Two years ago, Bruce Rabon, administrative bishop for the Church of God in Kentucky, conducted a study of ministers in the state and discovered that only one ordained bishop was under the age of 40. Bishop Rabon talked with the Division of Education about his strategy for increasing the number of younger ordained bishops in Kentucky. Part of his strategy was a strong promotion of Calling and Ministry Studies and the Ministerial Internship Program. He believed these two ministries would help increase the number of younger people in ministry, as well as increase the number of ordained bishops in the state.
Church of God Prayer Ministries will conduct an afterglow at the 76th International General Assembly of the Church of God on Tuesday, July 19 at 9:30 p.m. The afterglow will feature time with Carter Conlon, Senior Pastor of the Times Square Church in New York City. During the event, Pastor Conlon will share informally. Copies of his book, “Fear Not,” will available.
In its desire to partner and “raise up sons and daughters to spark a global revival,” the newly-formed Redemption School of Ministry and the Pentecostal Theological Seminary signed a “Memorandum of Understanding” (MOU), which will allow students that complete approved courses with RSM to transfer into the PTS Certificate program.
Church of God World Missions has a day full of activities slated for Monday, July 18, the day prior to the opening of the 2016 Church of God 76th General Assembly. The Assembly takes place later this month at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee, July 19-22.
The Church of God Historical Commission has announced the winners of the Charles W. Conn Historical Writing Award. The 2014-2016 award winners are Wade H. Phillips for his book, Quest to Restore God’s House: A Theological History of the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee), Volume 1, 1886-1923 (CPT Press, 2015), and Wanda Thompson LeRoy for her article-length publication co-authored with David G. Roebuck, “‘Making Full Proof of Their Ministry:’ Women in Church of God Missions” (International Journal of Pentecostal Missiology, Vol. 3, 2014).
Every general assembly of the Church of God includes vital decisions, but the upcoming 76th International General Assembly (GA16) will carry with it some momentous decisions about future leadership.
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