Living Church of God: More Troubles Brewing As Meredith Slowly Looses Control

I don't know if many of you caught the following comment in one of the posts below.  It seems that Rod Meredith's perfect church is having more crisis issues.  That is part of the reason Rod has had so many sermons on being loyal to the chain of command and to him as leader. Being sinless he cannot make a mistake, especially when it comes to appointing his son as his successor.

That has been a big bone of contention in LCG.  Charlotte employees are getting raked over the coals for being in rebellion,  Ministers are back stabbing other ministers by throwing the hate bomb of "liberal" at those they disagree with.

The day Meredith dies you will see a huge  implosion happen in LCG.  Winnail and Ames will not be able to control the upheaval that will take place.

I was reminded of this when talking to a friend whose son attended the recent LCG Singles Weekend in Charlotte. Mind you, this is all secondhand and hearsay, but what he heard from his son is that the amount of hatred among LCG HQ staff in Charlotte was shocking. Ministers there privately undercut other ministers, calling each names like "liberal" or "idiot" or "unsophisticated" or "liar". Meredith is seen as out of touch and as only listening to his favorites, who flatter him and lie to him. Many of the younger people are flagrantly disobedient to the teachings of HWA, and apparently if you are a friend of the right minister's son you too can get away with premarital sex, drug and alcohol abuse, Sabbath-breaking and more. Teens and young adults of the LCG in Charlotte are apparently split between those who are disgusted by the hypocrisy and those who are happy to live secret lives so they can have all the fun their church would officially deny them.

It sounds like a hateful and awful environment. But then again it sounds exactly like the fruit of the ACOG mentality. Whether or not it is true, it is certainly believable.

Dave Pack: I will Be Shutting Down All The Phoney COG "Colleges" and "Universities"

Those kids at UCG, LCG and PCG "colleges" and "universities" had better beware.  You will soon be attending the most amazing COG college ever to exist in the woods of Wadsworth where you will be taught by the worlds most incredible man who sits beside Jesus Christ on his throne.

Most will not admit this, but the academic institutions in the splinters are basically 80% world and 20% Ambassador College—classic mixtures of knowledge coming from the tree of good and evil. These phony colleges will soon come to an end, but many of their students will want to continue, knowing that the true Ambassador spirit and way is now available to them. No longer will there be competing educational programs, teaching truth and error to students. Separate resources currently being invested in multiple “colleges” will soon be combined into one. Ambassador Center, the modern true continuation of Ambassador College, will come to more closely mirror its predecessor in size and function, the latter largely being already the case. Combining elements of the Pasadena, Big Sandy and Bricket Wood campuses in their prime, “AC” will continue to teach men and women how to live, but also how to make a living. Only the numbers of students and qualified, experienced faculty (some from the past) will grow. Candidates for the ministry and Headquarters staff will acquire a foundation for success through academics, clubs and extracurricular activities. The old college motto of “Recapturing True Values” will be further established.

Dave Pack: Returning COG Brethren Can Be Expected To Attend EVERYTHING in The RCG.

Life in Dave's cult will soon be one series of church activities after another.  By keeping them occupied and worn-out they are less rebellious.

Then there are the socials. Many will recall the wonderful, usually annual gatherings of years past—campouts, dances, talent shows, local socials, picnics, regional sporting events, singles weekends, and so many more. In my pastorates, these activities were always carefully and repeatedly emphasized, and everyone wanted to attend. Today, splinters have occasional socials, but see generally limited participation with the energy level mostly “flat.” In God’s Church today, virtually EVERYONE comes to EVERYTHING. Difficult for people in the splinters to appreciate, this is no exaggeration. In fact, when we are all back together you will see and hear this yourself and know it to be true. We can ALL again look forward to regularly coming together in beautiful social settings, in unity and like mind, enjoying one another in fellowship as in “the old days.” I remember when brethren looked forward to each upcoming activity with eager anticipation. What a joy to know this will again be the case.