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Tenure Question

New Member Posts: 20 **9/28/15 7:46 am**

In the Church of God Book of Minutes, under the heading S7. General Overseer (Presiding Bishop), I. Selection, number 2 is this statement: "He shall be elected for a four-year term and shall be eligible to serve no more than eight consecutive years in this office or on the Executive Committee." (emphasis added)

Does this mean that, at the next General Assembly, should someone be elected to this office who is NOT currently on the Executive Committee, he would then be eligible to serve for eight consecutive years...AND, should someone be elected in an assistant overseer position (since the language is the same) he would be eligible to serve in that position for eight years, but then not be eligible to move into the top position because of tenure limitations?

This is how I read it - but just wondering if I am missing something.

Friendly Face Posts: 300 **9/29/15 7:12 am**

You are correct. If a person who is not currently on the executive committee is elected as General Overseer, he be in a position to be the longest serving Overseer since A. J. Tomlinson. He will leave a huge "finger print" on the Church of God.

Whoever this may be, I pray that he will be a man of absolute integrity, vision, and courage.

Mike Chapman

Acts-pert Poster Posts: 16509 **9/29/15 7:48 am**

Golf Cart Mafia Capo Famiglia Posts: 4955 **9/29/15 12:52 pm**

Without saying who, I'm partial to one who might fit that bill.

Acts-pert Poster Posts: 16646 **9/29/15 1:08 pm**

New Member Posts: 20 **9/29/15 6:14 pm**

I'm reminded of a line from an Indiana Jones movie - "You must choose...but choose wisely."

I understand term limits, but...

Hon. Dr. in Acts-celeratology Posts: 6042 **9/29/15 6:32 pm**

I wonder how much of this is a reaction to AJT?

In MY OPINION, a General Overseer (or other Executive) should be permitted to serve for the first two terms on a simple majority, then be permitted to CONTINUE AS LONG AS ELECTED by some pre-determined super-majority.

For instance, a man is elected two consecutive terms. He serves for eight years. HOWEVER, if at the next General Assembly, he receives at least, say, 60% of the vote (or maybe 66%), then he would be permitted to serve an unlimited number of terms PROVIDING he gets at least 66% of the vote.

He can withdraw his name, of course.

If he gets, say, 52% of the vote--not enough to continue--his name would be dropped and, say, the next five highest vote-getters would go into a run-off (dropping off the lowest vote-getter each time UNTIL one person gets a majority).

There you go. Fixed it.

Member Posts: 40 **9/29/15 7:59 pm**

Acts-celerater Posts: 586 **10/4/15 5:49 pm**

If one looks at the quality of leadership of World Missions, you will get an indication of what the leadership of the next general overseer will look like.