Dr. Ricky Waldrop Here is the resolution I wrote on the current crisis in Israel and Palestine. It was endorsed by Darío López Rodríguez, Cheryl Bridges Johns and Kenneth J Archer and then submitted to the Resolutions Committee at the General Assembly. Unfortunately an entire different Zionist resolution was submitted and approved for presentation by the CoG Executive Committee over ours. PRAYER A... »
BECAUSE OF social, political, and economic circumstances, people from various parts of the world are immigrating in unprecedented numbers. These immigrants provide an evangelistic and discipleship challenge which must be recognized. This is an opportunity for the church to exemplify love and compassion as the gospel is ministered to these newcomers. THEREFORE WE RESOLVE: To receive these new arriv... »
WHEREAS, Biblical stewardship is shown to be vitally important throughout the Bible by: the various Hebrew and Greek words for gift and give being used approximately 2,000 times; the words for offer and offering being used over 650 times; and in the New Testament alone, 42 different Greek words for giving and offerings being used over 775 times; and, WHEREAS, John clearly stated that the gift of G... »