{"id":1196,"date":"2017-03-02T15:32:31","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T15:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/?p=1196"},"modified":"2017-03-22T18:20:40","modified_gmt":"2017-03-22T18:20:40","slug":"compelling-event-unity-commitment-compassion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/2017\/03\/02\/compelling-event-unity-commitment-compassion\/","title":{"rendered":"A Compelling Event Of Unity, Commitment And Compassion!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If ever our nation and world needed a signal of hope and the clear demonstration of unity within the Body of Christ, it is certainly now. As news of national and global struggles have become headlines that capture our hearts with concern, it is only the Lord who can bring the shaft of light and life into our current realities.<\/p>\n<p>This report tells of one such occasion!\u00a0 On Monday and Tuesday (February 20 and 21, 2017) in Charleston, South Carolina, the heads of eight Pentecostal denominations came together to pray, collaborate, listen, share, and tackle some of the biggest issues that our world faces. This is the third consecutive year that these highly respected leaders have intentionally come together out<br \/>\nof a sense of <em>call<\/em> from the Lord to the end that unity as brothers and sisters in Christ becomes a reality in our time.\u00a0 Each year there has been forged deeper levels of trust, mutual understanding <em>and <\/em>an inspired collaboration as the Holy Spirit moves in power, nourishing, encouraging and establishing ongoing proactive and intentional partnerships between leadership and denominations. \u00a0The eight leaders present for this strategic event were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Randall A. Bach, President, <strong><em>Open Bible Churches<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Bishop Doug Beacham, Jr., Presiding Bishop, the <strong><em>International Pentecostal Holiness Church<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Bishop Charles E. Blake, Sr., Presiding Bishop of the <strong><em>Church of God in Christ, Inc.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Glenn Burris, Jr., President, the <strong><em>International Church of the Foursquare Gospel<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Bishop Sam Clements, General Overseer, <strong><em>Church of God of Prophecy<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Bishop Dan Coleman, General Secretary, <strong><em>Pentecostal Church of God<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Tim Hill, General Overseer<strong>, <em>Church of God<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>George O. Wood, General Superintendent, <strong><em>The General Council of the<br \/>\nAssemblies of God<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The conversations and action steps taken targeted tough topics of great concern and importance. The need for deliberate communication regarding complicated matters of life and faith is essential to spiritual health and progress. Issues brought to the table and addressed head on, as time permitted, were those of racial reconciliation and cross-cultural relationships, refugees and immigration, LGBTQ and legal ramifications, urban socio-economic conditions, education, the restoration of children and families, engaging the next generation to a rising hope and purpose, and global conflicts due to the adverse effects of terror and fear on this world. Also addressed was the desire to see the continued rise and commitment to Spirit-led and Spirit-filled movements.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1197\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/02\/Pic-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1197\" class=\"wp-image-1197\" src=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/02\/Pic-1.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/02\/Pic-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/02\/Pic-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/02\/Pic-1-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/02\/Pic-1-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1197\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From Left to Right: Rev. Randall A. Bach, Bishop Dan Coleman, Dr. Tim Hill, Bishop Sam Clements, Dr. George O. Wood, Rev. Eric S.C. Manning, Bishop Charles E. Blake, Sr., Dr. Glenn Burris, Jr., Bishop Doug Beacham, Jr.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As part of the meeting, an unprecedented opportunity opened to the leaders. In the late afternoon, these eight denominational leaders were able to plan an unexpected visit to the <em>Mother<\/em> <em>Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church<\/em> in downtown Charleston [This is the church where the tragic event that shook our nation had occurred on June 17, 2015. Nine individuals\u2019 lives were taken by an aberrant 21-year-old white man in an unspeakable act of hatred during an evening Bible Study]. As these leaders stood in the sanctuary with the pastor and listened to his heart, the Lord gave opportunity for these eight men to pray for the pastor, the church and its future for continued purpose and hope.\u00a0 It was a moment of miraculous grace, arranged for and touched by an imprint of Heaven.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly directed and designed by the Lord, the lasting effects of this meeting will be seen in the months and years ahead, as the fruit of <strong><em>unity<\/em><\/strong><em>, <strong>commitment<\/strong> and <strong>compassion<\/strong> <\/em>set the course before us for Kingdom triumph!<\/p>\n<p>There is a fresh HOPE that will not quit!!<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTE: <\/strong>\u00a0You can read IPHC General Superintendent Dr. Doug Beacham\u2019s reflections on his visit to Emanuel A.M.E Church in his recent <a href=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/2017\/02\/27\/visit-mother-emanuel-church\/\">blog<\/a> post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"excerpt","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1198,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[313,39,43,379],"class_list":{"0":"post-1196","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-general","8":"tag-313","9":"tag-february","10":"tag-pentecostal-leadership-summit","11":"tag-press-release","12":"entry"},"title_es":"Un hecho desencadenante de la unidad, el compromiso y la compasi\u00f3n!","content_es":"Si alguna vez nuestra naci\u00f3n y el mundo necesitan una se\u00f1al de esperanza y la clara demostraci\u00f3n de la unidad dentro del Cuerpo de Cristo, es ciertamente ahora. Cuando las noticias de las luchas nacionales y mundiales se han convertido en titulares que captan nuestros corazones con preocupaci\u00f3n, es s\u00f3lo el Se\u00f1or que puede traer el eje de la luz y de la vida en nuestras realidades actuales. Este informe habla de una de esas ocasiones! El lunes y martes (20 y 21 de febrero, 2017) en Charleston, Carolina del Sur, los jefes de ocho denominaciones pentecostales se reunieron para orar, colabore, escuchar, compartir y hacer frente a algunos de los mayores problemas que enfrenta nuestro mundo. Este es el tercer a\u00f1o consecutivo en que estos l\u00edderes altamente respetados intencionalmente se han unido por un sentido de la <em>llamada<\/em> del Se\u00f1or a fin de que tanto la unidad como hermanos y hermanas en Cristo se convierte en una realidad en nuestro tiempo. Cada a\u00f1o se ha forjado niveles m\u00e1s profundos de la confianza, <em>la<\/em> comprensi\u00f3n mutua <em>y<\/em> la colaboraci\u00f3n de inspiraci\u00f3n como el Esp\u00edritu Santo se mueve en el poder, nutritiva, y el fomento de la creaci\u00f3n de asociaciones proactivos e intencionales en curso entre el liderazgo y denominaciones. Los ocho l\u00edderes presentes en este evento estrat\u00e9gica fueron:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Randall A. Bach, Presidente, <strong><em>Open Iglesias de la Biblia<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Obispo Doug Beacham, Jr., Obispo Presidente, la <strong><em>Iglesia Internacional de Santidad Pentecostal<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Obispo Charles E. Blake, Sr., Obispo Presidente de la <strong><em>Iglesia de Dios en Cristo, Inc.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Glenn Burris, Jr., Presidente de la <strong><em>Iglesia Internacional del Evangelio Cuadrangular<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Obispo Sam Clements, Supervisor General, <strong><em>Iglesia de Dios de la Profec\u00eda<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Obispo Dan Coleman, Secretario General, <strong><em>Iglesia de Dios Pentecostal<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Tim Hill, Supervisor <strong>General, <em>Iglesia de Dios<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>George O. Wood, Superintendente General, <strong><em>el Consejo General de las Asambleas de Dios<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nLas conversaciones y acciones dirigidas las medidas adoptadas temas dif\u00edciles de gran inter\u00e9s e importancia. La necesidad de comunicaci\u00f3n deliberada con respecto a asuntos complicados de la vida y la fe es esencial para la salud y el progreso espiritual. Las cuestiones planteadas a la mesa y abordan de frente, como lo permite el tiempo, fueron los de la reconciliaci\u00f3n racial y las relaciones interculturales, los refugiados y la inmigraci\u00f3n, LGBTQ y las ramificaciones legales, condiciones socioecon\u00f3micas urbanas, la educaci\u00f3n, la restauraci\u00f3n de los ni\u00f1os y las familias, con la participaci\u00f3n la pr\u00f3xima generaci\u00f3n en una esperanza y prop\u00f3sito en aumento, y los conflictos globales debido a los efectos adversos del terror y el miedo en este mundo. Tambi\u00e9n abord\u00f3 fue el deseo de ver el continuo aumento y compromiso con la liderada por el Esp\u00edritu y movimientos llenos del Esp\u00edritu. Como parte de la reuni\u00f3n, se abri\u00f3 una oportunidad sin precedentes para los l\u00edderes. Por la tarde, estos ocho l\u00edderes de la denominaci\u00f3n fueron capaces de planificar una visita inesperada a la <em>Iglesia Episcopal Metodista Africana<\/em> <em>Madre<\/em> <em>Emanuel<\/em> en el centro de Charleston [Esta es la iglesia donde el tr\u00e1gico suceso que sacudi\u00f3 nuestro pa\u00eds se hab\u00eda producido el 17 de junio de 2015. Nueve individuos 'vidas fueron tomadas por un hombre blanco de 21 a\u00f1os de edad aberrante en un acto incalificable de odio durante una noche Estudio de la Biblia]. A medida que estos l\u00edderes estaban en el santuario con el pastor y escuch\u00f3 a su coraz\u00f3n, el Se\u00f1or dio oportunidad a estos ocho hombres para rezar por el pastor, la iglesia y su futuro para continuar prop\u00f3sito y esperanza. Fue un momento de gracia milagrosa, dispuesto para y tocado por una huella del Cielo. Dirigido y dise\u00f1ado claramente por el Se\u00f1or, los efectos duraderos de esta reuni\u00f3n se ver\u00e1n en los pr\u00f3ximos meses y a\u00f1os, como fruto de <strong><em>la <em>unidad,<\/em><\/em><\/strong> <em>el <strong>compromiso<\/strong> y <strong>la compasi\u00f3n<\/strong><\/em> marcan el rumbo ante nosotros para triunfar Unido! Hay una nueva esperanza que no va a dejar de fumar !! <em>\u00a0<\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong> <strong>NOTA:<\/strong> Usted puede leer las reflexiones IISP Superintendente General Dr. Doug Beacham en su visita a Emanuel Iglesia AME en su reciente <a href=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/2017\/02\/27\/visit-mother-emanuel-church\/\">blog de<\/a> correos.","author_name":"","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/02\/Pentecostal-Leadership-Summit.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb62Bx-ji","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1196"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1196\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}