Final Post - SJC

Although I'm actually typing this on Monday night, I have set the time & date to yesterday so as not to interrupt the new bloggers.

I did want to mention that at the business session on Friday there was a resolution that basically categorized Preterism, or any form of it, as a false teaching as far as the UPCI is concerned. There was a position paper attached with the resolution. This resolution came from the General Board after the Commission on Faith & Unity studied the doctrine of Preterism and interviewed some people who believed in it. This was passed by an overwhelming voice vote with little debate, and no one speaking in support of Preterism.

This is intended as a point of information for those of you reading about GC. If you want to weigh in with your thoughts, please use the Letters section of 90 & 9 to do so, rather than the Comments section on this blog.

Someone mentioned to me that it is a "known fact" that when the NAYC is held the same year as GC, the attendance at GC goes down. There did seem to be a lighter attendance this year.

The GC is a mixture of business, trade-show, social, and the spiritual. One can find all these areas represented and I think it will remain a viable conference for some years to come. One thing that might boost attendance is to keep it at locations that have proven popular in years past, such as Louisville, KY, or Salt Lake City, UT. Not having the GC history that some people have, I'm not sure of other popular locations.

Suggestion (somewhat tongue-in-cheek): Someplace south in February or March. This will be a big draw for us northern folks!

I want to thank Kent for the opportunity to be a part of this special GC blog and I already told him I'd be willing to do this next year in Columbus, OH. It's a lot of work, but it's a lot of fun also!


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