Robert Crickett

Rob Crickett is the Prior of St Enoch and St Elijah Monastery (SEASEM) in Northland New Zealand. Having spent more than fifteen years travelling to thirty countries multiple times in world ministry, after the passing of his wife Mary, he now lives the life of a monk in the tradition of the desert fathers and early monastics who seek Christ's perfect faith. The Prior is the founder of SEASEM, a residential thin place for contemplatives of Theosis (the Father fusion of Jesus), where he enjoys a quiet life of liturgical office, prayer, manual works, welcoming visitors and providing online teaching to people interested in Theosis. He also enjoys hydroponic and organic gardening, composing religious music, reading a broad range of spiritual sources, beekeeping, the monastery chickens, ducks, cats and wonderful assortment of native birdlife and, having been a chef in his teens, cooking with styles from numerous cultures and cuisines. Pa, as he is reverently called by locals, has ministered in dozens of nations drawing on the Holy Spirit giftings of prophecy and healing to deliver people out of orphanhood into the salvation of Jesus, and into freedom from ailments, inequity and fear, and journeying into a fullness of deification in the Father through Jesus Christ. For almost 2 decades he lead monastic-style retreats and pilgrimages to France, Italy, Israel, Jordan and Egypt. Prior Rob's teachings on Theosis and Deification (having the Father Fusion of Jesus) are Biblical. These teachings provide authentic contact with God and pathways to Heavenly Citizenship in your everyday life in the world. Prior Rob has a Phd in theology, Master of Social Work, Master of Chinese Studies (Acupuncture) and Post Graduate Diploma in Social Sciences (Addiction Studies) and is the author of more than thirty books, many of which are available in ebook form. His writings and teachings combine theory, theology and ministry with humour, self-experience and practical application.They are a substantial contribution to Christian life and ministry. The monastery website, seasem, provides more on his spiritual giftings and monastic life, and the monastery YouTube channel where you will find recorded sermons, deification teachings and his 2023 book series' audio podcasts on Theosis and Artificial Intelligence.