"Wicked" ---- a play on words. But they nailed the wrong guy. :winkgrin

Anybody hear that Ontario District Youth Department is offering a full one year scholarship to NCC?

Bro. TN.......

Were you at Summer Summit?

Boy, I just can't win.

If I wear makeup and dye my hair, I'm too worldly (Metrosexual in New Brunswick ain't a great lifestyle choice).

If I go with what God gave me, I'm pasty skinned and fair haired.

Hey, what about the secret Pelet audio file? If small unmarked bills won't work, how about Starbucks' gift certificates?

The Upper Canada mindset being that if they send their kids south to school, they'll never come home, but, if they send them to the wrong side of the Nashwaak River for a year, they're bound to come home in a hurry.

:killinme:killinme:killinme:killinme

How about having your very own resident missionary that you send forth to reach the 1.3 billion Chinese needing to hear the gospel? I could oversea your missions department for 6 months and minister in China for 6 months of the year. :)

I have found the most economical and efficient way to reach university students in China for Christ. I am very excited about the opportunities God has opened up to us among the universities in Guangzhou. These are the future leaders of that nation!

Man oh man! I've been trying so hard to just sit on my hands and let this one go by. Heavyweight preachers, eh?

I've got the inside scoop on which newly renovated office is going to the staff evangelist. I'm not going to say, but it does mean that a certain monkeyman is going back to sharing a cubicle with the church janitor.

Also, I got a phone call and I'm withdrawing all offers for bootleg sermons. Who knew that Pelet was Sicilian for godfather? (I appreciate the offer to swim with the fishes wearing a pair of cement boots, but I think I'll pass)

He he!!!
Aww man, they have already got me under the baptistry!

That was our shure wireless mic that Pelet Soprano used so we have the ummm, "intellectual" property rights, ha! What is his deal anyway, did he cuss again from the pulpit????!!!!:slaphappy

no - Miller Lake

Bethlehem Apostolic Church
 

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So what's the deal with making such a long post?

The Pastor, Albert Rapley, has a son, Matthew Rapley. Go and learn what this means!

http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNew...att_Rapley.jpg

You really need to go to

Capital Community Church

And watch the message by Pastor Woodward from Sunday, July 15

You will be blessed!

His son can sing and is attempting to be Canada's version of Rueben Studdard?

Next!!!!

If RJ's daughter can do it, why not this cat? He's good by the way! Wow, he has a shot at this.

My choir did a concert with the guy from NS who took 2nd in the first C.I.

I wonder if he will sing L. Appleton's song on the show? :)

What next?

Didn't realize YOU had a choir!!!

I don't get your post sorry, please clarify, thanks!
Here is an oooold pic for proof I guess???


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You should doctor it up like the "My Church" photo!

:slaphappy

Haaa, I don't have the time or energy right now, but you will see that in the future!!!!!!!!!! Great idea!:choir

I really enjoyed the team from CCC who did the singing during Summer Summit. They're really really good! As good as you'd find anywhere! And I mean that sincerely. And the music was great too.

Since you enjoyed them so much, here they are to sing just for you.

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Here's a quiz for a Canadian Idol watching Chipmunk.

Did you:

__ Watch it in the electronics department at Sears?

__ Watch it on your wife's television?

__ Write a letter and attach it to the affirmation statement.

__ Watch the 15 minute recap at CTV.ca (Which is somehow different than watching television)?

__ Have a board member record it so it could be watched on a bootleg DVD?

__ Watch it on the Church's projection screen with the youth group?

That was SO cute!! Loved it! Thanks ML! You're one of a kind. :thumbsup

As I understand the situation Truly Blessed, or any other minister in his situation, could apply to Pastor any UPC church that is not formally affiliated without UPCI credentials. This is especially true of the larger Atlantic District churches that have become legally independent of the UPC through incorporation.

Do the Bible School by-laws actually require that the President have credentials with the UPCI? Perhaps having a President without UPC credentials would help the school appeal to a wider cross section of the church world. Was that not the reason for removing the United Pentecostal name from the school years ago?

I don't really know all the ins and outs of the points raised here but I DO know that your impression of why the school name was changed is incorrect.

The change was made basically.........

• to identify the location of the school (Northeast)
  
  
• and Christian College was chosen because the concept of a BLEND program was being introduced at that time.

Are you certain about this? The trend has been for churches to remove the "stigma" of the term Pentecostal from their names for several years now. The reason is always said to be so that they can appeal to a wider group of people who aren't comfortable with "Pentecostal."

Are you certain that the Government did not require them to change the name to "College" because of the unaccredited nature of the school? Wasn't "college" to identify them with the non-degree granting vocational community college system in New Brunswick?

I am positive sir. I'm sure the term "Pentecostal" was never viewed as being a stigma. After all it's what we (collective we :)) are, what we always have been and what we always will be.




Now, generally speaking........ (not addressing anything specific here) ............

I don't care what does or doesn't appeal to a "wider group of people". And the fact is that no matter what label you wear or use there will be those who may not feel comfortable with it. There are huge numbers of people in the world who have a problem with the label "Christian". Does that mean we stop wearing that particular label? I don't think so! :)

Being Pentecostal is not 'stigmatic' far as I'm concerned.

I'm not with Environment Canada, but I predict a storm on the horizon.

I hope The Senator brought his galoshes when he came (or came back) to forum life.

This would be a good time for one my favourite comedy sketches, written by Radio Free Vestibule. (I don't know who the performers are, but they're pretty good)

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I can't answer these questions for sure so I'll leave them for TB or someone else who has the scoop. :)

Hehe. You'd make a good weatherman.

I edited.......thought my post sounded a little "feisty". ;) :)

Now off to campmeeting I will go.

Here's another hilarious skit. This one by The Frantics.

I dedicate this one to TopDog. He'll know why.

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This is an interesting topic, but it is probably too hot to handle around here. Several of the independent churches, and some UPC, in New Brunswick have changed to generic names - I don't know if it has any value in attracting people who are turned off by the term "Pentecostal" or not. Perhaps somebody with more insight than I will comment on the topic.

I personally like the name Family Worship Centre, but it's already overworked in New Brunswick. We've got one liberal FWC, one conservative UPC FWC, and one ultra conservative FWC.

Some people leave the UPC and move on. Other people regurgitate their cud and chew on it so often that they get constipated and can't move on. Some Ex-UPC people could sure use some Ex-Lax.

One thing for sure is that three non UPC churches and one UPC church in this city have removed pentecostal from their name.

Even on the mighty Miramichi there's a church taking "pentecostal" off their name and replacing it with "community".

Makes me want to find a banjo and fiddle and start singing "The Miramichi Revival" lest we forget.

I may be naive but I thought they called it NCC because somebody didn't like the term "Institute" and thought it would be cool to be a college. Never heard anything about government intervention, why would they care unless you were committing fraud?
As for dropping UP from the name - perhaps it was thought that they could bring in Baptist, Wesleyan and PAOC young people? chortle snort - yup that'll work!
Reality is, in NB, call a UP church whatever you want - people are still smart enough to know that it is a UP church, unless of course it is in northern NB where it might take a while to figure out.

Old ministry maxim from RA Beesley - put the food in the trough and they will come and stay.
Maxim for Bible Colleges - it's not the name - make a good product available at an affordable price and they will come.

TN it is getting more and more difficult as each year passes to distinguish between UPC and non compliant churches!