Dale M. CoulterOver the past month, I have written 18 articles for the General Assembly that begins on Tuesday of this week. For convenience, I have organized them according to what agenda item they address.Let me summarize the basic points I have made…

Minutes of the 42nd General Assembly of the Church of God Place: Municipal Auditorium, Birmingham, AL. Date: August 28-31, 1948. General Overseer: Zeno C. Tharp. I. First General Assembly. II. Declaration of Faith proposed in the form of fourteen articles (pp.31-32). Church of God Teachings (pp.186-187). [40th A.] Declaration of Faith (p.188). Modest Apparel (p.195). […]

XXV.      Ministry Life Planning RATIONALE: This item is a resolution of practical action derived from the resolution on Generational Assimilation. We recommend: That page 127, S32. STATE OVERSEER, VI. Duties and Authorities, Item 22, be added so as to read: That each state/regional office conduct an annual Ministry Life Planning Training event covering the issues and […]

World Missions kicked off a busy General Assembly week of events on Monday with the pre-assembly conference and the awards celebration banquet.  The pre-assembly conference, themed Mission Possible, featured inspiring messages from missionaries Ronnie Hepperly (Southeast Asia), Terry and Beth Trussell (Uruguay), and Timothy Gbo (Togo); along with powerful testimonies on prioritizing missions from pastors […]

Presiding Bishop G. Dennis McGuire’s address to the 72nd International General Assembly in 2008, “Walking in the Spirit and Maintaining Our Identity,” reminds hearers that a passion for the Word of God and for lost souls is in the Church of God’s DNA. We believe in Divine Healing, we are Pentecostals, and we are confident […]

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 […]