Historical and Biblical Position: The institution of marriage was established and ordained by God (Genesis 2:24). Therefore “God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him, male and female created he them” (Genesis 1:27). Therefore, “marriage is honorable” (Hebrews 13:4). In spite of the progressive normalization of alternative lifestyles and the growing legal […]

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Church of God 1996 Resolution SANCTITY OF MARRIAGE BETWEEN MAN AND WOMAN Church of God 2012 Resolution on MARRIAGE AND FAMILY Statement of the Church of God Regarding Same-Sex Marriage Court Decision [dated June 26, 2015] Adopted by the 75th International General Assembly (p. 158-159, S63) in GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR MINISTERS II. Marriage and Same-Sex Relationships A. The Church […]

Many novice instructors of social media argue the importance of social principles like: (a) announce, accelerate, appropriate, (b) build, broadcast, brand, (c) collaborate, contribute, coordinate, (d) determine, deploy, deliver, (e) explore, execute, exhilarate, (f) face, foresee, facilitate, (g) go, grow, ground and so on. But all of the above amounts to nothing else than one […]

Church of God General Assembly, Nashville 2016 “ordained ministers 25 years of age and older” Rationale: “….the motion, if passed, provides greater incentive for attendance to International General Assemblies and ministerial credential advancement….” Premise: A lot was said about ordaining younger ministers around the 2012 Assembly. The proposed Item 25, properly numbered recommending lowering the […]

Premise Historically, the Church of God has been a leader in numerous theological and practical aspects of the Pentecostal faith. Ministry via modern media, unfortunately, has not been a priority until recently. The road of recovery in this area has been established by partnership with Christian TV stations and several social media experiments. Occasional broadcasts, […]

To: General Overseer Dr. Tim Hill and the Church of God Executive Council From: Dennis Livingston, Chairman, Lee University Board of Directors For more than a century, Lee University has been committed to training and equipping the next generation of Christian students to go anywhere and everywhere––whether in ministry, business, medicine, or other fields––and live […]