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scotty 01-27-2011 10:55 PM

Re: Mark Johnston Drops from UPCI, Garner Next???
 
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Originally Posted by Jason Badejo (Post 1019635)
And a compromiser with a hairy charismatic cherry on top ;)

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Jason B 01-27-2011 11:01 PM

Re: Mark Johnston Drops from UPCI, Garner Next???
 
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Originally Posted by Charnock (Post 1019385)
The latest Forward lists 63 newly licensed ministers.

Unfortunately, it also lists 16 ministers as deceased, and 79 ministers who have written to drop their license.

THIS LIST DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY MINISTERS WHO HAVE LET THEIR DUES LAPSE.

63 added.
95 dropped.

And this does not include those who leave quietly, by not paying their dues. Many men leave this way because they do not want their name published in the "No Longer Affiliated" section.

:eek:

aegsm76 01-27-2011 11:01 PM

Re: Mark Johnston Drops from UPCI, Garner Next???
 
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Originally Posted by Charnock (Post 1019607)
Hypocrisy.
Politics.
False doctrine.
Legalism.
Hatefulness.
Religious Pride.

I don't like these either.
I think you can find these in any religious organization.
And if we are truthful, we can find these, sometimes, when we look in the mirror.
Truth be told, I've found these more in GIB's than in the organizations.

Dagwood 01-28-2011 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Sabby (Post 1019578)
Praise GOD for this word, brother.

Deacon Blues' steel sharpens my steel, for sure!:thumbsup

deacon blues 01-28-2011 08:33 PM

Re: Mark Johnston Drops from UPCI, Garner Next???
 
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Originally Posted by aegsm76 (Post 1019221)
From a Biblical standpoint, is this correct? I'm not at home to do any research, but it seems like all of the religious groups were at fault. I know we like to target the Pharisees, but seems like the other groups were just as much as fault as well.

Well, I feel like the point he was making was that the Pharisees juxtaposed to Jesus created a contrast. The Pharisees were supposed to represent the way to God as leaders of Judaism. Jesus became the way to God.

deacon blues 01-28-2011 09:24 PM

Re: Mark Johnston Drops from UPCI, Garner Next???
 
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Originally Posted by The Lemon (Post 1019372)
Well...I was actually alluding to MJ on one of my posts this morning. That being two prominent pastors in the state next to me (Deleware) had pulled out. I'm not into name dropping...but since the cat is out of the bag...Anthony Trout was on that list as well and his church is huge in Dover, and his dad is huge in the Delaware district.

I both know and have heard MJ preach, he is amazing and not only zealous for God but has a tremendous passion for people. I have not heard him for awhile now, but I would imagine him being the same way.

From what I see, they are loosing younger preachers like a cut jugular. The sad part is I don't believe it has to be this way.

There will always be a UPC I think. There will be enough young men and women to fuel the future. Perhaps they will stagnate in growth, perhaps its already here. I really don't know the raw numbers. A General Board member told me several years ago the preachers under the age of 30 numbered less than 600. The peak for the UPC was probably the 70s and 80s.

brianmidwest 01-28-2011 10:59 PM

Re: Mark Johnston Drops from UPCI, Garner Next
 
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Originally Posted by mizpeh (Post 1019277)
Maybe they (those dropping out of the UPC) will form a loose alliance, then Keith will have a place to belong. :)

We do have a place to belong. It's called the church. Any of the rest is extra at best, hinderance at worst. Very sad.

Carpenter 01-31-2011 02:56 AM

Re: Mark Johnston Drops from UPCI, Garner Next???
 
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Originally Posted by BeenThinkin (Post 1019625)
Yep! He made a fool out of me one day.....moving around dots on a card! I suddenly thought I had it figured out and he acted like I had and then made a fool out of me in front of everyone! So come to think about it.... he was a smartaleck even then! lol

BT

He was here in the big city preaching Times of Refreshing...I called it times of depressing or oppressing...but I digress...and folks made excuses that he had a late flight yada yada yada, but there he was using all those funny little enduring phrases like "idiots who let faggots in the White House..." amen. :D

Carpenter 01-31-2011 02:58 AM

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Hey...the youngsters love all the emotional belonging stuff, change happens when they mature and begin to realize that real life isn't a pew jumping exhausting parade... When the UPC sucks the idealism out of folks, they are more than willing to bolt.

brianmidwest 01-31-2011 10:50 AM

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When an organization's main purpose becomes growing the organization, it will eventually see it's end.

We need a leadership points to the Savior, not a HQ.


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