The following motions were submitted for consideration to the 2018 General Council. 1.  MOTION 1 – S68 COMPENSATION FOR PASTORS, I. BASIC COMPENSATION 2.  MOTION 2 – S5 INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, I. SELECTION 3.  MOTION 3 – S3 INTERNATIONAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY, II. PROCEDURE 4.  MOTION 4 – S4 INTERNATIONAL GENERAL COUNCIL, III. INTERNATIONAL GENERAL COUNCIL AGENDA 5.  MOTION 5 […]

General Requirements of Applicants for Ministry RATIONALE: This motion seeks to change the current process of credentialing for exhorters and ordained ministers outside the United States and Canada to allow for a stronger sense of identity with the national Church of God where they will serve. The introductory level of credentialing could be expedited by […]

Posted on June 30, 2008 by travjohnson Bill Isaacs, Administrative Bishop for the state of Louisiana and a member of the Council of 18 is writing about the agenda at Forward Leadership. Blogs fail to gain traction when they: — are general, beat around-the-bush and are not specific — are too corporate — are not […]

Posted on August 6, 2008 by travjohnson I presented the following substitute motion this morning. It was ruled not germane. I appealed from the decision of the chair to the body. The body was required to vote with the ruling of the chair or with the appeal. The General Council upheld the appeal in the […]

It’s that time of the biennium (or quadrennium since we lost the 2020 General Assembly in the pandemic) to consider the agenda of the Church of God. A recent additional input to this process is the newly started Church of God Scholars Blog. However, since I’m a) in the Church of God and b) a […]