| After reading the dialogue of this board and other forums, I think it is extremely important for everyone to attend the General Assembly. Tenure alone has 11 vacancies on the council of eighteen. Tenure has also created vacancies for 3 executive committee members. I know everyone here can do simple math, but that means out of the 23 voices in the council chambers, 14 of them must be replaced by virtue of tenure. It is extremely important for us to look to leaders who will cause us to dream again. We have been in cutting and maintenance mode long enough. It is time for the church to thrive again. The last four years have prepared us for where we are going. This General Assembly is vital to the future of our church. I believe this assembly will be one of the most pivotal moments in our history. Here is the list of the men who are ineligible to serve on the council of eighteenKevin WallaceDavid RamirezBryan CutshallVictor PaganTom MaddenOliver McMahanWilliam IsaacsDwight AllenNiko NjotorahardjoChris MoodyDavid CooperHere are the Executive Committee members who are inelgibleMark WilliamsDavid GriffisWallace SibleyHere are men left with tenureNick ParkTony StewartKip BoxMark WalkerRaymond CulpepperDennis McGuireJimmy SmithExecutive Committee with tenure leftThomas PropesJ. David StephensSome names not being mentioned who should get votes for councilDr. Hugh Bare Baltimore, Maryland: tremendous african american pastor who has an incredible churchLennox Walker: pastors 1500 member church in Toronto, Canada and he is overseer of Eastern CanadaStafford Peterson: pastor/overseer in South Africa, one of the best kept secrets in the COGMichael McDermott Maryland: Long term successful pastor in MarylandPatrick Wooten Texas: Long term successful pastor in TexasDoug Anderson Texas: Long term successful pastor in Tyler, TexasCliff Waters Tennessee: long term successful pastor in Athens, TN.Mitch Corder Tennessee: one of the best leader/thinkers in the COGJerry Madden South Carolina: this is a no brainer...one of our strongest churches and he has been faithful there...please please vote for himKelvin Paige Tennessee: I have to root for my Tennessee brothers and there is none finer than this cat. It is way over due put him onGerald McGinnis Tennessee: One of the statesmen in TN. One of the finest men in the church. I would even like to see him on the committee.Don Hooper Mississippi: Just met Don since our arrival here. He has planted a church in Hattiesburg and it is growing exponentially. Shay Hughes Illinois: followed a prince of a man in Jeremy Robinson and he is knocking it out of the park.David Smith: great pastor in NGA...done an incredible work in Monroe.Marty Baker: Come on guys lets get him on the councilTravis Johnson: I want him there to help us dream again.Jeremy Isaacs: He needs to be in the room, to help us dream.Michael Knight: church planter, and great thinkerWayne Dority: state overseer and former pastor I'm scEdwin Lipsey: done well everywhere he has beenBruce Rabon: great overseer, Kentucky loves him, also was great pastorRick Shelby: has helped revolutionize KY ministerial developmentEli Bonilla: great pastor and leader Samuel Santana: great pastor and leaderMichael Nations: we need someone who can represent small churches that everyone knows.Scott Haggar: young voice who has been a leader in sc and great pastorSamuel Evers: young pastor and great leader in TexasObviously I support all the guys who have time left. I edited this because I left a whole page off when I copied and pasted. |