Creating a New Fellowship

[stmatthew]

Originally Posted by Ronzo

Can you tell him I miss him and ask him to visit with us?

Yes tell him we need him to come and straighten us all out.

I say with all sincerity, What a Christian Breachmender is.

[Scott Hutchinson]

Originally Posted by Ronzo

Can you tell him I miss him and ask him to visit with us?

Yes I will tell him.He is a member here but he's pretty busy as he is helping his brother with his construction business.

Originally Posted by stmatthew

Yes tell him we need him to come and straighten us all out.

I say with all sincerity, What a Christian Breachmender is.

I agree. He's a good man and I appreciate him a great deal.

[Scott Hutchinson]

Breachmender is also busy preaching out.He doesn't pastor now.

[Sandra]

Originally Posted by stmatthew

Here is your chance (like you really need one) to tell us what you think is important in a fellowship. If you were going to create a new one, or join a new one, what would you be looking for? What do you see as non-negotiables? How structured would you have it??


Maybe we will incorporate AFF and start giving out licenses...................for a small fee of course.

Are you talking about with all the preachers on here?? That would be a BIG MESS!! To many different veiws wouldn't work. JMO

[Nahum]

Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

My wish list......

1. Doctrinally strong.
2. Standards left up to the local assembly.
3. Fiscally responsible.
4. Central office for communication purposes only.
5. Regionally themed to promote voluntary fellowship.
6. No corporate fundraising programs whatsoever, each church would give to the ministries of their choice.
7. No periodicals. All communication via internet or newsletter.
8. No licensing or dues. Ministers are licensed through their assembly.
9. I would heavily advertise and promote the "fellowship" ideal. I would never, ever, ever, ever use the word "organization" at any time.
10. There would be a focus on specific individual ministries. The website could be utilized to advertise those seeking funding, with a link to paypal accounts for INDIVIDUAL ministries. This would do away with beauracracy and eliminate administrative expenses.

Look people, I contributed big time! No one else has any ideas?

[Scott Hutchinson]

I do have some ideas,yes I do.

[Ferd]

Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

Look people, I contributed big time! No one else has any ideas?

I ve been asking questions!


personally i lean more to an organized system that has a real bent toward growth. that needs more structure than you advocate.

there are clearly a number of safeguards that would be needed to prevent some of the abuses that are inherent in such a system.

Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

Look people, I contributed big time! No one else has any ideas?

It's all about you, ain't it PP?

[Ferd]

If you took the basis of the UPCI from 1948, then stripped all the "law" out of it but kept the principles in place, I suspect I would be very happy.