Joining the CEEC

The CEEC is a church planting church so whether you are an ordained minister already, a lay person wishing to be part of a caring community, or a student with a call to plant churches and you have a desire to serve him in both the renewal of worship and service in the convergence of the Sacramental, Charismatic and Evangelical then perhaps this is the place for you. 

God places a call on his people to join him in the renewal and recreation of his Church in all its multi-hued dimensions. This challenge is incredibly exciting.  Just imagine the possibilities of being able to tap into the creativity of God to create something new, where the only tradition we really must be bound to is that of God’s eternal covenant – to bring people into the fullness of the humanity that he intended and therefore into relationship with him; Father, Son and Holy Spirit.  Through the vision of the CEEC, God has given us the freedom to be his agents of change.  The CEEC was founded on a vision of the convergence of the different streams of spirituality in the life and worship of the Church which have existed under the guidance of the Spirit of God for two thousand years. 

Membership in the CEEC simply means you have chosen to worship in this part of the body of Christ, that you agree with the Doctrinal Essentials and have a vision to see others come to know and love God. Members who wish to vote at church meetings will need to make a written affirmation of the Doctrinal Essentials. If you wish to take up an Ordained or Lay ministry position in the CEEC you will need to complete the five Ministry Application forms.

“Plant the Church and hand it on”, this was God’s commission when the church was planted in Australia. The future of the church is in an empowered people, released to serve God.  We are, all of us, God’s royal priesthood created in diverse ways, each with individual gifts. As flesh and blood mortal beings we do not have much to offer God except ourselves …… but then we have the power of God himself. 

As I pray and think about our future I am convinced that God wants to use the creativity he has given each of us.  We live in a radical age of change, not that change is necessarily bad or good either, but God’s solutions may be more radical and they will be good. 

Please pray about your future in the Church and if we may be of service please contact us at admin@ceeca.org.au

Rex Harman                                                                                                                              Bishop, Missionary Diocese of the Southern Cross