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Last Modified: 28th September 2025

A. Network Global Guidelines

These rules apply to all Crafting For Christ services.

  1. Maintain a casual and positive atmosphere at all times.
  2. Harassment, threats, doxxing, bullying, and discrimination targeting protected characteristics will be met with the utmost seriousness. Similarly, hate speech, bigotry, racism, homophobia, and sexism will find no tolerance within our Network.
  3. Be respectful to all community members and those of the Staff Team.
  4. Scamming (the act of stealing through deception or trickery) is not allowed and will not be tolerated.
  5. Swearing/Cursing, rudeness and harassment will not be tolerated [Ephesians 4:29].
  6. Do not spam, or flood the chat in a way that ruins others experiences.

Note: Spamming is sending multiple messages in a short time, repeatedly sending the same message, or sending one or more excessively long messages.

  1. Players are restricted to one registered action per button press to deter unfair advantages from PvP-oriented autoclickers or complex scripting for automated actions like crafting or combat.
  2. Follow any directions given by a Crafting For Christ staff member. If you believe a staff member has directed you wrongly, please email support@craftingforchrist.net or submit a ticket via our Discord.
  3. Do not lie to a staff member [Exodus 20:16]. If you believe a Staff Member is abusing their power through wrongful punishments or other methods, please email support@craftingforchrist.net and provide any evidence or details you possess regarding the staff member.
  4. Do not intentionally take advantage of Network exploits and glitches that give you an advantage of other players. We highly encourage you to submit a ticket on the issue tracker, http://www.craftingforchrist.net/issues, with details regarding the potential Network exploit.
  5. You are not allowed to post links or content that may lead to or contain NSFW or inappropriate websites/content.
  6. Advertising or sharing external server addresses or Discord links unrelated or not affiliated to Crafting For Christ is prohibited; however, promoting participation in online churches or pastoral care services may be allowed within reasonable guidelines.

Note: If you are concerned about links that may constitute advertising, please ask a Staff Member before posting.

  1. Users may not knowingly degrade network resources, which includes unreasonable redstone clocking and excessive TNT explosions, among others.
  2. DDOS or DOS threats/attacks are not permitted and will not be tolerated.

Note: On Discord, DDOS (Distributed Denial-of-Service) threats is treated as a Terms of Service violation.

  1. DOX threats/attacks or any content that condones doxing will not be tolerated.
  2. Evading a punishment by connecting with another account is not allowed, and may result in all your accounts and IP address being banned.
  3. Impersonating other users and staff members is prohibited. If you believe someone is impersonating you, contact a staff member.
  4. Your username, skin, avatar, or profile picture should always remain suitable for all age groups. Any usernames, skins, avatars, or profile pictures that are deemed objectionable, inappropriate, or convey an inappropriate impression will not be permitted. Please also consider the appropriateness of your status and the content within your profile.

B. Global Minecraft Guidelines

These rules apply to all Crafting For Christ Minecraft Services.

  1. Any client modifications or external tools that give you a severe, game altering advantage over vanilla Minecraft users is not allowed.
  2. VPN client use is prohibited on the Network (unless you have en exception from the Senior Staff Team).
  3. Usage of mods or external tools to save worlds is generally prohibited; however, map mods, including tools like ReplayMod, are permitted.
  4. Do not intentionally take advantage or abuse glitches on our Minecraft Servers that give you an advantage of other players. We highly encourage you to submit a ticket on the issue tracker, http://www.craftingforchrist.net/issues or raise a ticket via our Discord http://www.craftingforchrist.net/discord, with details regarding the potential Network exploit.
  5. You're not allowed to cheat, or use mods or external tools which give you an unfair advantage.
    5.A. The following mods are explicitly permitted:
          ✅ Optifine
          ✅ CaffeineMC
          ✅ ArmorStatusHUD / StatusEffectHUD
          ✅ LabyMod & 5zig
          ✅ Toggle Sneak / Sprint
          ✅ Lunar Client
          ✅ Badlion Client
          ✅ Cosmic Client
          ✅ PvPLounge Client
          ✅ Schematica / Litematica
    5.B. The following mods are explicitly prohibited on all Servers:
          ❌ X-rays
          ❌ Auto-hitters/Autoclickers
          ❌ Aimbots
          ❌ Fly mods

Note: For any other modifications, open a ticket via our Discord or email support@craftingforchrist.net if you are unsure whether a client modification is allowed or not.

  1. Don't accuse other players of breaking rules in chat. If you think someone is breaking the rules, use the /report command, private message an online Staff Member in game or on Discord.
  2. If you have an inappropriate username or skin, you will be banned until they have been changed.

B.1 Survival Specific

These rules apply to the Crafting For Christ Survival Server.

  1. No obscene/questionable language, names, or builds.

Note: If you wish to create a build that you are either unsure of, or if it would be considered inappropriate, but you believe the context justifies it, then consult with a member of our Staff team for confirmation.

  1. No PVP unless weapons are drawn by all parties. [Matthew 10:34, Ephesians 6:17, Luke 22:36]
  2. Stealing from another player in any way, shape, or form will not be tolerated, [Exodus 20:15, Exodus 22:2-4]
  3. If you’re building near someone else's base, please contact them first to make sure they don’t have plans for the area. Clearly mark your planned builds.
  4. Clearly mark the ownership of your base/farm/build.
  5. Small flying machines are permitted for purposes such as elevators, complex doors, mob and block transport, storage, and certain minigames. However, flying machines involving moving TNT, primarily used for world-eaters or griefing, are prohibited to prevent potential misuse or grief.
  6. Producing excessive entities to the point of causing lag will result in the destruction of the offending entities (and farms).
  7. Spawn chunks are out of bounds for building bases.
  8. Enderman, Gold and Iron farms are not to be built until The End is free.
  9. The End Outer islands will be reset every 3 months.

The Staff team is not responsible for any builds or items lost from the End pruning.

  1. Flying TNT dupers are not allowed. Stationary TNT dupers are permitted for small farms. Excessive or large TNT duping farms are not permitted.
  2. Pranks done in fun, among friends, are permitted, but genuine griefing will not be tolerated.
  3. If you are inactive for over 90 days (3 months), your claim will expire.
  4. Senior staff may remove players who are AFK for an extended period to prevent lag.
  5. You must not attempt to uncover or share the world seed.
  6. No bases are permitted directly outside the spawn area, though community builds are allowed.

B.1.1 Survival Shopping District Specific

These rules apply to all shops within the Crafting For Christ Survival Server Shopping District.

  1. All shops must have a clear and consistent theme.
  2. No bases, farms, or non-shop builds are allowed in the shopping district.
  3. Variety shops are prohibited; each shop should focus on a specific type of item or service.
  4. We encourage respectful competition between multiple shops selling the same items.
  5. All shops must be located within the shopping district; shops outside this area may be removed.
  6. Giving away items and donation/trashcan chests are allowed, but shops selling items for free in moderate quantities is not permitted.
  7. Staff may remove shops that have been mostly sold out for over 60 days.
  8. Misleading or scam shops are not allowed; shop signs must accurately reflect the items or services sold.
  9. Shops can be built anywhere in the shopping district, as long as they do not block access to neighboring shops.

B.1.2 Survival Community District Specific

These rules apply to all builds within the Crafting For Christ Survival Server Community District.

  1. All builds in the community district must be made for public access.

Note: We still encourage claiming your builds. Consider using different trust levels.

  1. Community farms are allowed and encouraged. Please take measures to reduce lag.
  2. All automated farms must have an on/off switch.
  3. This is a community space work together to make it a space that benefits everyone. This space can house farms, arenas, a donation center, a trading hall, etc.

B.2 Mixed Specific

These rules apply to the Crafting For Christ Mixed Server.

  1. Players may not abuse glitches, like placing blocks in areas restricted by the plugin to walk on, also known as "block glitching".
  2. Don't give out tactical information or try to disrupt the game as an observer. For example, revealing the locations of players.
  3. Maps may have rules that apply only to that specific map. They can be read under /map.
  4. Don't encourage or trick other players into leaving the game or the server.
  5. Spawn camping isn't allowed. You must not directly attack the enemy team's spawn or its exits. This includes using TNT, lava or fire.
  6. Any client modifications or external tools that give you a severe, game altering advantage over vanilla Minecraft users is not allowed.
    6.A. The following mods are explicitly not permitted on Mixed:
          ❌ Inventory Sorters
          ❌ Mods that expose or enlarge the name-tags of players
          ❌ Automatic tool selectors
          ❌ Minimaps
          ❌ Damage / Health Indicator
          ❌ SmartMoving
          ❌ ElytraKey

Note: For any other modifications, open a ticket via our Discord or email support@craftingforchrist.net if you are unsure whether a client modification is allowed or not.

B.2.1 Team Griefing

  1. Team griefing is prohibited, and is defined as any action that directly harms your own team.
  2. Common indicators of team griefing:
  • Placing and/or setting off TNT in your base (for non defensive purposes).
  • Destroying your own team's chests or workbenches.
  • Teamkilling by spleefing or blowing them up with TNT.
  • Aiding or working together with a member of the other team.

Mistakes happen, and accidentally teamgriefing won't get you punished.

C. Discord Guidelines

  1. Your Discord username must follow your in game name or be a nickname most of the community knows you by.
  2. Discord has a minimum age requirement of 13 years old. We will remove any account that is below this minimum age.

Note: Using Discord below the age of 13, even with a parent's permission, is ToS violation and may result in Discord suspending the account.

  1. Please maintain a positive and constructive environment. Disrespectful and hurtful comments will result in punishment.
  2. Please be respectful to all players with all different beliefs. While you may not agree with them, you must respect and honour them appropriately.
  3. Any inappropriate links, images, or videos are strictly prohibited.
  4. Stay on-topic within channels. Low quality and non-related content belongs in #off-topic.
  5. Voice Channel Rules:
          7.A. No "mic spamming".
          7.B. No playing music or videos without consent of the other users in the channel.
          7.C. Please respect the wishes of others if they ask you to stop doing something.
          7.D. Do not play any inappropriate audio or music.
          7.E. Harrassing, insulting, provoking, upsetting, and/or threatening other users in the voice channel is strictly prohibited.

D. Other

  1. These rules are subject to change without notice. Players are responsible for keeping up with rule changes, it is up to the player to keep checking the rule page.
  2. There is a one week grace period for rule changes.
  3. The Senior Staff Team has the right to ban or unban any player from any services for any reason without notice.
  4. If you notice any player is in violation of these rules, obtain relevant and sufficient evidence and submit a ticket via our Discord or email support@craftingforchrist.net. Do not take to the community for public blaming, flaming and shaming.