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The New Strategy For The The New Strategy For The Center For Biblical LeadershipCenter For Biblical Leadership

The Present Challenge: Trans-Generational Leadership Change

“The people served the Lord throughout the lifetime of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him and who had seen all the great things the Lord had done for Israel...After that whole generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation grew up, who knew neither the Lord nor what he had done for Israel” (Judges 2: 7,10 NIV).

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The Church Of God Of Prophecy Serious Transition Since 1991

The First phase of the transition dealt with some very serious theological/doctrinal and government issues that needed some adjustment and re-alignment.

I believe we are in a Second phase of transition which could be more serious and dangerous than the first phase.

It is no secret that in many areas of the world we are “age heavy”. This means that in a rather short period of time there will be a major “leadership transition to another generation” which will transfer the DNA and Ethos of this church.

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The Paramount Question Is What DNA And Ethos Will Be Transferred?

Challenges can be both crisis and opportunity. When new challenges arise, it is a good sign that

a new paradigm is emerging and that the “ground has sifted”.

In such a state of affairs it does matter what strategies are developed in order to address the needs and demands of the new paradigm.

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Core Values

The course of action to identify the core values of the COGOP is timely and highly advisable.

One of the Core Values that has been identified is Spiritual Biblical Leadership.

The Center for Biblical Leadership has been given the privilege to develop a new paradigm relative to Spiritual Biblical Leadership Development.

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The Three Streams Of Biblical Leadership Development

1. School of Practical and Advanced Studies

2. Gordon-Conwell / COGOP Consortium 3. Regent COGOP Partnership

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1. SCHOOL OF PRACTICAL AND ADVANCED STUDIES

1. School of Practical and Advanced Studies– This is in response to the many who have

stated in writing and orally that something like Bible Training Institute is needed

– CBL has proposed a program, which we are calling the School of Practical and Advanced Studies.

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The School Will Have At Least Three Terms

It will not have test as in the former model of BTI

It will have suggested reading assignments per term.

Each certificate of completion will have a special emblem attached to it for those who fulfill the reading assignments. The certificate for first term will be bronze, second term silver and the third term gold.

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Curriculum For The First Two Terms

First Term A. General Principles of Pastoral Leadership Development

I: This would include principles of pastoral theology, pastoral counseling, pastoral formation and leadership principles.

B. Ecclesial Identity: COGOP History and Polity I: This will include matters of transition, building an identity ethos and governance matters.

C. Theology: Doctrinal Principles of the COGOP: This will include tracing our Pentecostal doctrinal roots and dealing with our particular views on certain doctrinal matters and recent adjustment thereto.

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Suggested Reading For First Term

(1) Biblical Principles, Beliefs and Practices of the COGOP,( 2) Foundations for Facing Forward by Bishop Randall Howard and (3) Beyond Cheap Grace by Dr. Eldin Villafane.

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Second Term

Second Term The curriculum will continue the General Principles

of Pastoral Leadership Development II and also begin teaching on Hermeneutics and Homiletics. Also, Ecclesial Identity II concerning the COGOP History and Polity will continue. In the second term we will introduce a new class concerning Studies on Historical Pneumatology.

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Suggestive Reading For Second Term

(1) Ordering Your Private World by Gordon McDonald, (2) How to Read the Bible for all it Worth by Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart.

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To Develop the curriculum for third and possibly fourth term

We have already scheduled several Schools of Practical and Advanced Studies as you can see from the CBL schedule that you have in your packet

We will schedule some more as we work with the request of our presiding bishops.

Awaiting In-put From The Field

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Adjunct Instructors

We will be using some adjunct instructors for many of these schools as the CBL faculty at the Inter-national Offices will not be able to teach in all the schools around the world.

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2. GORDON-CONWELL COGOP CONSORTIUM

The Consortium is a partnership with Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, which is non-denominational and is the fifth largest seminary in the USA.

Gordon-Conwell has three campuses and the consortium works under the Boston campus under the direction of Dean Dr. Alvin Padilla, and Dr. Hector Ortiz, Coordinator and the presiding bishops who are part of the Consortium as the steering committee.

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Unique Accredited Program

Gordon-Conwell has developed a unique accredited program for bi-vocational pastors, minister and lay leaders who desire to obtain a Masters of Arts Degree.

The program targets mature ministerial leaders who due to life experience has not be able to gain a Masters of Arts Degree.

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Program Open To All

The program is open to anyone who has a BA Degree

It is also open to those who do not have a BA but who desire to study.

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The Program Functions The Program Functions On Two LevelsOn Two Levels

The first level is for those who have a BA Degree to be admitted into the program immediately.

The second level is for those who do not have a BA. They are admitted into the accredited Diploma level

After qualifying by taking six courses with good grades, they are admitted into the full Masters of Arts level.

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Credit Hours From Diploma Credit Hours From Diploma Counts On Master Of Arts LevelCounts On Master Of Arts Level

Those who enter at the Diploma level, after qualifying, their credit hours are transferred into the full Masters of Arts level.

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Classes Twice A Year

The program is a slow moving program to assist bi-vocational workers who have not been able to take off from work to study

Have limited financial resources to study. The program has classes twice a year,

January and May 15-August 15 It is possible to take courses in other

consortium schools to advance ones course work.

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Some Schools Are Thinking Of Adding Third Session In Their

Areas In your packet you have a copy of the Consortium

schools. Current price per course $399.00, which is about a

third of the normal rate. The Consortium works under a grant that the

mother campus has given the Boston campus to aid bi-vocational ministerial workers.

There is a $50.00 application fee to enter into the program.

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3. REGENT UNIVERSITY/COGOPCHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

Regent University/COGOP are developing a cutting-edge program for our presiding bishops. As far as we know no other Seminary or University has such a program.

The program will be for our presiding bishops in a global context.

We hope to have these schools in Africa, Asia, South American/Central America/Spanish Caribbean; North America and English Caribbean. It will be a 36 or 48 hour credit Masters of Arts Program in Christian Leadership Leadership

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Targeting A Specific Group

Presiding bishops Individual nominated to attend.

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Progress Report On The Regent Program

1. Dr. Michael Palmer Dean and Dr. Dan Tucker, Associate dean feel we are going to get the program accredited.

2. The cost of the program will be $670.00 per course which is one third of what Regent normally charges. In order to assist with the cost factor , CBL plans to give a $300.00 scholarship per course.

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Christian Leadership(Leader of Leaders)

3. The name of the program is Christian Leadership (Leader of Leaders) for presiding bishops and individuals nominated to be part of the program by State/National Presiding Bishops, the General Presbyters and the General Overseer

Those nominated to be part of this program will be primary leaders who work very closely with the presiding bishops, presbyters or the General Overseer.

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The Study Program

4. A 36 or 48 hour Masters of Arts Students come to a specific location in different areas of

the world for a period between 15 to 21 days a year. In this period three courses will be studied with a break of

one or two days between courses. There will be pre-residency work and post-residency work

to be done via the internet. We may have one course a year that is done on-line,

however, this is still in the planning stage. The final consummating work for the degree - the student

will have the option of doing a 200 hour practicum or write a thesis.

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Projected Dates And Possible Sites

Africa: Late October - mid November 2009: Possible site South Africa

SA/CA/Spanish Caribbean: January, 2010: Dominican Republic

North America/English Caribbean: February, 2010: Alabama or Virginia Beach

Asia: March 2010: Korea or Singapore

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Classifications For Entrance To The Program

1. Those who have a BA or an equivalent can be admitted straight into the program.

2. The presiding bishops, and those nominated, who do not have a BA but have certain studies at different schools or institutes can be admitted under the exception clause of ATS. The exception clause allows for students to be enrolled without a BA if there is a qualifying process. The qualifying process will be to finish about five courses with good grades. After the qualifying process the student will be accepted into the completion phase of the program

If they complete the program, they will be awarded the Masters of Arts.

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Those Who Can AttendThose Who Can Attend

3. The bishops and nominated individuals who do not meet the above two entry requirements can be given a Regent School of Divinity Certificate, which will not be an accredited certificate but that will be a bona fide certificate with respectability from Regent University.

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Too DifficultToo Difficult

4. Presiding bishops can attend the program as participant observers if they feel the program is too difficult for them, due to their educational preparation

These would not have to do course requirements but they can gain from the class presentation and discussions.

The presiding bishops who attend in this classification do not have to pay tuition, in contrast, the bishops in the other three classifications will have to pay tuition.

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Need A Little HelpNeed A Little Help

5. There will be a special tutorial program on Theological research and writing available on-line, which will not require many hours to complete, to assist those who will be part of the Christian Leadership studies.

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Student Roster Form

We are now in the process of gathering a roster from different areas of the world where we plan to have a Christian Leadership program. I am pleased to inform you that we are already beginning to receive the Student Roster Forms from different areas of the world. By God’s grace we are moving toward starting the program.

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A Clear and Present ChallengeA Clear and Present ChallengeDiscerning Biblical LeadershipDiscerning Biblical Leadership

We need the elders and the young leadersWe need the elders and the young leaders2 Samuel 21:15-172 Samuel 21:15-17 Wise Counsel is discerning counselWise Counsel is discerning counsel1 Kings 12:3-141 Kings 12:3-14 Lord, open our eyes that we may see the Lord, open our eyes that we may see the

right decision we need to make according to right decision we need to make according to Your eternal plan.Your eternal plan.

Come, Holy Spirit, Be our GuideCome, Holy Spirit, Be our Guide