Church of GOD misses historic opportunity to allow women as ordained bishops to the ministry A spokesman in support of women ordained bishops in the Church of God General Assembly stated that any woman exercising the gifts of the Spirit has the necessary qualifications to be an ordained bishop in the denomination Item 8 on […]

Bridges to people and culture do not work any longer because they never touch the water of troubled cross-cultural issues. For the same reason, contextual theology does not work any more – once faced with the deep cross-cultural crises of faith and conviction, it sinks with no hope. We have long observed the collapse of the “Western […]

VI. Resolution Concerning Human Identity and Sexuality No Church of God minister shall permit any employee of any church or institution of the church, under their direct authority, to knowingly participate in using or verbally affirming the use of a self-selected gender identity that is incongruent with the individual’s biological sex. Ministers are prohibited and […]

PREAMBLE: Due to the inability to conduct the 78th International General Assembly in 2020 because of the COVID-19 global pandemic, leaders holding elected positions were held in place under an International Executive Council passed “continuance of governance” resolution, since the International General Assembly Minutes provide no guidance for what to do when elections could not […]

XIX. Report/Announcement – Virtual Church During a pandemic where health concerns forced “virtual” church services to become an option to regular in-person worship, many churches experienced great results and furthered their evangelistic outreach through different methods of virtually reaching their church members and other interested persons. Because of such great success with further opening the […]

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View this email in your browser The General Council Agenda for the 78th International General Assembly of the Church of God, to be held July 25-29, 2022 in San Antonio, TX, is now available at the link below. The Agenda serves as notice of the matters that will be discussed by the Ordained Bishops during the General Council sessions. Please note that the first item of the Agenda, dealing with Tenure of Elected Officials, will be addressed on Tuesday morning, July 26, by the International General Council and then a Special General Assembly session prior to all elections.  Additional resources and reports that supplement the Agenda will be made available in the coming days.   AGENDA (ENGLISH) AGENDA (SPANISH) <!– –> Copyright © 2022 Church of God International Offices, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

XVI.      Ministerial Position Criminal Background Checks RATIONALE: In 2004, the Church of God mandated that “All applicants for the ministry, including those advancing in rank, must give consent to the state/regional office to conduct criminal background checks” (See S21 IV. 6., page 95—2016 Minutes). Since that time, background checks for all persons in certain categories, […]