From the analysis report of the recent Church of God survey by Deodandum Marketing Communications:
"Individuals seemed to spend a lot of time talking about communication and how to improve it. But, for a movement its size, the Church of God seems to have more vehicles to communicate, and spend more time and money on communication in person, electronically, and in print, than many other movements or denominations that are much larger. Perhaps it isn't a failure to communicate so much as an inability to listen to, or to accept the legitimacy and efficacy of what is being communicated, or the authority of those communicating."
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Ouch.
Well, after the big three: D.S. Warner, E.E. Byrum and F.G. Smith, the movement hasn't had a unifying voice with such power. (That's either a good or bad thing depending on each person's opinion.) The Gospel Trumpet and Vital Christianity gave us somewhat of a national voice.
After the Church-Historical method of interpreting Daniel and Revelation fell into disrepute (for many people, that is), I feel the CHOG hasn't found a cohesive answer to the question, "Why aren't we just Nazarenes?"
(Well, we pre-dated the Church of the Nazarene and I don't want to be a Nazarene; I'm happy where I am.)
Perhaps our flexibility — refusing to have a written creed (though we have an unwritten one) and our determination not to be dictated to by anyone doesn't help foster cohesion.
I guess it's a reminder to all of us that God gave us 2 ears and 1 mouth. Myself included.
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