Has The UPCI Served It's Purpose.

Has the UPCI served it's purpose and destined to fad into oblivion.
Will the Org. continue as a force in the church.

[ManOfWord]

Originally Posted by Garfield

Has the UPCI served it's purpose and destined to fad into oblivion.
Will the Org. continue as a force in the church.

What WILL happen is the same thing that is happening in the California District. Sides will continue to polarize and pull just like cell division until.................POP!...........there is a split. I won't guess how large it will be or which "side" will get the biggest piece. I think the division and breach is too great to repair. Not that God can't do that, I just think that His people are NOT willing to to do that.

I do NOT wish this to come to pass, I just don't see any way around it at this point.

[berkeley]

I agree with MOW.

[vrblackwell]

I believe the UPCI will always exist. However, I believe it's ministerial membership will decrease with time as some of the elders pass on. I believe in the future it will be a more loose nit organization. Ministers will fellowship both in, and out of the circle of the UPCI. The new generation realizes that there is a great big world beyond the parameters of the ORG.

It will still continue to serve it's purposes, just with less control. JMHO

[Neck]

Originally Posted by Garfield

Has the UPCI served it's purpose and destined to fad into oblivion.
Will the Org. continue as a force in the church.

Along came a new generation.

I personally believe it will exist with open factions in the organization.

Con-Libs-moderates.

Otherwise it will not be viable.

I see it in my local church already.

Nathan Eckstadt

Originally Posted by vrblackwell

I believe the UPCI will always exist. However, I believe it's ministerial membership will decrease with time as some of the elders pass on. I believe in the future it will be a more loose nit organization. Ministers will fellowship both in, and out of the circle of the UPCI. The new generation realizes that there is a great big world beyond the parameters of the ORG.

It will still continue to serve it's purposes, just with less control. JMHO

Brother, what do you see the "purpose" of the UPC in say 20 years.

[vrblackwell]

Originally Posted by Garfield

Brother, what do you see the "purpose" of the UPC in say 20 years.

Lets face. Really and truly the purpose of its creation was to be able to spread the gospel around the world. At the time of it's creation, it was really impossible for individuals to do this on there own or even in small groups.

However, due to the technology of today one church of a decent size can spread the gospel around the world. However, the Org. has developed into many things. It is a place of fellowship and support. It is a place to purchase resources and to share ones resources.

It will always have a purpose. However, as I stated in an earlier post. A new generation is here. This generation is not afraid of the great big world that is out there. We will not crawl in our fox holes of safety. Just the opposite. We will take what we have to the world with confidence knowing that "Greater is He that is within us, then he that is within the world.

We will fellowship with others and I do believe a great revival of the Acts 2:38 message will be seen in these last days. I love the UPCI, I do believe that many changes are ahead. Some will be great. Some may not be so great. However, I do believe the Acts 2:38 message will be held to dearly.

[IAintMovin]

I sure hope it has not - it takes us all, but the UPCI is a force in reaching a lost world - does it need to be more effective - yes - is it a useless group - no.

No one who is In Christ is useless.

[IAintMovin]

Originally Posted by Ronzo

No one who is In Christ is useless.

Agreed