These records inform one another, but none replaces another. Activity is not character. Rank is not an appointment. An appointment is not unlimited power.
One service record · distinct meanings
ALTARED does not collapse participation, stewardship, sacrifice and authority into one score.
Participation remembered
ALTARED's one point currency. Earned through meaningful participation such as check-ins, posts, comments, lessons, groups and events. Daily limits protect it from becoming a contest.
Denarii may be given away. Rank eligibility is never based on money spent or donated.
Live
Learning and deeds completed
Milestones recognize a definite act: joining a first group, contributing to conversation, completing learning, reading Scripture or carrying out service.
An achievement can award Denarii or satisfy a checklist item, but it never promotes someone by itself.
Live · growing
Sacrifice honorably remembered
Medals are bestowed for exceptional acts of love, evangelism, courage and sacrifice. They are not claimed, bought, transferred or generated by routine activity.
Every future medal requires a permanent citation and authorized human review.
Framework approved · awards coming later
Stewardship proven
Talents record how entrusted responsibility was handled. Awards carry weights of 1, 3, 5 or 8 and document what was entrusted, expected, accomplished and verified.
Talent standings are honorific. They grant no authority, and missing Talents do not currently block promotion.
Live · promotion gate inactive
The chain of command
God—Father, Son and Holy Ghost—is shown above the ladder and is never an earnable rank. Every human rank below describes accountable service, never personal worth.
Command over Officers. Officers over Enlisted. Enlisted over Citizens. Each tier moderates, raises up, promotes and demotes the tier directly beneath it — and answers for it to the tier above.
Biblically, Command are the pastors, Officers are the elders, Enlisted are the deacons, and Citizens are the members of the church.
Citizens are the members of the body — the reason every rank above them exists.
What is required in return
0 Denarii
50 Denarii
150 Denarii
Enlisted are the diaconate. They do the hands-on work of the church and carry the Citizens.
What is required in return
300 Denarii
600 Denarii
1,000 Denarii
1,500 Denarii
2,200 Denarii
3,000 Denarii
Officers are the eldership. They guard teaching and oversee the serving ranks beneath them.
What is required in return
4,000 Denarii
5,000 Denarii
6,500 Denarii
8,000 Denarii
10,000 Denarii
Command is the pastoral office. They shepherd the whole body and answer to God for it.
What is required in return
13,000 Denarii
16,000 Denarii
20,000 Denarii
Members installed at a rank
Promotion methodology
Rank combines measurable preparation with human judgment. Requirements may include time, courses, Scripture, service, formation, interviews and Denarii. Some requirements cannot be waived.
Talent requirement not yet active
Real reviewed Talents are recorded now, but they do not currently block a promotion. Activation requires a separate policy review and explicit approval.
Participation is recorded without confusing activity with spiritual worth.
Meet the published Denarii, time, course, service and leader-reviewed requirements.
A member submits completed work; leaders verify it or return it with a clear reason.
An authorized rank approver decides. Ensign and above require two different approvers.
A granted rank recognizes readiness for responsibility. It remains accountable and reviewable.
What opens as you go
Access is tied to standing in the community, not to Denarii. Nothing here can be purchased.
Read the feed, groups, forums, courses and teaching. React to posts. Comment — screened before it appears. Share short text posts: no photos, videos, documents, GIFs, links or scheduling. No member directory, private messages, chat or search.
Everything a guest can do, plus full posting: photos, videos, documents, GIFs, links and scheduled posts. Member directory, private messages, community chat, search, groups, giving history and Denarii.
From Command Sergeant upward a member reviews promotion applications for every rank below their own, and verifies requirements. Nobody reviews their own case, a peer, or anything at or above their own level.
Corps reviewers, discernment leaders, Talent assessors, formation reviewers, rank approvers and moderators act only inside a specific appointment. Rank alone grants none of it.
Authority & safeguards
May verify requirements and decide rank applications only after specific appointment.
Must be appropriately ranked and specifically appointed. Rank alone grants no award authority.
Sees only their authorized private scope. Officers, moderators and team leaders receive no blanket access.
Moderation is a separate role. Warnings, timeouts, suspensions and bans follow their own logged, appealable process.
The system remembers participation, learning, stewardship and sacrifice so leaders can entrust responsibility wisely. It does not measure salvation, human value or God's complete judgment.
Current public guide · live features and future policy are labeled separately
