The Church loves to add members. Like any church. Membership is arranged in layers to provide options for casual supporters, free guests, laity (members involved in the dogma who aren’t clergy), and the clergy.
We’re very aware that the actual church doesn’t use these names for these things, but we have to have a way to divvy up permissions for website stuff, communications, and access to the sacred texts.
There are two financial differences in membership levels, paid and unpaid. The implications should be obvious. If not, you may be better off in a different church. Grok has some ideas here. Well, well, well, would you look at the top candidate for dumb cult options…
There are two material differences in membership levels, clerical members, with access to super secret dogma, scripture, canon, and apocrypha, and no access. That last one is restricted to senior clergy and religious leaders from other major religions. (There’s a joke in there, if you’ve been following us for any length of time.)
Clergy breaks down into things like lay ministers, counselors, priests, clerks, honored guests, and levels of priests.
There is also a related group for administrative stuff that doesn’t do churchy stuff, but does hang out and sponge up the appetizers.
If you would like to know more or are considering becoming ordained, please visit the Membership Levels page.