Tonight I found my agenda from the last G.A., those were the days before a women could be on a pastoral council. Good ole’ time. #ourCOG

Currently, the item is under referral for further study to be presented as a report at next assembly. Apart from its historical usage in the tradition and current IRS church related rulings, the item relates to the following issues currently in discussion as presented to the International General Council in four year increments: Titles for all Ranks of Ministry  (as related to […]

COG ministers in Ohio have just elected the first council to serve the entire state in over 40 years. #ourcog www.ohiocog.com

Tennessee had Tri-City services planned for Knoxville, Nashville and Memphis. An outside speaker was brought in. Memphis’ meeting took place in Ellis Auditorium and the scheduled speaker was T. L. Lowery. I served as chairman of the usher committee. It was a simple task and all went well except I had forgotten to tell the […]

C. Policy Regarding Succession in Office of Elected Persons Persons elected to an international, state/regional, or local position serve in their respective elective office until their successor is named, unless there has been a death or a person has been involuntarily removed, or voluntarily resigned. In extenuating unusual circumstances, including but not limited to the […]

In 2007 URI celebrated its 10th anniversary in the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina.  On the far-right is Jorge Mario Bergoglio Question: What explains the love affair going on between the Vicar of Christ on earth and the modern executioners of his Mystical Body in the media?  The Rolling Stone magazine cover, Time magazine’s ‘Person […]

Jerry Pillay | Department of Church History and Church Polity, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, South Africa   ABSTRACT This article traces the historical impact of the church in transforming, developing and changing society. It looks at how the church in selected periods in history, mainly in the reformation era, worked towards the transformation […]