Leaning Forward!: GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE CHURCH OF GOD IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA

This book is the life story of the General Assembly of the Church of God in the United States and Canada. The purpose of the Church of God movement has been for Christian believers to network as a mission-minded movement, not as a fixed institution inflexible and focused on itself. It has been determined to be a living organism of God’s gifting, governing, and sending Spirit. Central

always has been awareness that the ongoing quest for personal holiness, and the intended result of unity among God’s people, are necessary to accomplish God’s redemptive mission in this world.

From its beginning, the Church of God movement has sought to return to the truths, simplicities, and Spirit-directedness seen in the New Testament and early church. In contrast to binding creeds and domineering church organizations, this movement has attempted to remain open to the fresh and freeing moves of the Spirit of God.