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Originally Posted by pelathais
A question- does anyone have the text (or at least the gist) of Resolution 3?
On the matter of Godair's church being "in direct defiance of the manual" I'd have to observe that most of our churches are, in one way or the other.
I don't know if I like the "interpretive dance" stuff all that much, but years ago I wondered why it was "okay" to immodestly throw yourself around like a voodoo dancer, but people could not praise God with a sense of class and consideration.
I got a fat lip at campmeeting when I was a teen because I was standing in one place with my hands lifted in praise and the gentleman in front of me lost all sense of himself and walloped me good. I was a new convert, but persevered. No one offered an apology or even tissue. I was left feeling like I was the one who was "wrong" to have been smacked in the face by a stranger in this strange setting.
If that event was "fine" in the UC lexicon, what's wrong with these girls who aren't hurting anybody? Literally, they're not hurting anybody.
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The red portion is what is new ...
Whereas there has not been a clear definition of the terms "under question" and "conduct unbecoming a minister," and
Whereas there seems to be a difference in these terms,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that article VII, Section 7, Paragraph 21 is changed to read as follows:
21. No minister who withdraws or is dropped from our fellowship, whose conduct is under question, shall be allowed to preach for any of our ministers, nor pastor any of our churches. Neither shall any minister of the United Pentecostal Church International fellowship be allowed to preach or participate in any form in any services (except funerals and weddings) sponsored or conducted by any minister who has withdrawn or been dropped, whose conduct is under question. This does not apply to anyone being used in any capacity in his or her local assembly, with the exception of the position of associate pastor or assistant pastor.
(a) The term "under question" shall be taken to mean a formal decision by a District Board reflecting a concern that conduct in flagrant violation of the Manual of the United Pentecostal Church International has occurred.
(b) The term "conduct unbecoming a minister" shall be taken to mean any conduct of a moral, financial, or ethical nature that would cause a reproach upon the ministry.