Whaaaaaaatt???? What's happening in Canada??

[TrueNorth]

Originally Posted by TRIPLE E

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

what is a non-compliant church?

[TRIPLE E]

Originally Posted by TrueNorth

what is a non-compliant church?

a church that apparently still preaches Acts 2:38 but they are outside of the mother ship because they did not want to comply to the standards

[TRIPLE E]

I again ask the question "Whaaaaaaaat is happening in Canada?

[The Senator]

Originally Posted by TrueNorth

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.

Why do you think that they dropped "United Pentecostal" from the name if it wasn't to disassociate the school from its denominational affiliation? Are you suggesting that the UPC is not known in northern NB or that the churches there aren't as strict as those in the south?

[The Senator]

Originally Posted by TRIPLE E

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.

Was the name change part of a move to make the church non-denominational? Do you have the words for "The Miramichi Revival?" I don't think that I've ever heard that song. I've met a lot of people from the Miramichi - great folks.

[TrueNorth]

Originally Posted by The Senator

Why do you think that they dropped "United Pentecostal" from the name if it wasn't to disassociate the school from its denominational affiliation? Are you suggesting that the UPC is not known in northern NB or that the churches there aren't as strict as those in the south?

Well, let's see, the school is owned by the Atlantic District UPC, requires staff to be UPC, has 99% of its students come from UPC churches, it's pretty hard to disassociate.
Having said that, I think that it was the cool, trendy factor - other Bible Colleges are known as Colleges and not institutes with no denominational inferences in the names - plus if you say you graduated from NCC people will think you have an education.

[The Senator]

Originally Posted by TrueNorth

Well, let's see, the school is owned by the Atlantic District UPC, requires staff to be UPC, has 99% of its students come from UPC churches, it's pretty hard to disassociate.
Having said that, I think that it was the cool, trendy factor - other Bible Colleges are known as Colleges and not institutes with no denominational inferences in the names - plus if you say you graduated from NCC people will think you have an education.

Every time I read a ministry profile of UPBI graduates I am reminded of "The Artist formerly known as Prince." They will always say that they attended or graduated from Northeast Christian College, and then add, formerly known as United Pentecostal Bible Institute. Here's an example from the NCC web site: "he attended Northeast Christian College (then known as United Pentecostal Bible Institute)"

[ALVIN]

Originally Posted by ALVIN

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.

I want to apologize for this post. It doesn't seem near as funny in the light of day as it did late last night. I guess I should learn to use smileys.

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

Originally Posted by ALVIN

I want to apologize for this post. It doesn't seem near as funny in the light of day as it did late last night. I guess I should learn to use smileys.

Or you need prunes in your diet.

[ALVIN]

Originally Posted by BoredOutOfMyMind

Or you need prunes in your diet.

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