International Communion of the Charismatic Episcopal Chruch - South East Asia
(ICCEC-SEA)
I. INTRODUCTION
Background of the ICCEC
ICCEC is a relatively young communion, it occupies a position within the crucible of historic faith through both Anglican and Catholic [i.e., Catholic Apostolic Church of Brazil] lines; receiving its apostolic succession through pure lines of undisputed orthodox Christianity. While rooted in the ancient, the ICCEC has been raised by God to be a new jurisdiction with pillars in the historic, apostolic churches as well as the charismatic and evangelical movements of our own generation. In this respect the ICCEC exists as a "convergence of streams" -- a unifier of the liturgical/sacramental, evangelical, and charismatic tributaries of the Church Universal. The seeds of this "convergence movement" were planted in May 1977, when a group of evangelical leaders came together to issue a powerful call to all evangelicals to rediscover their roots in historic Christianity --a recovery of the common and apostolic roots for the faithful transmission of the Gospel--became the catalyst and heartbeat for the church.
Uniquely, the ICCEC is not a schism or splinter group from another denomination. It is a unique work of God borne into the hearts of dedicated and faithful clergy from a number of denominations (Pentecostals, Baptists, Anglicans, Lutherans, Independent Charismatic, Wesleyans, etc.) who studied, prayed over, and witnessed this need for a house of convergence. They were burdened for a church that not only exercised apostolic authority within a liturgical framework but operated under the inspiration and anointing of the Holy Spirit. On June 26, 1992, Father Randolph Adler was consecrated as the church's first Bishop and Primate.
Today, clergy and laymen of the ICCEC, traveling from their heritage in Evangelical, Pentecostal/Charismatic, Anglican, Roman, and Eastern Orthodox expressions, now have the common vision of making the Kingdom of God visible to the nations of the world. The founding vision of the ICCEC states:
"We seek to bring the rich sacramental and liturgical life of the early church to searching evangelicals and charismatic as well as carrying the power of Pentecost to our brothers and sisters in the historical churches, all the while providing a home for all Christians who seek an expression of faith that is equally liturgical/sacramental, evangelical, and charismatic."
At present, the ICCEC now has its place in Asia. The Cathedral of the King, which is the seat of the ICCEC in South East Asia, located in the Philippines, was ordained to be the 1st Charismatic Episcopal Church to be part of the ICCEC. Archbishop Loren Thomas Hines, patriarch of the ICCEC-SEA heads a community of over 2000 members here in Metro Manila alone.
Due to the rapid growth of the Church's population, a new technology had been implemented for efficient data processing and systematic file management within the Church. A software called Microsoft Access Program, a data base management system (DBMS), was utilized to process membership data more efficiently for other purposes. The use of this software will ease the access of basic information by the management towards Church members, such as having no difficulty in searching for a specific blood type or a job description from members within the organization.
II. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
What is the relationship between the ICCEC-SEA Information Technology Department and its use of the DBMS (Data Base Management System) towards an increase in efficiency of data processing of the personal information of organization members, and an increase in efficiency of file management of existing documents?
III. OBJECTIVE
The main objective of this paper is to show the relationship between the ICCEC-SEA Information Technology Department and its use of the DBMS (Data Base Management System) towards an increase in efficiency of data processing of the personal information of organization members, and an increase in efficiency of file management of existing documents. This covers the use of the DBMS program to know whether or not the utilization of the software was a success or a failure within the ICCEC-SEA.
IV. SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS
The paper will cover the use of DBMS by the ICCEC-SEA comparing results of the before and after use of the software. Nothing related to the technical aspects or technical difficulties that concern the technology will be found in the report.
