MIP Commissioning Weekend: Follow LIVE Twitter Feed
Cleveland, Tennessee–The Church of God Division of Education is proud to host the Ministerial Internship Program (MIP) Commissioning Celebration which is currently underway at the Church of God International Offices. The Celebration recognizes the MIP candidates, supervising pastors, and state MIP coordinators who have completed the MIP for the 2011-2012 term. Hundreds of family and friends have journeyed to Cleveland, Tennessee with the graduates.
The official Church of God Twitter handle @COGHQ has been and will continue to live tweet from the meetings and events taking place during MIP Commissioning Weekend. @COGHQ will share photos and a sneak peek behind the scenes of this eventful celebration.
The Celebration began yesterday evening with a dinner to honor state MIP coordinators. Mitchell E. Corder, administrative bishop of Virginia, spoke at the banquet.
For many of the MIP Graduates, this is their first visit to Cleveland. Today they have had the opportunity to tour the expansive campus of the International Offices and to see first-hand how departments such as the Business and Records Department function on a daily basis.
MIP Leadership are currently involved in a Seminar with the state ministerial training leaders and Division of Education staff. This is taking place in the Leadership and Communications Conference Center.
This evening, Rev. Loran Livingston, senior pastor of the Charlotte Central Church of God, will speak and lead the congregation in Communion during the celebration service. The service will celebrate the accomplishments of the MIP term, including presentation of the Distinguished Service Award.
Church of God General Overseer Raymond Culpepper will deliver the Saturday morning Commissioning service keynote address. After the message and prayer of commissioning, the MIP candidates, supervising pastors, and their spouses will be recognized individually. Then, each MIP candidate and MIP candidate spouse will be prayed for by the general overseer and their supervising pastor. Finally, Assistant General Overseer Mark Williams will present each graduate with a copy of the book, The Great Commission Connection.
The Friday evening Celebration service begins at 7:00 p.m., and the Saturday morning Commissioning service begins at 10:00 a.m. Both services will be held at the Lee University Church Street Annex, formerly, the First Baptist Church of Cleveland.
