UPC General Conference updates

[Ferd]

Originally Posted by mfblume

Cause the disgruntled to have a reason to leave, and that is only what can result!

Brother Blume did you need to get that off your chest?


I believe that the UPCI leadership has intended to spend the next few years working to create some needed calm in the organization. The last few years have been pretty contentious politically and there is a need for calm.

[Dimples]

According to Lookupsocial's web page:

Friday Business Meeting Notes from General Conference
October 17

11:26 AM The closed Ministers’ Meeting was opened in prayer.

11:25 AM The Business Meeting was adjourned.

11:24 AM The Great Lakes University was ratified as an endorsed organization of the United Pentecostal Church International.

11:22 AM Due to an incidental oversight, the Business Meeting was called to order once again.

10:57 AM The Business Meeting portion of the Ministers’ Session adjourned.

10:56 AM Brother Paul Mooney called the Conference to thank Brother Kenneth Haney for conducting a fair, orderly business meeting.


10:51 AM Brother Mason read Resolution 6. Resolution 6 Passed

10:50 AM Brother Mason read Resolution 5. Resolution 5 Passed as Amended

9:38 AM Brother Mason read Resolution 4. Resolution 4 Passed as Amended

9:31 AM Brother Mason read Resolution 3. Resolution 3 Defeated

9:22 AM Brother Mason read Resolution 2. Resolution 2 Passed

9:19 AM Brother Francis Mason, the Chairman of the Resolutions Committee read Resolution 1. Resolution 1 Passed

9:15 AM Brother Jerry Jones opened up the Business Meeting with prayer and reading from Acts 17:22-29.

[1:27]

Originally Posted by Ferd

my understanding of res 4 is that it allows a dist. sup to send a representative instead of going himself, to a church that is disaffiliating.

Oh. I thought it was the resolution that gave all ministers in good standing the vote. I must be getting my numbers confused. That's the one I want to know about.

[Michael Phelps]

Did they say how many had turned license in this past year?

[Michael Phelps]

Originally Posted by Sarah

I have to admit.........I don't know anything about the "emerging church". But I don't like the very sound of it.

Emerging from what? The church has been here for two thousand years. We just need to be a part of the book of Acts church........and be very careful about falling into false doctrine.

Uh, really?

So, the Oneness church "emerging" from the trinitarians wasn't a good thing? The evangelical church "emerging" from the Roman Catholic church wasn't a good thing?

No offense, but this "hold the fort" mentality is the damnable doctrine, here.

[ManOfWord]

Originally Posted by tstew

...enough to put on some proper britches?

Hmmmmm.....I take that back!

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Sarah
I have to admit.........I don't know anything about the "emerging church". But I don't like the very sound of it.

It is a pretty scary thing to see those 2 phrases put together in one statement.

Emerging from what? The church has been here for two thousand years. We just need to be a part of the book of Acts church........and be very careful about falling into false doctrine.

The church has been around for 2000 years... but not in the same form. Not practiced with the same side dressings & trappings.

Indeed we do need to be a part of the book of Acts church and let everything outside of the writings of the apostles be up to the individual group. The emerging church doesn't have a doctrine to worry about.

The emerging church is more about the way people meet... the way we look at building the church (not buildings...the church... people) etc. The doctrine...just like other "types" of churches is strictly up to those who are putting their effort into the work.

To shun away from the emerging church as oneness folks all we accomplish then is allow this new form of outreach (or should I say newly revisited old form of outreach) to be dominated by those who are not oneness.

We then find ourselves conceding an entire method of outreach to those who do not know or promote this gospel.

[Steve Epley]

I am happy to confess I am a Hold the Fort preacher unashamed.

[A. R. Kensington]

No mention of how many left....


Jonny Godair was present last night as was Nate Wilson's wife

[1:27]

I have just heard from a pretty reliable source that the resolution to change the voting rules passed.

All UPCI ministers in good standing are now eligible to vote at GC.

For those of you unfamiliar with the inner workings of the UPCI, this is huge.

That's all the info I have. If anyone has anything additional, please let us all know!