Membership & Duties
Membership, responsibilities and spiritual groups.
8) CONFIRMATION OF MEMBERSHIP
Anybody who wishes to be full member of this organization must have to pass through the under mentioned stages in Brotherhood of the Cross and Star. He/she must be a baptized member and obtain the following credentials for identification: –
(a) Membership Card
(b) Baptismal Certificate
(c) Men/Women Fellowship Cards
(d) General Meeting Card and
(e) Payment of regular tithe.
DUTIES OF MEMBERS
(a) All members should pray daily wherever they are. Luke 18:1. And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to prayand not to faint.
(b) Members should sing using the Hymn Books, Psalms and Spiritual Songs.
Col. 3:16. “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs singing with grace in your heart to the Lord”.
(c ) Members should always search the scriptures; 1 Tim. 4:13. “Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine”.
(d) Members should always attend prayer meetings and other meeting of the organization.
Mark 11:17 And He taught, saying unto them “is it not written My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? But ye have made it a den of thieves”.
(e) No member should join any worldly organizations Gal. 6:8. “For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; But he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the spirit reap life everlasting”.
Membership of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star comprises of following: –
1. Congregation (Men and Women)
2. Children (Sabbath)
3. Choristers
4. Spirited
5. Elders
6. Ordained Ones/Christ Witnesses
8. Senior Christ Servants
9. Practical Students
10. Christ Preachers
11. Bishops
12. 144,000 Virgins.
1. CONGREGATION: These are newly baptized members not yet assigned to any of the twelve groups mentioned above.
2. CHILDREN: These members are children up to twelve years of age and they constitute the Sabbath group. They are encouraged to exhibit their spiritual talents in singing, praying, reading etc. to the glorification of the Father.
3. CHORISTERS: These are members assigned to sing new heavenly melodious songs before the throne of God. They play an important role in the bethel in reviving the spirit of members through stimulating spiritual songs.
4. SPIRITED: These are endowed with spiritual gifts of seeing visions, dreams and prophesying (about past, present and future events) for the enhancement of the Father’s work. They also heal the sick.
5. ELDERS: These are members expected to play an active role in ensuring smooth functioning of the bethel by maintaining peace and unity among members. They are the pillars of the bethel and are assigned to preach the word of God and baptize new members.
6. ORDAINED ONES: Are members chosen and anointed by the Holy Father for spreading the message of this New Kingdom “Love one another” to all the nooks and corners of the world, baptizing them in the Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ. They act as Mothers and Fathers in bethels.
7.) CHRIST WITNESSES: These are members called chosen and commissioned by the Holy Father as the ONLY TEACHERS in the fold. To teach, direct and advice all members irrespective of ranks and position, nationality or race. They are blessed with spiritual gifts or preaching, visions and singing of Natural songs before the throne of God day and night.
8.) SENIOR CHRIST SERVANTS: These are chosen by the Holy Father and commissioned to preach and baptize. They are blessed with the spiritual gifts of healing the sick, removal and destruction of charms.
9.) CHRIST PRACTICAL STUDENTS: These are members chosen by the Holy Father first as Students, but later dropped from studentship still willing to serve the Father, they were afterward called Christ Practical Students. They do the same duties as other C.N.T.M.
10) CHRIST PREACHERS: These are members chosen by the Father to be on active service to preach the Word, baptize new converts and operate as the other C.N.T.M.
11) 144,000 VIRGINS: These are specially chosen by the Holy Fathers. They are blessed with many spiritual gifts of singing, healing sick, baptizing and propagating the Father’s gospel in all parts of the globe.