The GODLESSNESS of the ERC new New Strategic Plan

Back on 09 when Ed Rosenberry created the CGGC Mission Statement, Ed had the wisdom to couch the talk in reference to Jesus Christ as Lord.

"As witnesses of the Lord Jesus Christ, we commit ourselves to make more and better disciples by establishing churches on the New Testament plan and proclaiming the gospel around the world."

While, in my opinion, in the last 8 years, the Mission Statement has only been talk...or, Talk-ism, it's good well-intentioned talk that actually begins with Jesus Christ as Lord.

As you know, I've received reports on the goings on at the ERC Town Hall Meetings. And, based on what I'm hearing, this is the sentence that the ERC hierarchs have created to describe the new New Strategic Plan:

"Healthy life-giving churches led by healthy life-giving pastors guided by..."

What?

The Holy Spirit?

John Winebrenner's, "the Bible as our only rule of faith and practice?"

No.

No, no, no, no...NO!

"...guided by healthy life-giving leadership."

People reporting to me have made it clear that the leadership mentioned here is CONFERENCE leadership, though I never doubted it.

I've looked up the definition of the word, godless. Two definitions apply.

"Not recognizing or obeying god," and

"Without a god."

The essence of the ERC's new New Strategic Plan is entirely godless.

It is about churches and parish priests and Conference leadership.

It does not mention God. It does not "recognize" God. It is, in its very own words,  without God, godless.

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I've noted in the past that you can know the truth about people by what they do when they are left to their own devices.

One truth about the ERC leaders who produced the new New Strategic Plan and have been promoting it and are calling for its implementation as soon as January is revealed in that godless sentence that captures the essence of their plan.

Their minds focus on churches, pastors and the institutional hierarchy...

...but not on the Lord.

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I've not written this until now, in part, because, other than to point out the godlessness of the plan, I'm far beyond words, I'm aghast. I'm speechless.

But, all of you understand.

No one I know of besides me is talking about this.

There certainly is chatter about shortcomings in the plan and some of that chatter is rather profound theologically.

But, gang!

An entire plan for a Conference of churches that can be completely described without reference to God!?!?!!!!!

You should all be beside yourselves. Furious.

Ready to overthrow the hierarchy.

But, the most I can say is there is, behind the scenes, spirited conversation about the plan.

The, unmentioned in the ERC's new New Strategic Plan, Lord of all authority and power and grace and mercy and blessing will not bless a plan that doesn't include Him...or, even MENTION Him.

We must repent!