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100% Independent
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Independent but am part of network fellowships
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Global Network of Ministries
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ACI, AMF, AWCF, Other Smaller Denoms
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05-25-2010, 11:12 PM
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Re: How many ministers do we have on here?
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Originally Posted by Apocrypha
Well, I use the term minister loosely.
If someone is a elder at their church and does some functions that we typically keep only to the ministers in our faith tradition like baptisms, teaching/preaching, etc ... but doesnt have a license, per se, that counts too.
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I would count that also.
I suppose I would say someone who holds no authority in their church. They don't study for Sundays, meet with elderly people, marry folks, bury folks... they are part of the community but are not elders. So, yes, I prefer the word "elders" as well. Actually, I don't like the word elder, but that's more a matter of style 
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05-25-2010, 11:12 PM
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Re: How many ministers do we have on here?
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I don't think he has been doing much posting lately, unless he got out already (or is allowed to use a PC in the joint).
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No I wasn't talking about Vaughn. Someone else.
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05-25-2010, 11:14 PM
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Re: How many ministers do we have on here?
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They'll have to add a new category to the poll if you get the job!
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Pray for me, Bro. It's just a "tech librarian" type of thing - storage analyst, but it's interesting. My biggest grief is how much weight they'll put into the telephone communication responsibilities. I'd love to just communicate through email and chats only.
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05-25-2010, 11:15 PM
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Re: How many ministers do we have on here?
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Originally Posted by Jeffrey
I would count that also.
I suppose I would say someone who holds no authority in their church. They don't study for Sundays, meet with elderly people, marry folks, bury folks... they are part of the community but are not elders. So, yes, I prefer the word "elders" as well. Actually, I don't like the word elder, but that's more a matter of style |
There really is no good term for them... I know what you mean... they don't need a title to define them... they just ARE.. if that makes sense. They typically are recognized as a minister even if no one will give them a license.
I've heard them called "Influencers", "Foundation Saints", "Elders", "Deacons" and a ton of other things.
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05-25-2010, 11:16 PM
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Re: How many ministers do we have on here?
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Originally Posted by Apocrypha
There really is no good term for them... I know what you mean... they don't need a title to define them... they just ARE.. if that makes sense. They typically are recognized as a minister even if no one will give them a license.
I've heard them called "Influencers", "Foundation Saints", "Elders", "Deacons" and a ton of other things.
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What about "that IT guy"?
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05-25-2010, 11:19 PM
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Re: How many ministers do we have on here?
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Originally Posted by pelathais
Pray for me, Bro. It's just a "tech librarian" type of thing - storage analyst, but it's interesting. My biggest grief is how much weight they'll put into the telephone communication responsibilities. I'd love to just communicate through email and chats only.
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From what I've seen of your posts, they need you in the library for sure and will certainly benefit from you're being there! 
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Last edited by BeenThinkin; 05-25-2010 at 11:26 PM.
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05-25-2010, 11:21 PM
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Re: How many ministers do we have on here?
AWCF and other small denoms?????
AWCF is the biggest one listed.
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05-25-2010, 11:25 PM
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Re: How many ministers do we have on here?
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Originally Posted by MrMasterMind
AWCF and other small denoms?????
AWCF is the biggest one listed.
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Yes, technically it is. I am a friend of Luke Smith and he took me to the HQ church in Evansville while we were dorm mates at IBC. Been to two AWCF General Conferences.
But the AWCF is a network of oneness groups, they do have a few actual licensed ministers, but for the most part they play that down.
But yes, the AWCF is larger than anyone else if you combine the 100+ global fellowships (including Ethopia/Teklemarian and the Phillipines/Almeda/Others) and it crushes the UPCI in raw numbers... but you have to take a really open view for that to work... the AWCF is mostly a networking group.
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05-25-2010, 11:26 PM
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Re: How many ministers do we have on here?
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Originally Posted by RandyWayne
What about "that IT guy"?
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No, the "IT" guy is the poor sound room tech/web master/fix all computers for free guy who never gets a chance to preach while making someone else sound like gold
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Name-calling is the last resort of an exhausted mind.
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When they don't have the facts, they call names.
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05-25-2010, 11:34 PM
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Re: How many ministers do we have on here?
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Originally Posted by Apocrypha
No, the "IT" guy is the poor sound room tech/web master/fix all computers for free guy who never gets a chance to preach while making someone else sound like gold |
Then I guess I'm not cool enough to be a minister. 
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