Credentialing Examination
MINUTES of the 53rd Session of THE GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE ASSEMBLIES OF GOD
Convened in Orlando, Florida August 4-7, 2009 with Revised Constitution and Bylaws
(Incorporated under the laws of the State of Missouri, October 13, 1916; amended September 26, 1919, September 7, 1965, and November 4, 1977) Printed in U.S.A. Cost: $5 (Available from general secretary’s office)
THE GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE ASSEMBLIES OF GOD
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
George O. Wood, General Superintendent L. Alton Garrison, Assistant General Superintendent James T. Bradford, General Secretary Douglas E. Clay, General Treasurer L. John Bueno, Executive Director of AG World Missions Zollie L. Smith, Jr., Executive Director of AG U.S. Missions
EXECUTIVE PRESBYTERY
George O. Wood, Chairman C. Dan Betzer A. Elizabeth Grant James T. Bradford Larry H. Griswold L. John Bueno R. Bryan Jarrett Warren D. Bullock Nam Soo Kim Douglas E. Clay John E. Maracle Richard Dresselhaus Jesse Miranda, Jr. Douglas E. Fulenwider H. Robert Rhoden L. Alton Garrison Clarence W. St. John J. Don George Zollie L. Smith, Jr. Saturnino Gonzalez
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES
1445 N. Boonville Avenue Springfield, Missouri 65802-1894 Telephone: 417-862-2781 FAX: 417-862-0133 E-mail: generalsecretary@ag.org
FOREWORD
The 53rd General Council convened in Orlando, Florida, August 4-7, 2009. Nearly 30,000 people attended from around the nation. The General Council gatherings were marked with a tangible sense of God’s presence and the prophetic impact of the ministry of God’s Word. Over the past 2 years the Assemblies of God family is one of only a very few religious bodies in the United States that has been growing. We thank God for this and yet seek to find the Lord’s enabling power and creative wisdom for even greater spiritual impact on our culture in the years just ahead. It is a personal privilege to serve on the Executive Leadership Team. Leading that team is George O. Wood who, with an overwhelming mandate on the
Convened in Orlando, Florida August 4-7, 2009 with Revised Constitution and Bylaws
(Incorporated under the laws of the State of Missouri, October 13, 1916; amended September 26, 1919, September 7, 1965, and November 4, 1977) Printed in U.S.A. Cost: $5 (Available from general secretary’s office)
THE GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE ASSEMBLIES OF GOD
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
George O. Wood, General Superintendent L. Alton Garrison, Assistant General Superintendent James T. Bradford, General Secretary Douglas E. Clay, General Treasurer L. John Bueno, Executive Director of AG World Missions Zollie L. Smith, Jr., Executive Director of AG U.S. Missions
EXECUTIVE PRESBYTERY
George O. Wood, Chairman C. Dan Betzer A. Elizabeth Grant James T. Bradford Larry H. Griswold L. John Bueno R. Bryan Jarrett Warren D. Bullock Nam Soo Kim Douglas E. Clay John E. Maracle Richard Dresselhaus Jesse Miranda, Jr. Douglas E. Fulenwider H. Robert Rhoden L. Alton Garrison Clarence W. St. John J. Don George Zollie L. Smith, Jr. Saturnino Gonzalez
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES
1445 N. Boonville Avenue Springfield, Missouri 65802-1894 Telephone: 417-862-2781 FAX: 417-862-0133 E-mail: generalsecretary@ag.org
FOREWORD
The 53rd General Council convened in Orlando, Florida, August 4-7, 2009. Nearly 30,000 people attended from around the nation. The General Council gatherings were marked with a tangible sense of God’s presence and the prophetic impact of the ministry of God’s Word. Over the past 2 years the Assemblies of God family is one of only a very few religious bodies in the United States that has been growing. We thank God for this and yet seek to find the Lord’s enabling power and creative wisdom for even greater spiritual impact on our culture in the years just ahead. It is a personal privilege to serve on the Executive Leadership Team. Leading that team is George O. Wood who, with an overwhelming mandate on the