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Nepotism- the name has its origins in with the assignment of nephews to important positions by Catholic popes and bishops.I was told by a person a while back that nepotism is alive and well in the church today. Can people give examplesAs leaders say “Let’s talk about itâ€

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Since I have out lived names in the COG, I have no idea. HOWEVER, years ago it was obvious the same back names ( and their kin) appeared on the council lists and overseers appointments. Was this because they out shined their peers or was it favors I could never tell.There was a time when some pastors of large churches saw their sons names show up as YDs.It worked for me in 1962. My dad knew Bro Paul Stallings (state overseer) and asked if he had a church open. Hallelujah he did and I did get appointed to a church running 20 in attendance and 10 members. Now that might seem a silly example, but Paul trusted my dad and I did not kill the church. I did not help it much, but I did not kill it. Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]/

Understood cojak.... I get it in some applications there is nothing wrong with those with the same last names serving. But the issue I have is the lack of accountability in the selection process. The selection process is very closed door. The best man for the job is the best man reguardless. I am just tired of the US=pastors vs THEM=officials. Equal opportunities for all is all I am asking. The playing field is not level and fair

Aw, the only ones who complain about nepotism...

Are those who ain't related.

If you were the overseer and had to choose who to place in a key position, then, all things being equal, you are almost certainly going to choose someone that you know and have confidence in OVER someone that you do not know, but NOT necessarily to do someone a favor or what have you. I would think that nepotism is not just that you HAPPEN to place a nephew (nephewism?) in a position, but when it is done when other candidates are clearly more qualified. Now, I don't LIKE it, especially if I am the one who got passed over, but the thing is that, even if the person is not related to the boss, the boss is almost always going to given preferential treatment to those he knows. We might fuss over nepotism, but if we do, we really ought to fuss over ALL favoritism...except that most of us practice it a little bit ourselves, in that we want people in place that we know, can depend on, etc.

you didn't really want to go yup north any ways. And if you got one of those YD jobs, you'd just trade it in after 12 years for an AB job until you retire. And once you're in the system guess what- you wouldn't change the system to make it more fair because you'd start using and appointing all the backs you want to scratch to keep your paycheck safe.Plenty of guys for plenty of years have voiced your concerns over coffee or after camp meeting service. And while they speak in tongues in camp meeting altars they slander with those tongues at 10pm at Beef o Bradys. Then if they get a little bit of power- they don't change anything. They just use the existing system to benefit themselves.

You've been around for a while, haven't you 2.0?

Nepotism does exist in the Church of God, but is hardly noticeable because of all the politics. Politics. Big time