CENTER FOR TRASK WORSHIP, MINNEAPOLIS – Over the past few months, new General Superintendent for the Assemblies of God, George P. Wood has been travelling across the United States introducing himself to various districts and colleges. Dr. Wood has used these meetings to communicate his vision for the organization and engage in dialogue with its members concerning the future. While many students received the new “G. Soup” warmly in the NCU chapel on Friday, not all made the visit a priority.
“I know I’m called to be a youth pastor so I’m basically giving the next 10 years of my life to this organization. It would probably make sense to at least see the guy who’s gonna be at the helm of it for that time. But I just found a new code to get a jet in GTAIII…” explained one freshmen before trailing off meekly.
A junior added, “I have no use for the new Superintendent or his agenda. I know it’s just gonna be the same old stuff. I would much rather continue criticizing the AG’s position on doctrine and behavior without ever making an effort to really understand where the heritage of the denomination is coming from.”
However not all students and faculty were so pathetically apathetic nor laughably rebellious. Sophomore Nicole Wiseman told interviewers, “If you call yourself a member of the AG, I don’t know why you wouldn’t want to go see the new G Soup. We don’t have to worship him or anything, but it’s probably worth your time. And I think anyone who’s willing to say controversial stuff and ask tough questions better also be willing to listen to what the establishment has to say every once and a while.”
Student priorities continue to be in flux as the immediacy of homework and the awesomeness of that new FPS shooter shift in relevance. While the cause of this uncertainty is likely complicated and cannot be blamed wholly on one particular group, one theory seems to surface again and again: Since most chapels are boring and tedious, they deter students from actually attending the meetings that genuinely matter.
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Woodward
Bernstein
Saturday, February 2, 2008 at 8:55 pm |
Referencing Woodward’s closing hypothesis and the fact that TNP’s “tag cloud” shows that “chapel” is the most often used, (misused, or abused) topic on this site, I have a question:
IS CHAPEL REALLY ALL THAT IMPORTANT TO THE NCU EXPERIENCE?
I think it is . . . because it gives us something to reference and complain about for years to come!
I lift my “non-alcoholic” and “NCU approved” drink as a toast . . . “Long live NCU CHAPEL, long live the A/G experience, and long live the new G Soup . . . I think he ROCKED!”
Saturday, February 2, 2008 at 10:03 pm |
I also enjoyed G Soup. Very warm and filling.
Sunday, February 3, 2008 at 11:03 pm |
“I would much rather continue criticizing the AG’s position on doctrine and behavior without ever making an effort to really understand where the heritage of the denomination is coming from.”
Priceless. If it weren’t so long, we could make it into a shirt.
Monday, February 4, 2008 at 11:52 am |
thats the world’s gravest problem right now. The horrors of a universal truth that’s too long to fit on a T-shirt.
I say it’s not a universal truth if it doesn’t.
Monday, February 4, 2008 at 3:17 pm |
I’m sure we could shorten it up here…. hmm…. let’s see
Monday, February 4, 2008 at 4:27 pm |
I cannot stop thinking about what G Soup would taste like. Creamy or Meaty?
Monday, February 4, 2008 at 4:29 pm |
There’s a T-Shirt!
Do You Like Your G Soup Creamy or Meaty?
Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at 12:27 am |
that grosses me out in all sorts of ways.