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Originally Posted by HaShaliach
Conference? What's a conference? Why a conference? Why not hold some local meetings in a park, on a mountain side or at a beach/lake/river side? Or, even in a desert?
Where did the First Apostolic Ministerial Association of Jerusalem, International (FAMAJI) hold their annul conferences? Who was invited, who preached, and how much did it cost?
And, how much money was raised through the auctioning off of Peters, James and John's sandals? Forgot, the church in Jerusalem kept Peter's sandals.
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The by-laws of the UPC state that the "voice" of the organization and its highest earthly authority is the assembly of its licensed ministers in a General Conference. No one person speaks for the UPCI - just the "General Conference."
Having an annual meeting like the GC is absolutely essential to the democratic structure of the UPC's ministerial fellowship.