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77th International General Assembly Review

A look Back at GA18 Normally, I would have begun with a different aspect of the General Assembly. Something exciting like the programming, worship services or the appointments. However, I choose to just dive in and share my heart about some of the agen... »

Applicants for Ministry – Same-Sex Marriage: Discussion on Church of God General Assembly

Applicants for Ministry – Same-Sex Marriage: Discussion on Church of God General Assembly

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 acceptance of s... »

National Assembly and Credentialing Service

Over the Easter weekend, I traveled to Serbia where I was the main speaker for their national convention. Also in attendance were the pastors and members from Macedonia, Bosnia, and Croatia. (In earlier times, this would have been the national meeting ... »

Canceling our 2020 General Assembly

Canceling our 2020 General Assembly

PANDEMIC Forces Cancellation of General Assembly SOURCE: Originally published on Actscelerate 3/11/20 6:38 pm Canceling our 2020 General Assembly because of pandemics Certainly, a possibility of issues that should be looked at with several conceivable outcomes: 1. No election is held and current office positions are held off for another year or so until the pandemics is neutralized – this wi... »