ECCLESIAL IDENTITY

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ECCLESIAL IDENTITY

• History, Polity and Practice
• Of
• The Church of God of Prophecy

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General Introduction

• What this course is about
• The Church is worthy of our Commitment
• The Church A house of grace, and forgiveness
• The Important Choice of Gods Word and Gods
  Spirit 1n 1923
• The Holy Spirits call to Repentance,1984

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An Interpretative Overview

• A Personal Testimony
• 1884-1902 Initiation
• 1903-1922 A New Leadership Dynamic
• 1923-1943 Recovery and Redirection
• 1944-1990 Consolidation/Crystallization
• 1990-2000 Transition, Fresh Direction, Harvest

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An Interpretative Overview

• 2000-2006 Signals of the Way Forward
• A Personal Testimony Who needs lunch?

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ECCLESIAL IDENTITY

• Body of Christ
• Our Legitimacy
• Vital Elements of our Gospel Witness Word and
  Spirit
• Role of the Covenant

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2006 FRESH LEADERSHIP

• Bishop Randall E. Howard was unanimously
  confirmed as General Overseer in the 2006
  Assembly. In consultation with the General
  Presbyters, he highlights Prayer, Leadership
  Development and Harvest as Core Values. Vision
  2020 was launched in 2010.

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GUIDING STRUCTURES

• Holy Spirit/ Word of God (Supreme)
• The Local Church (primary unit of Org. Visible
  presence locally)
• National Regional State Functions-Visible
  presence Nations, Regions, Etc
• IO Functions (Visible presence in the worldwide
  sense).

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WHERE WE ARE NOW

• Harvest
• Leadership Development
• Prayer (and Ministry of the Word)
• Effective Administration
• Spirit and Word Gods Guidance, Apostolic
  leadership by the Word
• God Dependency Ecclesial Identity