Today was a great day for convention goers to take advantage of a large menu of available conferences. For me, the School of Theology's Doctrinal Dialogue is an annual tradition. For the second year in a row a "Town Hall" meeting with General Director Ron Duncan and General Assembly Chair Bob Moss was held. Opportunities were provided for individuals to ask questions about things happening at Church of God Ministries, and the second half was devoted specifically to the matter of the future of the NAC (led by an outside consultant that has been hired to lead the process). Attendance was strong, and the discussions were polite and largely subdued (perhaps too much).
Tonight's service included the annual commissioning of missionaries, always a NAC highlight. Dr. James Earl Massey was the speaker and, as usual, delivered a strong message, emphasizing the importance of our connections within the Body of Christ. I chose to attend the Park Place service. As I reported yesterday this is an alternative venue that provides a more traditional worship experience. And, as I discovered, it was done very well with such familiar names as Paul Yerden and Dean Schields in leadership. It was obvious from their enthusiastic participation that the largely older demographic was at home singing familiar hymns (even using the hymnal!) with piano and organ accompaniment. And the coordination to connect to the sermon video feed from Reardon was almost spot on. I think this works!
Tonight's service included the annual commissioning of missionaries, always a NAC highlight. Dr. James Earl Massey was the speaker and, as usual, delivered a strong message, emphasizing the importance of our connections within the Body of Christ. I chose to attend the Park Place service. As I reported yesterday this is an alternative venue that provides a more traditional worship experience. And, as I discovered, it was done very well with such familiar names as Paul Yerden and Dean Schields in leadership. It was obvious from their enthusiastic participation that the largely older demographic was at home singing familiar hymns (even using the hymnal!) with piano and organ accompaniment. And the coordination to connect to the sermon video feed from Reardon was almost spot on. I think this works!
3 comments:
You called it a Town Hall meeting, that smells like Moss to me. :) What is mostly informational with a dash of discussion? Truly a discussion?
What were some of the highlights for you in the discussion?
ChOG Ministries?
NAC?
So where does NAC go from here?
Greetings Randy,
Why don't you consider watching the Town Hall meeting online at chog.org/NAC. The video archive is there.
Randy,
Certainly watch it for yourself.
But I can't say that there was any clear messages, themes or directions that emerged out of the meeting.
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