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Post Re: GA Nashville - Attend or Not? Nature Boy Florida
Charlie Earl wrote:
THE LOVE OF GOD wrote:
I think you should try to go. Would you be offended if I made a suggestion? Can you present it to your church this Sunday and ask them if they could give sacrifically between this Sunday the 10th - to the following Sunday 17th. The clerk should have tried to take care of this before now. Lets all pray that God supplies the need. Even if you get a portion of the funds, that would help. The church needs to know it is their obligation to send you. They have had 2 years to prepare for it. We pastored at small churches all our ministry - it is hard to do and it is NOT a vacation. The last church we pastored, they put up a special fund and put aside $100 a month and most of the time, that would cover campmeeting and GA. Some weeks,we did not even get a salary, but, we still had them put up the $100 a month.
I am going to pray that you will be able to go. You need to represent your church and be a part of a great church.
You asked for feedback and I hope this is ok with you.
God Bless
Charlie Earl wrote:
This is a genuine issue with me -- appreciate feedback...

Trying to decide to attend GA this year. Have attended last five GA, etc. Church does not subsidize expenses. Would pull from savings, etc. Have done before, etc.

I always come home glad to see some folks I know, but asking --- was that really worth expense? I see how so much is spent on the GA when money is tight and some departments are broke, etc

Attend much lesser conferences and leave feeling spiritually filled, edified, intellectually challenged, etc. Can't remember last GA felt that way...

Struggle with over all expense and profitability in attending. My wife and I travel lite, but it would cost on low end at least $800-1000.

Not staying at Omni and partying like 1999...just simple travel, eat meal or two in room, etc.

Genuine responses to help my decision process. I am ordained Bishop and take morning session seriously. Just having a really hard time this year -- is it really worth it??? Really?

Thanks.


Thanks for suggestion --- got some travel $$$ --- decided to attend w wife. Appreciate response. Decided it's important to make happen.

CE


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Post Re: GA Nashville - Attend or Not? THE LOVE OF GOD
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Charlie Earl wrote:
THE LOVE OF GOD wrote:
I think you should try to go. Would you be offended if I made a suggestion? Can you present it to your church this Sunday and ask them if they could give sacrifically between this Sunday the 10th - to the following Sunday 17th. The clerk should have tried to take care of this before now. Lets all pray that God supplies the need. Even if you get a portion of the funds, that would help. The church needs to know it is their obligation to send you. They have had 2 years to prepare for it. We pastored at small churches all our ministry - it is hard to do and it is NOT a vacation. The last church we pastored, they put up a special fund and put aside $100 a month and most of the time, that would cover campmeeting and GA. Some weeks,we did not even get a salary, but, we still had them put up the $100 a month.
I am going to pray that you will be able to go. You need to represent your church and be a part of a great church.
You asked for feedback and I hope this is ok with you.
God Bless
Charlie Earl wrote:
This is a genuine issue with me -- appreciate feedback...

Trying to decide to attend GA this year. Have attended last five GA, etc. Church does not subsidize expenses. Would pull from savings, etc. Have done before, etc.

I always come home glad to see some folks I know, but asking --- was that really worth expense? I see how so much is spent on the GA when money is tight and some departments are broke, etc

Attend much lesser conferences and leave feeling spiritually filled, edified, intellectually challenged, etc. Can't remember last GA felt that way...

Struggle with over all expense and profitability in attending. My wife and I travel lite, but it would cost on low end at least $800-1000.

Not staying at Omni and partying like 1999...just simple travel, eat meal or two in room, etc.

Genuine responses to help my decision process. I am ordained Bishop and take morning session seriously. Just having a really hard time this year -- is it really worth it??? Really?

Thanks.


Thanks for suggestion --- got some travel $$$ --- decided to attend w wife. Appreciate response. Decided it's important to make happen.

CE
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No, not going this time & it's the first time we will not be going in ages.

From a California perspective it's tough to justify financially. We used to send all of our credentialed ministers/wives & teen talent candidates that had qualified.
Currently:
We only send O.B.'s in our church & at this time we have 5.
Each person gets a meal stipend of $75 a day & we cover all travel/lodging (usually about $3,000-3,300 per couple).
No longer support teen talent for too many reasons to list here.
Not going to GA this year & probably never again, it's complicated.
Didn't go to camp meeting this year due to other reasons & probably won't go to the ministers meeting in the fall.

I guess there's not much we are attending any more so we're saving the funds & attending the ARC conference in October.


Thanks for your support! Twisted Evil



Support is there, the clerk makes sure of that but my dollars are getting more and more difficult to come by so I'm making best use this year.
Thx for being an understanding layman! Thumb Up Thumb Up Thumb Up


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