Posted on March 27, 2008 by travjohnson Glenn Davis at AG Think Tank asks a question many of us have been asking about the COG, Where are the younger ministers According to the statistics shared atEngage 21 (as seen in this YouTube), the Church of God has the following age makeup of ministers: Church of God 16% of ministers – 40 and under 25% of ministers – 41-49 years 59% of ministers – 50 and ol... »
Posted on February 20, 2008 by winfieldb We are living in an exciting time where God is raising up a new generation of ministers who have a bold vision and a sincere passion for ministry. There are many emerging ministers who are stepping out in faith to answer the call of God on their life. Dr. Lamar Vest said, I am amazed at what God is doing through a new generation of Church of God ministers. ... »
Many of you know that, in spite of a lot of what turns up on this blog, I am a member of the North Cleveland Church of God and worked for the church’s International Offices in the Lay Ministries Department for 13 1/2 years. So I’m not a stranger to at least some of our ministers. Many of you also know that I have advocated the abolition of civil marriage for a long time, and even longer have looke... »
Dear Ministry Colleague, We have seen too many reports of ministerial burnout, dropout, and far too often moral failure. It is in this context that I believe our Eighteenth Annual Azusa Lecture will be of interest to you as a minister of the gospel. Benjamin Hardin Irwin was “setting the holiness movement on fire” when he established the Fire-Baptized Holiness Association at the end of the ninetee... »