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How much freedom does an ordained bishop have to attend a non-COG church?

I don't know the answer. I hope it's a lot.But an ordination from a denomination that would prohibit you from shepherding your family through a situation like this in whatever biblical, Christ-centered way you can probably isn't an ordination that's worth holding on to.

Re: Freedom

I am no longer pastoring.I made an error in judgment (not sexual sin or financial sin) that led to my removal from the church, but that error was also propagated by the desire to minister to my family in mercy and compassion and in the Spirit instead of harshness, judgmentalism and rejection.I tried to take it like a man and take responsibility for my wrong choices, and the overseer did what seemed reasonable to him and I hold no bad feelings towards him whatsoever.I have to say that overall our time in the COG has been disappointing, but we have tried our best to work with what we had been given. The churches we have been involved with have been very small and dysfunctional. It has been more like being in a Baptist church than being in a Pentecostal church.I am tempted to turn in my credentials. I'm not even sure how to do that. I don't believe I have a future in the COG in ministry anymore. Several incidents in the last few years have led me to believe I never really did.