Christ Enthroned; Book of Kells. Christ is present and embodied in the Jurisdictions of the Church, which are the members of His Body.
Six ecclesial jurisdictions give expression to our charism:
- The Alliance
- Communities
- Fellowships
- Abbeys
- Societies
- Chapters
These jurisdictions relate to one another as follows:
- The Alliance is composed of Communities and Societies.
- A Community is composed of Fellowships united around an Abbey.
- Societies are composed of Chapters membered to Fellowships.
The Alliance
- The Alliance is the global expression of Basileia and a member of Communio Christiana.
- The Alliance is comprised of member Basileia Communities and Vocational Societies.
- The Alliance was founded on December 29, 2004 upon the episcopal authority of Bishops of the Church.
Communities
- A Community is an Ecclesial City expression of Basileia and a member of the Alliance.
- A Community is comprised of member Fellowships united around an Abbey.
- An Abbey founds a Community.
Fellowships
- A Fellowship is a familial expression of Basileia and a member of a Community.
- A Fellowship is comprised of Communicant Members, Governing Members and Chapters.
- A Presbyter founds a Fellowship after approval from his respective Community Presbyter Council.
Abbeys
- An Abbey is a mustard seed expression of Basileia and the founding apostolic team of a Community.
- An Abbey, like any Fellowship, is comprised of Communicant Members, Governing Members and member Chapters.
- An Abbey is a unique Fellowship in that it is also the seat of a Community’s Abbot and the host of the Community’s Presbyter Council, Deacon Council and Missional Council.
- An Abbot founds an Abbey after approval from the Alliance Presbyter Council.
Societies
- A Society is a vocational expression of Basileia and a member of the Alliance.
- A Society is comprised of member Chapters.
- An Abbot founds a Society after approval from the Alliance Presbyter Council.
Chapters
- A Chapter is a vocational expression of Basileia and a member of both an Abbey or Fellowship and its respective Society.
- A Chapter is comprised of Communicant Members and Governing Members.
- A Presbyter founds a Chapter after approval from his respective Abbey Presbyter Council or Fellowship Presbyter Council and then in turn registers the new Chapter with the respective Society Presbyter Council.
