Executive Team

Presbyter Councils, Deacon Councils and Missional Councils all employ the administrative convention of an Executive Team when the number of members of a Council exceeds 12. The practical reasons for this are that human communication and coordination dynamics become so complex in groups bigger than 12 that the contributions of some individuals become diminished as the contributions of others are elevated over others, which either wittingly or unwittingly, leads to the formation of mediatorial hierarchies. When this happens by default or reactively, it tends to create mediatorial, non-covenantal dynamics in authority relationships, which undermines the group relationally and in its effectiveness. Therefore, Basileia proactively utilizes Executive Teams with Councils of more than 12 members.

Also see Presbyter Councils, Deacon Councils, Ministerial Authority, and Missional Councils.

Exhausting Evil

The kingdomcultural solution to evil is to exhaust it, like Christ did, by bold, humble, chivalric action. In contrast, the subcultural approach to evil is to run from it while the countercultural approach is to attempt to rule over it. The kingdomcultural solution replaces evil with good by outlasting evil no matter the cost. All other forms of culture outside kingdomcultural make evil the tail that wags the dog, treating evil as if it is a permanent fixture in the universe and then worshiping, living and governing accordingly. This leads to captivity in Babylon. However, the kingdomcultural approach makes good in God and in the creation the permanent reality. Thus kingdomculture sees evil as twisted good, which can be untwisted through the process of restoration.

Also see Kingdomcultural, Replace and Restoration.

Exorcism

In general, exorcism is the practice of evicting demons. Specifically, in Basileia, exorcism may also be performed as a Rite of Purification in the Catechumenate and Novitiate.

Also see Anointing, Confession, Forgiveness, Restitution, Rite of Incorporation, and Rite of Purification.

Expansion of Authority

Expansion of authority is the fifth of the five elements in the covenantal structure of authority – source, delegation, standard, transfer and expansion. Covenantally speaking, the expansion of authority answers the basic question asked by all communities: “What does the future look like?” Practically, Basileians cultivate a commitment to expand the authority of the Kingdom in these ways: 1) in our mode of worship in the fifth movement of the Liturgy, 2) in our way of life marked by the three practices of our primary discipline of serve – offer hospitality to all already within the Church and to those yet beyond the Church, advance the Kingdom through our vocational callings and travel to the edges of established expressions of Christendom.

Also see Ambassadors, Covenant, Future-Ancient, Hosts, Serve, and Voluntary Exiles.