When you join the Celtic Order of Benedictine Chaplains, you become part of a worldwide fellowship of Eccumenical Chaplains. All Chaplains are under the autority of their respective communion. The Celtic Order of Benedictine Chaplains holds no episcopal jurisdiction over it's chaplains except those affiliated members in the OCB. The Associated chaplains of the COBC chaplains may be from the complete spectrum of Christian ideology. We may have traditionalists, progressives, conservatives, moderates and liberals all as fellow members. This is a fellowship for encoragment, empowerment and education. We are not here to debate or question anyone's understanding of scripture or ideaology but to help fulfil the great commission by encouraging, empowering and educating chaplains in their call to minister to others. We ask that all members respect each other and act accordingly. For thise who wish a closer fellowship and be under Episcopal authority, Chaplains can join as affiliate members in the Celtic Order Of Benedictine Chaplains The OBC is a modified Eccumenical Benedictine style monastic group. The cornerstone of a religious vocation is the desire to give oneself to God, to draw near to Him and become more and more consistently His. If this desire grows and persists, it must lead to practical attempts to reshape one’s whole life. This reshaping follows from a sure conviction that Christ has removed the essential barrier between God and us. Only from such a conviction can we grapple with our faults and temptations.
There are four spiritual requirements for an aspirant: 1) that he \ she be truly seeking God; 2) that he \ she be eager for the “Work of God,” the Divine Office; 3) that he \ she be eager for obedience; and 4) that he welcome the humiliations (necessary because of our egoism) that comes in its exercise. In addition we require that the aspirant: be a member of the COBC in good standing;