XXIV.     RESOLUTION: GENERATIONAL ASSIMILATION RATIONALE: An aging ministry needs the vigor of the next generation. An upcoming generation of ministry needs the wisdom gained from the experience of the preceding generation. In an effort to foster a uniting spirit such as that which bonded Elijah and Elisha (2 Kings 3:11), the expression of gratitude for […]

Minutes of the 17th Annual Assembly of the Church of God Place: Cleveland, TN. Time: November 1-7, 1922. General Overseer: A.J. Tomilson Divorce and Remarriage (pp.22-23). “…. a man and his wife may separate and not live together if they will not marry another while the other is still living when they separate for any […]

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 […]

XIV.      Tithing and Reporting Consistency RATIONALE: For various reasons, some Church of God credentialed ministers find themselves attending and financially supporting churches other than a local Church of God congregation. While not seeking to create a hardship for these ministers, it is felt that only those who are actively supporting a local Church of God congregation […]

Minutes of the 43nd General Assembly of the Church of God Place: Municipal Auditorium, Birmingham, AL. Date: August 24-27, 1950. General Overseer: H.L.Chesseer. Church of God Teachings (pp.218-219). [40th A.] Declaration of Faith (p.220). [42th A.] Modest Apparel (p.226-227). [35th A.] Supplement to the Church of God Minutes Cleveland, TN 1951. Church of God Teachings […]

Place: Municipal Auditorium, Birmingham, AL. Date: September 1-6, 1942. General Overseer: J.H.Walker. Church of God Teachings (pp.127-128). [25th A.] Modest Apparel (p.135). [35th A.]

RATIONALE: The development of a Church Planting and Revitalization Task Force, and Church Planting and Revitalization Training Center in each state/region, will become a catalyst throughout the Church of God facilitating greater gospel multiplication by developing systems that increase capacity, advance effectiveness for communicating the gospel of Jesus Christ, and inspire church planting and revitalization in close proximity to the harvest. In […]