Exhorter Study Guide (Church of God
Cleveland TN) Part 2 "History and
Polity"
1. "evangelist" - ANS-At the second General
2. Assembly, the Assembly instituted a new order of ministry—_____.
3. 1 Timothy 3:1-7 - ANS-The applicant for ordination as bishop must meet the biblical
4. requirements found in________________.
5. 16 - ANS-Any member of the Church of God who is _____ years ofage and above
who is present at the General Assembly isable to speak at the Assembly.
6. 1886 - ANS-The Church of God had its beginning in _____.
7. 1906; North Carolina - ANS-The first General
8. Assembly was held on January 26, 27,_____ at the home of J.C. Murphy in
__________.
9. 1910 - ANS-The Church of God Evangel was first published as theEvening Light and
Church of God Evangel in _____.
10. AJ Tomlinson - ANS-The first general overseer of the Church of God
was_______________.
11. Appalachian Mountains - ANS-The Church of God began in the __________ of
Tennessee, North Carolina, and Georgia.
12. assistant director of World Missions - ANS-The______________recommends
prospective missionaries
13. to the director of World Missions.
14. Bible Training School - ANS-Recognizing education as an important tool for fulfilling
the Great Commission, the _______________ wasopened on January 1, 1918.
15. biennially - ANS-The board and board chairman of the State World Missions
16. Board shall be appointed_________________by the state overseer
17. biennially - ANS-The Church and Pastor's Council is to be elected_________
18. by ballot
19. biennially - ANS-The International General Assembly meets____________.
20. biennially - ANS-The International General Council meets____________to
21. consider recommendations that are to be presented to the
22. International
23. General Assembly.
24. Bishops Council - ANS-In 1929, the __________, composed of all ordained
ministers, was established to convene prior to the Assembly.
25. called conference - ANS-A______________takes care of business arising between
26. regular conferences.
27. cannot - ANS-A local church_________withdraw from the International General
28. Assembly.
, 29. centralized - ANS-Since the Church of God has a ____ form of government,members
do not represent local churches but themselves.
30. centralized - ANS-The Church of God has a____________form of government.
31. Christian day school - ANS-No church will implement a___________without
permission
32. from the state overseer.
33. Christian Union - ANS-The Church of God was first called the __________.
34. Christlike - ANS-Church of God ministers shall maintain a______________
35. attitude of love, mercy, and grace, when counseling or
36. dealing with individuals in same-gender relationships.
37. Church and Pastor's Council - ANS-A local church can determine if it is practical to
have a
38. ________.
39. church conference - ANS-A____________is a business meeting for the purpose of
40. transacting any business necessary for the operation of
41. the church.
42. Church of God - ANS-The official name of the church is__________.
43. communication - ANS-The Church of God's core value of_______________is the
process of exchanging information, imparting ideas, and
44. sharing the message so it is understood by others.
45. conference - ANS-All major local church disbursements must be approved
46. by the church in_____________.
47. Council of Eighteen - ANS-The general overseer, his assistants, the
secretary-general,
48. and ________________shall constitute the International
49. Executive Council.
50. Declaration of Faith - ANS-In 1948, the _______________ was adopted.
51. district overseer - ANS-Each district is under the care and supervision of a
52. ____________, who is appointed by the state overseer.
53. district overseer - ANS-Laity may contact the_____________about local church
54. issues after they have talked with their pastor.
55. district overseer - ANS-No conference will be held in a district except under the
56. direction of the__________________.
57. district overseer - ANS-The state overseer, with the_______________, may
authorize
58. exhorters to pastor, baptize, and receive members into the
59. church, when such authority is necessary
60. district overseers - ANS-The state overseer approves the selection, purchase, and
61. construction of all church, parsonage, or Sunday school
62. properties, together with the respective_________________.
63. district overseers, pastors, and local church officers - ANS-The state overseer
appoints____________when necessary
64. Edmund, Rebecca - ANS-_____ and _____ Barr returned to their native Bahamas,as
the first Church of God missionaries in 1909.
65. education - ANS-The Church's core value of_____________is committed
66. to providing curriculum and materials which affirm the
67. practices, mission, vision, and commitments of the Church
68. of God.
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