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ChildOftheKing |
| I've often wondered why the crowds at the General Assembly have dwindled over the years. The venues for these gatherings have run the gamut. From downtown Dallas where crowds were well over 25,000 to this year's event in Nashville which holds a fraction of what used to be needed. Could it be the cost of $129 to attend this year's spectical? I'm beginning to understand now why the crowds have gotten smaller and smaller. How can the COG charge that kind of price? Are the Eagles reuniting for the praise and worship? |
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Eddie Robbins |
| If everybody gets in free, then we fuss about headquarters spending the money on the venue and everything that goes along with making the assembly happen. Can't win. |
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| Eddie Robbins wrote: | | If everybody gets in free, then we fuss about headquarters spending the money on the venue and everything that goes along with making the assembly happen. Can't win. |
Whatya mean "WE," Eddie? You a Andy-ite now.  |
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Eddie Robbins |
| Old Time Country Preacher wrote: | | Eddie Robbins wrote: | | If everybody gets in free, then we fuss about headquarters spending the money on the venue and everything that goes along with making the assembly happen. Can't win. |
Whatya mean "WE," Eddie? You a Andy-ite now. |
"We" as in a member of the great Church of God! I have been a member for 54 years. I was saved in one, married in one and will have my funeral in one. |
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philunderwood |
| ChildOftheKing wrote: | | I've often wondered why the crowds at the General Assembly have dwindled over the years. The venues for these gatherings have run the gamut. From downtown Dallas where crowds were well over 25,000 to this year's event in Nashville which holds a fraction of what used to be needed. Could it be the cost of $129 to attend this year's spectical? I'm beginning to understand now why the crowds have gotten smaller and smaller. How can the COG charge that kind of price? Are the Eagles reuniting for the praise and worship? |
25,000??? Where and when?? I went to the GA there 2-3 between 68 and 80 and never saw that. The Dallas Municipal Auditorium, now part of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, only seats 9,816 and the auditorium where the alternate youth services were held sat 1,700. Where did the other 13,000 people hang out?
So, in effect, 25K and more came and 60% had no chance of even getting in the building??
Kiel Auditorium in St Louis (72?) seated 9,300.
Municipal Arena in Kansas City (1978) seats 10,700
Where were these giant assemblies held?
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6/22/16 11:10 pm
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I don't think they charge if you attend the services only at night.
Perhaps that has changed.
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| philunderwood wrote: | | ChildOftheKing wrote: | | I've often wondered why the crowds at the General Assembly have dwindled over the years. The venues for these gatherings have run the gamut. From downtown Dallas where crowds were well over 25,000 to this year's event in Nashville which holds a fraction of what used to be needed. Could it be the cost of $129 to attend this year's spectical? I'm beginning to understand now why the crowds have gotten smaller and smaller. How can the COG charge that kind of price? Are the Eagles reuniting for the praise and worship? |
25,000??? Where and when?? I went to the GA there 2-3 between 68 and 80 and never saw that. The Dallas Municipal Auditorium, now part of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, only seats 9,816 and the auditorium where the alternate youth services were held sat 1,700. Where did the other 13,000 people hang out?
So, in effect, 25K and more came and 60% had no chance of even getting in the building??
Kiel Auditorium in St Louis (72?) seated 9,300.
Municipal Arena in Kansas City (1978) seats 10,700
Where were these giant assemblies held? |
The Alamo-dome in San Antonio maybe? It seats 72,000 |
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6/23/16 9:20 am
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Eddie Robbins |
| The assembly want in the Alamo Dome, was it? Wasn't it in the basketball arena? Seats about 17,000. |
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aprilmay2.0 |
| I got so excited thinking Steve Fee is coming to General Assembly! |
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Eddie Robbins |
| aprilmay2.0 wrote: | | I got so excited thinking Steve Fee is coming to General Assembly! |
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philunderwood |
| aprilmay2.0 wrote: | | I got so excited thinking Steve Fee is coming to General Assembly! |
That was my first thought... LOL
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6/23/16 2:43 pm
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| Quote: | | The Alamo-dome in San Antonio maybe? It seats 72,000 |
That was a different era, and when we have gone into stadiums like in Indy, it was 1/3 house with the upper deck closed. It rendered seating for about 15K and we were at about 50% capacity.
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Old Time Country Preacher |
| Eddie Robbins wrote: | | Old Time Country Preacher wrote: | | Eddie Robbins wrote: | | If everybody gets in free, then we fuss about headquarters spending the money on the venue and everything that goes along with making the assembly happen. Can't win. |
Whatya mean "WE," Eddie? You a Andy-ite now. |
"We" as in a member of the great Church of God! I have been a member for 54 years. I was saved in one, married in one and will have my funeral in one. |
But ya don't wanna attend one? |
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6/23/16 4:26 pm
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Eddie Robbins |
| Why do you want to make this thread about me? The last church I attended was a COG. The next one I will attend will be a COG. Do you want a urine specimen? |
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| Eddie Robbins wrote: | | Why do you want to make this thread about me? The last church I attended was a COG. The next one I will attend will be a COG. Do you want a urine specimen? |
Just wanna make shore you still in the fold, Eddie. No urine sample necessary, but I would like a blood sample. Son, em Baptist hemoglobins will show up ever time. |
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| Eddie Robbins wrote: | | If everybody gets in free, then we fuss about headquarters spending the money on the venue and everything that goes along with making the assembly happen. Can't win. |
It is called money management. Skipping the trappings and high paid speakers and getting business done for the church. I live under a rock so I would not know for sure, but I have my doubts you would hear anyone fuss if it was free or $20 a head to the ordained Bishops and everything free at night. If I remember right that was close to the cost when I attended. I never heard anyone gripe.
Of course I hung around with the 'good' COG preachers. 
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Eddie Robbins |
| There is no way they can do everything for $20. And one of the reasons for bringing in a big name preacher is that local people come to hear them and the offerings go up. |
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| Eddie Robbins wrote: | | There is no way they can do everything for $20. And one of the reasons for bringing in a big name preacher is that local people come to hear them and the offerings go up. |
I was more leaning to money management of the TOT etc that the local churches have already paid. Not that the event should pay for itself. JMO 
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Methocostal |
Do they really charge to attend? I am dumbfounded. What is next, Jewish style dues to be a member?
I'm not familiar with COG assemblies, but are they open for regular members or ordained ministers only?
In the COGOP (at least 30 years ago), anyone could attend and vote (if a member). Do they charge now also?
Financially, I can understand, though I would have thought free will offerings could have handled it, but morally, particularly if regular members can attend, it doesn't seem right that a family of 4 could pay $500 just for required admission costs. That just blows my mind.
Fortunately, it doesn't affect me, but I am just astounded. Do Churches charge a fee to attend? I realize legalistic views on tithing essentially amounts to a fee to be a member, but a fee to attend a Church business event just blows my mind.
Maybe the COG Assembly is different, but the COGOP assembly was far more than just business decisions, but involved a lot of inspiring messages, etc. A fee for a religious service?
What is next? Fees for prayer? How far is this from the Catholic methods? The COG has managed to move to a Catholic style charge for candles in barely 100 years? I assume it took much longer than that for the Catholics to institute charges.
Is someone just pulling my leg here?
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