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I have heard it said ...

I have heard it said that the COG struggles with the ghost of AJT. One of the struggles seems to be the dependent relationship with centralized power when it comes to choosing leadership. The Church of God may have moved from the tyranny of AJT and one man rule (if you believe the assemblies played no role in the development of the COG in that era), but now it seems the psyche of the church can not move past the power of a few and the entrenched denominational structure and identity. The COG has committed so much to what it is now and takes so much comfort (pride?) in what they have accomplished, it seems not only hard to envision a different system that can identify and place new leadership, but there is a fear of moving away from the corporate identity. So few are willing to step up and say there needs to be reform, just in case one day they may have the opportunity to move up the ladder in the system.Maybe its the ghost of AJT or is it the specter of entreated denominational identity? That's something to think about when you are sitting in the Assembly in Nashville voting to fill the positions and revise the Minutes (again). Why do all these discussions lead nowhere when it comes to changing the system?

Kip Box David JarvisKevin McGlameryWayne SheperdNellon Smit

Re: Nominating State Overseers

Re: Nominating State Overseers

Yes

Yes So.... you know who the EC has written down on their list?

Yes So.... you know who the EC has written down on their list? Of course I do. I also know the location of the Ark of the Covenant. It's easy! I'll reveal it in time. It's going to be huuuuge! Trust me!

Personally, I'd nominate Eddie Wiggins from North Georgia. He's a deer hunting, squirrel eatin', preaching machine.....and I'm.....er....he's good looking too

Randy WillsTony WardDean HackettDavid WhiteLuke HodgesAll of these guys have spent a significant amount of their lives (not to mention ministries) in the Pacific Northwest. There are a few other names that may be added in time, but these guys stand out as men who are consistently on the state council and have lived here long enough to understand the region.