Reallocation of Resources Meeting Set
A meeting of the Committee of Action for the Reallocation of Resources has been set for April 30-May 1. The meeting is in response to action taken at the 72nd Church of God International Assembly last year in San Antonio, Texas.
Following debate on what was Item #3 of the Assembly agenda, the General Council at the Assembly referred the measure to the Executive Committee and International Executive Council. The result was the formation of a Committee of Action (COA) to address the impact of realignment and reallocation of church resources. Since the General Assembly, a steering committee has conducted numerous meetings, gathering data and information on all aspects of the International Offices, including structure, personnel and capital assets.
The Committee of Action consists of every Church of God Administrative Bishop in North America and the first elected member of each state or region’s council. It also includes the International Executive Council, and sub-committees from the Reallocation of Resources Steering Committee. Sub-committees include 1) Impact on World Missions (World Missions Board), 2) Impact on the International Offices (Budget Review Committee) and 3) Impact on States/Regions. The group of nearly 150 leaders is slated to gather at the Dixon Center on the Lee University campus in Cleveland, Tennessee where they will hear results and recommendations from the impact studies. The Executive Council will hear results from the steering committee earlier in the week at the International Offices during their regularly scheduled April session.
Although the two-day meeting will be closed to spectators other than the Committee of Action, Church of God Communications and Lee University will be broadcasting the proceedings via live video stream at www.churchofgod.org. The broadcast begins with a 2:00 – 4:30 p.m. session on Thursday, April 30. Session 2 will begin at 7:00 p.m., followed by two Friday, May 1 sessions at 9:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., if necessary. All times are Eastern Standard Time (EST).
A link to the Reallocation Web page will be available early next week. To view the Web stream beginning Thursday at 2:00 p.m., click on the special graphic on the Church of God Web site link and follow instructions. There is no cost to view the broadcast, but download of a particular video player may be required. Please visit the site prior to April 30 to assess the requirements.
