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Originally Posted by TRFrance
I don't really have to play the statistics game. This is beyond a statistics issue.
My response is simply this (yes, I'm repeating a part of my previous post):
Statistics or not...
I'll just leave it at that.
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I think we have to realize that just like the UPC the AOG has factions on both sides. Those who are trying to pull the organization towards a revival minded relevant group and those who are trying to maintain the heritage at all cost.
When I visit the local AOG and COG churches there are always those who remind me that they are "pentecostal" and always will be. They share the same fear that the younger generation doesn't place enough emphasis on outward Holy Ghost manifestations. Right now all the established AOG churches in my area are suffering while the nondenominational churches and modern churches are having huge outpourings of the spirit and growth. The local COG has absorbed many from the local AOG and I know of at least 10 people from my former UPC that are now attending the local COG. So revival is happening but the folks have moved from the AOG to other churches.
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