Sunday, July 31, 2011

COGWA Announces Nomination Ballot Results

Church of God, a Worldwide Association (COGWA) has announced the results of balloting of career elders (paid with 5 years paid experience) to nominate 14 candidates for election to the Ministerial Board of Directors (MBOD). Here are the 14 men nominated:

David Lawrence Baker
Jim B. Franks
Arnold Jerome Hampton
Michael James Hanisko
Douglas Robert Horchak
Clyde L. Kilough
Leslie L. McCullough
Joel Christopher Meeker
Richard Robert Pinelli
David L. Register
Larry R. Salyer
Richard Conerly Thompson
Leon Walker
Lyle Eugene Welty

There will now be a ballot by the entire COGWA ministry (including unpaid local elders) to elect seven of these men to be members of the board. That board will in turn choose a president and other positions to help lead the Church. No schedule was announced for that balloting, but I imagine it will be finished before the end of August. Once that is done, I do not think it will take long for the board to name a president and other administrators. The board will also name members of two committees, a doctrine committee and an ethics committee.

Here is a link to the announcement:
http://members.cogwa.org/news/july-30-2011-governance-update/


More to come...


Here are links to related sections in Preaching the Gospel:

Government in the Church, Chapter 5

Following the Bible -- Pattern of Government, Chapter 6

Church Government, Chapter 7

How Is the Church Organized?, Chapter 7

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

All I can say here and for now is "wait and see if they don't end up much the same way as UCG"---but there may not be enough time for that to happen to the fullest extent. I wonder if it will take them as long as UCG to figure out what "Evangelist" is? It makes one also wonder if these people are setting themselves up to go thru the tribulation. That would be sad to see happen---

Anony Jon