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Re: The GA Agenda is Now Available on the COG Website

Nothing to see here, keep it moving.

Re: The GA Agenda is Now Available on the COG Website

Nothing to see here, keep it moving. Nothin other than the agenda!churchofgod.org.s3.amazonaws.com/ga2016/General-Council-Agenda-Evangel-Final-Revised-4-No-Bleed.pdf

Re: Shocked

Im more interested in how to minister to certain people who are in situations thst are new to culture. For instance a woman who once was a man attended our church and a Unitarian Church. He/she was torn because he/she realized the mistake and wanted acceptance and victory over the consequential depression. We ministered to this person and made he/she feel welcome and not awkward. How does this person repent and is there a pathway to ministry for this person?Another time we had a 7 year old girl who thought she should be a boy. Her liberal parents supported this, allowed her to dress like a boy and we're in beginning phase of hormone therapy research. Additionally they had no problem at all if this girl grew up to become lesbian. I shared that this was incompatible with being a member and minister. I recommended Christian counseling so she could get to the root and embrace the person that God created her to be.As far as bathrooms - a transgender person who truly looks the part likely has already been using restroom of choice. Now predators have governmental permission to join in.These are issues that as a movement we are largely quiet about, have zero resolutions on, and no supporting symposiums or materials to help us in the field. Hence I think it's s missed opportunity to clarify not only our stance but practical practices of ministry.

I'm more interested in how to minister to certain people who are in situations thst are new to culture. For instance a woman who once was a man attended our church and a Unitarian Church. He/she was torn because he/she realized the mistake and wanted acceptance and victory over the consequential depression. We ministered to this person and made he/she feel welcome and not awkward. How does this person repent and is there a pathway to ministry for this person?Another time we had a 7 year old girl who thought she should be a boy. Her liberal parents supported this, allowed her to dress like a boy and we're in beginning phase of hormone therapy research. Additionally they had no problem at all if this girl grew up to become a lesbian. I shared that this was incompatible with being a member and minister. I recommended Christian counseling so she could get to the root and embrace the person that God created her to be.As far as bathrooms - a transgender person who truly looks the part likely has already been using restroom of choice. Now predators have governmental permission to join in.These are issues that as a movement we are largely silent about, have zero resolutions on, and no supporting symposiums or materials to help us in the field. Hence I think it's a missed opportunity to clarify not only our stance but practical practices of ministry.

Remember I said this

There is coming a day in the CoG that a minister cannot have certain credentials unless he has a degree. I am all for more education but not to the extent that requires a degree to reach a certain level of ministry. If this had been the case 100 years ago there would be no CoG. It is a miracle those ignorant preachers built such a church. Since they did not have proper credentials, they must have had some help.

So there's really no discussion about the proposal to allow ordained ministers (including women) to vote in the General Council? Or am I misunderstanding that More of Him...less of me.twitter.com/camiracle77www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=691241499&ref=name