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 […]

Minutes of the 32nd Annual Assembly of the Church of God Place: Memorial Auditorium, Chattanooga, TN. Date: October 8-14, 1937. General Overseer: J.H.Walker. Church of God Teachings. [25th A.] Divorce and Remarriage: “…All parties who have put their companions away for the cause of fornication, having been divorced and remarried, are eligible for membership in […]

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VII.      International Executive Council and General Overseer Duties RATIONALE: Church of God World Missions is a vital component of everything that the church does in fulfilling and finishing the Great Commission. However, no other provision of the Minutes mandates that a specific portfolio be assigned to a member of the International Executive Committee. We recommend: That […]

XIX.     State Overseer Qualifications RATIONALE: The position of state overseer is one which requires knowledge of the day-to-day work of the local pastor. By having accrued at least five years of active service as a senior pastor, the prospective state overseer will possess a first-hand understanding of the task of the local pastor, as well as […]