2.2 How Canadian Pentecostals Form a Ministerial Organization

[Emma Hodges]

Personally, I understand why the PAOC decided to allow a breadth of belief on their doctrinal statement. It is hard to get a doctrinal statement that answers every question any individual may have. I agree partially in that I think evangelism should be the focus, but I also think that having a doctrinal statement is important. Having a doctrinal statement helps guide the decisions being made and the direction that the organization goes. It is hard to say who should decide whether a matter is secondary or primary importance, because there will always be a difference in opinion and there is no leadership committee that is perfect. I think that deciding whether or not a matter is primary or secondary importance needs to be a long conversation with people in leadership and with the Lord to help discern what should be focused on.