Basic Beliefs

Practices and Behavioral Standards

Organizational Structure

Role of Ministers

Worship

Other Considerations

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According to the Canon Law, the clergy of the Church is comprised of the ordained ministries of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons serving in Apostolic Succession under the spiritual headship of Jesus Christ. Other offices of commissioned ministries are recognized, and the priesthood of all believers is to be exercised within the whole Church.

Our ordained clergy are responsible for the liturgical, sacramental, and teaching ministries of the Church. ICCEC clergy are called chiefly to equip and lead the Church, which is the royal and priestly company who offer to God the sacrifices of praise and thanksgiving through the stewardship of time, energy, money, and spiritual gifts. In this sense, our clergy are expected to serve as biblical-pastoral counselors, teachers, and trainers who have been given by God to His people in order to raise up the laity for works of service.

Worship is so intrinsically bound to the role of our clergy that if it does not flow into or out of the altar, it is not an essential element of ordained ministry.