DISTINCTIVE CES TERMINOLOGY

These terms give insight into CES’s beliefs and practices.

+ “accountability” - conference calls or meetings in which leaders or prophets quash dissent and enforce their instructions; may include bringing all one’s sins “into the light” so as to “give no place to the enemy”

+ “BOD” - Board of Directors of CES, which are not elected by followers of CES; in 2006 it included: John Schoenheit, Mark Graeser, Gary & Karen Theisen, Dan Gallagher, Tom Resner

+ “deliverance sessions” - meetings in which minister attempt to drive demons out of other believers. These can bring to light troublesome behavior or incidents of the past which can be used by leaders against them in the future

+ “guardians entrusted with the truth” - unique role or power of top level leaders; also called the “inner circle”

+ “help and counsel” used to direct or manipulate people, which may include issuing “:consequences” for their disapproved behavior

+ “Momentus” - a LGAT which uses psychologically manipulative techniques like confrontation, consequences, victim mentality, boundaries and group pressure which were also used by some CES leaders

+ “multitude of counselors” - small clique of about a half dozen high level leaders who exert power over the group and its leaders; more accurately called “inner circle”

+ “Personal Prophecy” - individuals claim to receive words from God in the form of prophecies, dreams or visions which are specifically directed at individuals; the effect is often to intimidate or manipulate them to match the prophet’s wishes; CES learned the technique particularly from Bill Hamon of Christian International in Florida who claims to be a trainer of aspiring prophets; prophets take authority over people’s lives using prophecy as the method

+ “protect the ministry” - discredit or isolate certain people who dissent

+ “Prophetic Council” - a few individuals (PC Coordinators”) who approve, disapprove or apply prophecies to individuals (ironically it’s initials are “PC” and it is used to protect leadership from dissent; in effect they exercise a theocracy; in late 2006 was made up of Tom & Susan Resner and Karen Ann Graeser (four others left it earlier)

+ “spiritual aggression” - accusations in the form of prophecies which intimidate, hurt, isolate, humiliate and/or embarrass the people the prophecies and “counsel” are directed at  (It can cause pain which is  rationalized as “the wounds of a friend are faithful”)

+ “STF” - “Spirit and Truth Fellowship International” - the church arm of CES

+ “submit to council” - obey inner circle of high level leaders; they have authority over not only spiritual issues, but also personal issues and relationship issues (such as marriages of followers)

+ “take him/her out” - eliminate someone from leadership or fellowship or influence someone to leave CES

Dr. John Juedes, 2007, www.abouttheway.org