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Whats Up?Dr. Larry Taylor

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Out of My Mind OverBibles

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NAWCG NationalConvention

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Vista Grande News 5

IYC 5

Golf Tournament

Youth Camps

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Missions Seminar at

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Ins ide th is issue:

Volume 73, Number 1

Jan-Feb-Mar 2012

CCHRISTIANHRISTIAN WWOMENOMEN CCONNECTIONONNECTION

Spring ConventionSpring Convention

April 27April 27--28, 201228, 2012

ThemeConnections

Guest Speaker Worship LeaderCindy Mansfield TBD

Hilton Garden InnHilton Garden InnDenver International AirportDenver International Airport

Private Room $90 per person 2 Persons Per Room $45 each

(breakfast included)

Registration, Friday Banquet and Saturday Lunch: $60 per person

Kids Kamp Registration Free of Charge

Convention Information:

Convention Registration Table Opens Friday at 4:00 p.m.

Friday Night Banquet Will Begin at 6:00 p.m.

Book Exchange (bring your favorite books to share)

For more information about CWC Convention:

Please contact Lynda Shue @ [email protected] or 719-948-2709

For information about Kids Kamp:

Please contact Judy Lenardson @ 303-567-2032

Cindy Mansfield

Cindy resides in Albu-querque, NM where herhusband Rev. Dr. Richard

Mansfield is the SeniorPastor of New BeginningsChurch of God. Cindy isStation Manager at KNAT-TV, a full power affiliate ofthe Trinity BroadcastingNetwork. She currentlyserves as the DesertRocky Mountain RegionalDirector of The ChristianWomen Connection.


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Whats Up?

The decision made by the General Assembly of the Church of GodColorado Conference during our Annual Meeting held last September23-24, 2011 at the Vista Grande Church of God in Colorado Springsinitiated an adventure for us structurally. The move to a "LeadershipAccountability" model of governance was affirmed by a significant ma-

jority vote of the General Assembly members.

What is a "Leadership Accountability" model of governance? Eventhough the shift was affirmed, I believe it is important for us to con-tinue discussing what is involved with the change. Thus, this year'seditions of the Chronicleswill include articles by me (and others) re-

garding what this means for us as a Conference. The first step in anysignificant change is to identify where we have been, where we are, and where we are going.Conversations leading up to the Annual Meeting, especially the "town hall meeting" during theSummer Retreat, identified the fact that "what we are doing is not working." The "textbook" weare using (Winning On Purposeby John Edmund Kaiser) for the shift to the governance modeldefines where we have been: "Make no mistake--most North American congregations and de-nominations are broken, and many of the King's horses and the King's people are finding it im-possible to put them back together again. . . Winning On Purposeis clear that any fixing of bro-ken congregations and denominations must start with mission and vision" (p. 15). The"adventure" we have embarked upon is to facilitate effectiveness and efficiency as we strive tofulfill our mission: "The Church of God Colorado Conference exists to facilitate healthy new and

existing congregations to advance the love, acceptance, and forgiveness of Jesus Christ."

Kaiser notes there are at least three factors that cause a faith group to get sidetracked from mis-sion: (1) The Great Commission, to make disciples, is displaced by other good pursuits, (2) Put-ting the desires of insiders first leads to divisions based on opposing special interest groups, (3)In the absence of biblical mission, the congregation (Conference) suffers a lack of vision, whichleads it to plateau and decline. The tipping point that flips a congregation (Conference) from theupward side of the life cycle to the downward side is not poor organizational structure, troubledrelationships, or weak programs; it is the loss of vision (p. 31-32). It is our desire as a Confer-ence to change the downward cycle of our churches by the following steps: (1) Church Planting,(2) Church Transformation, (3) Leadership Development. The journey of Leadership Account-

ability is a "tool" to help us with that mission; it is not an end unto itself. As a tool, the better wecollectively understand what is involved in the adventure, the more effective we will be in the out-comes. May the Lord bless us as we journey together.

To Him be the glory,

Dr. Larry C. TaylorState Minister

Church of God Colorado Conference

Dr. Larry and Bonnie Taylor

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OOUTUTOFOF MMYY MMINDIND OOVERVER BBIBLESIBLES

A question in the mind of many book lovers, including Biblecollectors, is the future of the printed book in light of the in-

creasing popularity of electronic books, especially some recentreports that e-books are now outselling paper ones. I personallydoubt (and certainly hope) that the book in printed form willnever go away.

Scholars generally agree that the codex (Latin for book; plu-ral codices) was a big factor in the rapid spread of the gospel inthe first century. Other factors, of course, were a common lan-guage (Greek), a network of good roads throughout the RomanEmpire, and the Pax Romana, a period of peace enforced, oftenbrutally, by the authoritative Roman Empire.

There is not much documentary evidence of the exact dateof the invention of the codex, but it is generally believed that itwas probably in the late first century. It appears that it wasfirst used to bind such things as receipts and school papersbetween boards, bound on one edge with cords. Although the

Romans used the codex made of wood for taking notes andother informal writings, the first recorded use of the codex forliterary works was when Martial experimented with the format.At that time, the roll (also called a scroll) was the dominantmedium for literary works and would remain dominant forsecular words until the fourth century.

As far back as the early 2nd century, there is evidence thatthe codex was the preferred format among Christians. TheChristian codex was made of papyrus, more compact and bettersuited for people on the move than parchment. Unlike theJews, who preferred the roll, the early church saw the greatvalue of using the codex form of the book to distribute Paulsletters to the churches as well as what we know as the Old Tes-tament scriptures. They saw that the codex had the advantageof a smaller size and also being able to be written on both sidesof a sheet of papyrus or vellum. Its size made it more portable

than the roll. It was many centuries before Jews began usingthe codex in addition to the roll.

Actually, early libraries, such as the great one in Alexan-dria, stocked both the codex and the roll. In 642, when Is-

lamic armies captured Alexandria, a Greek scholar asked thecommanding general if he might take possession of the fa-mous library.

The request was referred up the chain of command to theCaliph Omar, who replied, If these writings of the Greeksagree with the book of God, they are useless and need not bepreserved; if they disagree, they are pernicious and oughtto be destroyed. The librarys consignment to flames gavethe citys baths fuel for six months.

But, what of the future of the book now?

There is no consensus over how much longer books canlast. MIT futurist Nicholas Negroponte says that digitalbooks will be the dominant form in five years. Other expertsgive the physical book another eight to ten years, suggestingthat printed books today are where Kodak film was in the mid

-1980s. Still others say booksparticularly now that theycan be published on demandwill be around for a long time,perhaps as a niche product for an increasingly small readingclass, such as Bible collectors. The scariest thing about all ofthis is how little it matters to an increasing number of people.Let us hope that the future of bound books will not be that ofRay Bradburys vision of a time when books will be burned,as he wrote about in Fahrenheit 451!

-Submitted by Dan Decker

Registration Fee includes banquet andone continental breakfast and is non-refundable but transferable upon writtenrequest.

Early Bird (through May 1, 2012 - $135

Regular Registration (May 2-Oct. 1) - $150

Late Registration (Oct. 2-Nov. 1) - $175

Final Registration (Nov. 2-Onsite) - $200

Optional Tours-Must Pre-Register

Shopping Spree - $12

Atlanta Black Historical Tour (includesbox lunch) - $30

For more information, please contactthe Registrar (Donna Roddy) at (314)961-2326.


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We at Sloan's Lake Community Church will be offering a Missions Seminar on April 21, 2012 featuring mate-rial from the book "When Helping Hurts." Rev. Gordon Garrett, President of Heart to Honduras and formerpastor at SLCC will be the presenter. The registration and a continental breakfast will begin at 8:15 A.M.; theteaching will begin at 9:00 A.M. We will conclude with a lunch at 12:00 noon. There is no fee, however, a free

will offering will be taken to cover the expenses of the meals and seminar. Please share this announcementwith your churches.

If you and or some of your parishioners plan to attend, we ask that you call the church office, 303-458-8186,to let us know how many people will be coming with you. This will help us in planning for the meals.

I certainly hope that you will consider joining us for this important conversation on how we can best help thehurting people in our communities. If you have questions please feel free to give me a call.

Pastor Ed NelsonSenior Pastor, Sloan's Lake Community Church


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Colorado Conference of

the Church of God

PO Box 26179

Colorado Springs, CO80936-6179

(719) 5971818

Email: [email protected]

Dr. Larry Taylor, State Minister

The Colorado Chronicles is pub-lished quarterly for the Colorado Con-ference of the Church of God. Mailpertaining to this publication, pleaseaddress to Debbie Mahuron, 6430 W.82nd Drive, Arvada, CO 80003 oremail: [email protected]. Dead-line for next issue: June 1, 2012.

Dated Material

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WITH MANY THANKS TO LAURA NONTE.

Gods Church United in 40 days of Prayer and FastingFebruary 29April 8, 2012

The Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved. Acts 2:47Let us unite in 40 days of fasting and prayer February 29 to April 8, 2012 for 25,000 individualsto become disciples of Jesus Christ. Imagine the victory we can celebrate on Easter Sunday,knowing these new Christians have committed themselves follow the Lord! This can truly be atime of

Transforming HeartsTransforming LivesGo to www.chog.org/focus40 to register yourself or your congregation.

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