How is everyone feeling following the General Assembly? I know many are exhausted from the conversation, some of them disgusted, and others are sad and concerned for the future of the Church of God.For myself, I’ve been in this church going on 31 years (my whole life) and I couldn’t believe some of the things I heard at this General Assembly. It was a heated debate over many different topics. I didn’t get to go because of work and COVID-19 though I plan on being in Indianapolis in 2024. What are your thoughts? God ultimately holds our future, but what is your view for the future of the Church of God?
I couldn’t go this year but I hope someone strips that guy who was promoting gender pronouns of his ordained bishop license. I could not believe what he had to say. Glad it was not approved but I could not believe that he was an ordained bishop and a professor (i believe) at Lee. I watched it on line.
MMMMM very possibly correct about many positions, from the top to the pew. ________________Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]/
I’ve been in the COG since I was 10 years old…have attended a couple of non-denominational churches for short periods of time. I love the COG though I miss the family feel (as many have said) that my generation enjoyed when I was a young person. Our local church has it, but the denomination as a whole doesn’t…not the way it was when I was growing up. Then if you were COG, you were family, even if it was a church across the state or even in a different state.Though I was disappointed in the vote re: female ministers, it was encouraging to hear the vote was 50/50 this time. A 2/3’s majority vote is required, but the 50/50 vote was an improvement from the last vote.I know the people against it believe there is a Biblical basis, but the NT clearly shows the involvement of women since the Upper Room. And something no one has mentioned to my knowledge is that women bring a completely different outlook to the table. Men and women think so differently…it seems like the perspective of women might be a welcome change________________More of Him…less of me.twitter.com/camiracle77www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=691241499&ref=name
I also agree with the missing family feel within the COG as a whole. I was born into the COG and have so many SWEET memories of good folks and some GREAT PASTORS>>….. We don’t do homecomings any more, maybe that is progress, because most folks go out for Sunday Dinner. ________________Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]/