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Originally Posted by Straightline
CC1: FYI
They are an organized network of ministers, on this I agree.
However, they will not be granting credentials or licenses, now or ever. The local church issues the license, which is the most Biblical approach to sending forth ministers I've seen. The whole philosophical framework of their network is built on the Local Church granting credentials/licenses, because the local church is the highest authority - not the WPF. We can call this semantics, but it really is a matter of where the authority rests: On the local church, not on organizational hierarchy.
(You should've been there! You go to all the other Con meetings!)
Thanks!
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Straightline
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Interesting. I am a little surprised they are not going to issue credentials from a legal standpoint. I could be wrong but my understanding is that there are some legal benefits and status that can only be obtained by being licensed by a recognized (legally) religous organization.