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 empowering the field director to sign crede... »
This is “What is Your Ministry?”. He will exalt you in due time, but it must never be about your power, fame, or reward. It’s always about the Lord receiving the glory in all we do. This is an excerpt from “The Danger of Not Giving God the Glory.” Click here to watch the full message: https://www.youtube.com/live/A021Ply-yzo?feature=share To hear more inspiring messages fro... »
Received some ministry today for my Post Traumatic Pastoral Stress Syndrome. Now I can look Orville-Vicky Hagan and Harvey Turner in the face and say from my heart, I forgive you for what you have done and love you. I was led of the Lord to visit the last Church of God I pastored and it was a rewarding visit. There are a lot of COG ministers like myself who have been hurt by the COG Admistrative b... »
One item that was not fully resolved at the 2012 General Assembly Agenda in Orlando was WOMEN in MINISTRY. Item 15 expressed a general desire to permit women to be fully represented in all roles within the church. It was NOT a gender issue, but rather a leadership one – an issue of ministry and of responsibility, if you will. Coming from a long line of women ministers in the churches, one ca... »