South Adelaide join forces with the Assemblies of God Church

[Sojourner]

Breaking news out of the South Adelaide Football Club is that a members partnership is to be formed with the Assemblies of God Church in Reynella S.A. According to rumour, members of the church that wish to join and no doubt the leadership of the church are to be given a special category of membership within the club.

The Port Adelaide Power club have a chaplaincy programme, yet I have never heard of a situation where a specific church has linked to an SANFL football club in the past.

The AOG are the group that practice "Speaking in Tounges" and various other interesting things, so I do wonder where all this is heading, I am led to believe although I have no proof that some of the board members of the club are also AOG members, yet I stress that I dont have this confirmed, yet if it was proven to be the case you could soon see why the club was heading in this direction.

Thoughts???

[saintal]

I only have one thing to say....WHY?

[bayman]

should religous, political etc views be encouraged in sporting clubs ? i say no...just join as supporters not as a 'group'

as for a chaplain in a footy club yeah why not if it helps players talk about their problems etc & get advice, it'd help them if they needed help, a bit like going to a physcologist (but cheaper for the club)

[Mickyj]

Thank God I dont support South Adelaide

[grant j]

They maybe joining the church to repent their recent sins.

1. Starting rumours about Glenelg going over salary cap
2. Not having the balls to put in an official complaint re salary cap
3. Lying to the press re-Chris Hall
4. Being a totally sh1te footy team

[SDK]

They need al the help they can get !
Will you know who play CHF ? He tried at Norwood in the 70's but we had Phil Carman and did not pick him.
He went to North but Barry Robran was given the nod.
Port.....sorry Russell Ebert
Woodville....nope Malcolm !
Better timing now but can South keep him under the salary cap ?

[southee]

I hope this is not an April Fools joke!!

If this is true, I would have to say I will throw in my membership. This is an utter disgrace if true.

Football and religion dont mix especially with an "alternative" church/religion. The one good thing about football is it does not discriminate against sex, race, polictical, social ecomanics and religion.

This is a disaster and sad to see. Very angry!!!

[Brucetiki]

I hope this is not an April Fools joke!!

If this is true, I would have to say I will throw in my membership. This is an utter disgrace if true.

Football and religion dont mix especially with an "alternative" church/religion. The one good thing about football is it does not discriminate against sex, race, polictical, social ecomanics and religion.

This is a disaster and sad to see. Very angry!!!

What's so disgraceful about this.

Considering the Australian Christian Churches (formerly AOG) is the fastest growing Christian denomination, I'd hardly call it alternative.

If you're going to throw in your membership over it, then that's even more sillier than the Crows members throwing in their memberships because of the relaxed alcohol policies at AAMI Stadium. Based on your response, I take it you also refuse to listen to matches called on Life FM (a Christian radio station), and want them barred from broadcasting SANFL matches because, as you say, sport and religion should not mix.

Ultimately, many clubs have had sponsorships from all sorts of different organisations. What difference does it make if a Church takes out a sponsorship. If the club in turn offers a discounted membership package for this particular Church's members, then why not. To me, it's just another method of The Panthers wanting to embrace the southern suburbs community.

[Tassie Blues]

if god is real then surely he will get south up to win the flag this year or atleast get them in the finals

[Spiritof64]

.......... According to rumour, ..........

According to rumour The Bays are going green, and changing their handbags from leather to vinyl..


According to rumour The Bays are trying to entice surfies to the club by offering a special memberships, they will be known as Bay City Rollers.......and changing their handbags from leather to vinyl in a bogus tartan colour..

Dead set. I read it on the internet....

[Dirko]

Don't South know that Jesus plays for the Socceroos and Karlsruhe and would never kick a goal
for the Panthers.....

[Sojourner]

What's so disgraceful about this.

Considering the Australian Christian Churches (formerly AOG) is the fastest growing Christian denomination, I'd hardly call it alternative.

Do you consider this disgraceful Bruce? His son Brian still leads the AOG church as President to this day and has never been held accountable over this.

From Wikipedia,

Frank Houston
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Frank Houston (born William Francis Houston; 1926 – 8 November 2004), was a Pentecostal Christian pastor in the Assemblies of God in New Zealand and Australia.
He commenced ministry training as a Salvation Army officer shortly after turning 18. He married Hazel and they had five children. They transferred to the Baptist church, and later to the Assemblies of God in New Zealand. Houston founded his first Assemblies of God ministry at Lower Hutt in 1960, and served as the superintendent of the Assemblies of God in New Zealand from 1965 to 1971.
In 1977 he and his family moved to Sydney, and founded the Sydney Christian Life Centre in "Sherbrooke Hall" in Double Bay, which was not affiliated with any denomination in its first decade, but then became an Assemblies of God church. With further growth it moved to Darlinghurst, and then warehouse premises in the inner Sydney suburb of Waterloo, which housed a 2,000 seat auditorium, a Bible and Creative Arts College, and many other ministry arms. Known in the church as "the Bishop"[1] he was also involved in over twenty CLCs being opened throughout New South Wales, Australia and overseas. Houston served as pastor there for more than two decades and in senior positions within the Assemblies of God in Australia.
After consultation amongst senior pastoral staff of the church and Brian Houston, a pastor of a daughter church, Hillsong Church, the churches were merged and Sydney CLC became its second campus.
In 2000 he was advised to resign his ministerial credentials by his own son, Brian Houston the National President of the Assemblies of God in Australia, after Houston confessed to the sexual abuse of young male members of his New Zealand congregation.[2]
Contrary to the requirements of New South Wales child protection legislation neither Brian Houston nor the AOG administration reported the matters to the police and Frank Houston was never charged or convicted. However, Houston did resign, living in Hillsong-owned accommodation until his death in 2004.[2][3]
In August 2007 further allegations emerged that Houston had sexually abused a trainee pastor during counselling sessions in the early 1980s.[4]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Houston

[JK]

What's so disgraceful about this.

Considering the Australian Christian Churches (formerly AOG) is the fastest growing Christian denomination, I'd hardly call it alternative.

Do you consider this disgraceful Bruce? His son Brian still leads the AOG church as President to this day and has never been held accountable over this.

From Wikipedia,

Frank Houston
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Frank Houston (born William Francis Houston; 1926 – 8 November 2004), was a Pentecostal Christian pastor in the Assemblies of God in New Zealand and Australia.
He commenced ministry training as a Salvation Army officer shortly after turning 18. He married Hazel and they had five children. They transferred to the Baptist church, and later to the Assemblies of God in New Zealand. Houston founded his first Assemblies of God ministry at Lower Hutt in 1960, and served as the superintendent of the Assemblies of God in New Zealand from 1965 to 1971.
In 1977 he and his family moved to Sydney, and founded the Sydney Christian Life Centre in "Sherbrooke Hall" in Double Bay, which was not affiliated with any denomination in its first decade, but then became an Assemblies of God church. With further growth it moved to Darlinghurst, and then warehouse premises in the inner Sydney suburb of Waterloo, which housed a 2,000 seat auditorium, a Bible and Creative Arts College, and many other ministry arms. Known in the church as "the Bishop"[1] he was also involved in over twenty CLCs being opened throughout New South Wales, Australia and overseas. Houston served as pastor there for more than two decades and in senior positions within the Assemblies of God in Australia.
After consultation amongst senior pastoral staff of the church and Brian Houston, a pastor of a daughter church, Hillsong Church, the churches were merged and Sydney CLC became its second campus.
In 2000 he was advised to resign his ministerial credentials by his own son, Brian Houston the National President of the Assemblies of God in Australia, after Houston confessed to the sexual abuse of young male members of his New Zealand congregation.[2]
Contrary to the requirements of New South Wales child protection legislation neither Brian Houston nor the AOG administration reported the matters to the police and Frank Houston was never charged or convicted. However, Houston did resign, living in Hillsong-owned accommodation until his death in 2004.[2][3]
In August 2007 further allegations emerged that Houston had sexually abused a trainee pastor during counselling sessions in the early 1980s.[4]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Houston

From memory Soj, you also have a background stemming from a different denomination ... I think Bruce makes some fair points btw.

[Dog_ger]

Searching, Searching....

Maybe they will start winning now.....

Devine Intervention.....

UNFAIR ADVANTAGE

[Wedgie]

Maybe someone told South that to be a success they'd have to get a DOG onboard but they're dyslexic?

[shoe boy]

"wtf" their goes my membership!!!!!!!

[Brucetiki]

What's so disgraceful about this.

Considering the Australian Christian Churches (formerly AOG) is the fastest growing Christian denomination, I'd hardly call it alternative.

Do you consider this disgraceful Bruce? His son Brian still leads the AOG church as President to this day and has never been held accountable over this.

From Wikipedia,

Frank Houston
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Contrary to the requirements of New South Wales child protection legislation neither Brian Houston nor the AOG administration reported the matters to the police and Frank Houston was never charged or convicted. However, Houston did resign, living in Hillsong-owned accommodation until his death in 2004.[2][3]
In August 2007 further allegations emerged that Houston had sexually abused a trainee pastor during counselling sessions in the early 1980s.[4]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Houston

Brian Houston is no longer ACC president, albeit that only happened recently.

I agree yes that what he is alleged to have done is disgraceful. However, I can't see what this has to do with The Panthers arrangement with an individual church within the ACC denomination.

One question, if say an SANFL club had a partnership with a local Catholic/Anglican church, would your reaction be the same?

[Dogwatcher]

This is a funny over reaction.
I can't see the AOG forcing prayer meetings etc. How will this make the club's operations any different?

[Brucetiki]

This is a funny over reaction.
I can't see the AOG forcing prayer meetings etc. How will this make the club's operations any different?

Hit the nail on the head there. The church is looking to extend further into the community. The Panthers are looking to extend further into the community. Two organisations with one mutual goal.

[darley16]

Bruce and Dogwatcher are right, i fail to see that this is a big deal, South need to build relationships with all community types down South and this i hope is the first of many more. Sometimes we need to be reminded (albeit tough at times on this site) it's just footy folks.