and power.
3. Man was created in the image of God and was given authority and responsibility to rule over Creation for the praise and delight of his Maker.
4. In the whole of his life man either serves God, or a substitute of his own imagination. Education therefore is never neutral, but unfolds in obedience or disobedience to the Lord.
5. Man, through unbelief and disobedience, has fallen into sin and brought God’s wrath and curse upon himself and the rest of Creation. He is therefore separated from God and blinded to the goodness of God, and to the source, meaning and purpose of life.
6. Jesus Christ, the incarnate Son of God, is the Mediator whom the Father sent to redeem and to reconcile the world to Himself, and the Lord to whom the Father has given all power and authority to give light and life to people lost in sin and death.
7. The substitutionary death and bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ are the only ground of forgiveness of sin, of regeneration and of fellowship with God. God’s purposes for our world will culminate with Christ’s certain return.
8. The knowledge of God, of His Word and of Creation results from the work of the Holy Spirit in man’s heart.
9. The education of children is the responsibility of parents under God who must ensure their training is in the nurture and admonition of God. Christian Schools have the task of helping parents educate their children, and therefore employ Christian teachers who seek to shape their entire teaching practice on the basis of the Bible, call on children to exercise faith in Christ and seek to equip them with knowledge and skill that will enable them to honour and serve Him in all their work and endeavour.

Article 3 - AIMS

1. Encouraging assisting and advising those involved in the establishment and work of Christian schools.
2. Promoting amongst all branches of the Christian community in New Zealand a clear understanding of the Scriptural basis of the Christian Educational task.
3. Pooling information and sharing specialised skills and resources.
4. Making known the viewpoint of the Association with respect to issues of public concern of debate in education.
5. Any other appropriate means adopted by the Association.
   
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