Disaffiliation with the UPC????

[pelathais]

Originally Posted by hometown guy

what about if the pastor decides to change the church vans insurance provider because they made changes in the policy.does he need to tell the saints.remember in most cases it would have the same affect on the saints to change the insurence as it would for him to give up his licence to the upc.

I think you are describing an experience and scenario where the church and pastor have had little if any involvement in the larger UPC fellowship. Perhaps they have fellowshipped with other UPC churches that had pastors of a similar miindset, but they really haven't been involved in the "bigger picture."

UPC churches that I have been involved with have had things like Bible Quizzing and participated whole heartedly in the District events like camps and conferences. In these activities "the saints" often travel together and visit and fellowship with other UPC folks from across the country. Instead of matching up with people of similar standards, sometimes the fellowship is determined literally by the drawing of a quiz team's name from a hat. This makes for many new and chance encounters.

When you have families from your church traveling to GC or a conference somewhere without the pastor there to reign them in, the picture does indeed get bigger.

[hometown guy]

notice to prove one of my points please view the thread "sleeping with uncle jeff" and pay attention to the last statment in the article about the upc

[hometown guy]

Originally Posted by pelathais

I think you are describing an experience and scenario where the church and pastor have had little if any involvement in the larger UPC fellowship. Perhaps they have fellowshipped with other UPC churches that had pastors of a similar miindset, but they really haven't been involved in the "bigger picture."

UPC churches that I have been involved with have had things like Bible Quizzing and participated whole heartedly in the District events like camps and conferences. In these activities "the saints" often travel together and visit and fellowship with other UPC folks from across the country. Instead of matching up with people of similar standards, sometimes the fellowship is determined literally by the drawing of a quiz team's name from a hat. This makes for many new and chance encounters.

When you have families from your church traveling to GC or a conference somewhere without the pastor there to reign them in, the picture does indeed get bigger.

my pastor was very involved with bible quizing.he just got out of it in 2006.he recently preach wd jr youth camp, and has lead song service recently at wd campmeeting.i think our church has had its involvment with the larger upc fellowship.