Nazarene Archives ep 65: George Coulter, former General Superintendent on revival
Description
This recording features General Superintendent George Coulter from the February 1979 edition of the Minister's Tape Club. He begins by expressing his appreciation for the Church of the Nazarene's positive factors, including the generosity of its members, the love expressed toward pastors, a sound organizational structure, and the centrality of its holiness message.
However, Dr. Coulter expresses deep concern over the church's dismally small overall growth rate, which suggests a greater problem with retaining members than with recruiting new ones.
This leads to his primary conviction: the Church of the Nazarene desperately needs a heaven-sent revival. He warns that the church could become barren, powerless, and spiritually bankrupt if it loses its vitality.
Dr. Coulter emphasizes that this needed revival is not a program or a meeting, but an inner, personal quickening and renewal that must first begin with the ministers. He challenges them to exhibit credibility, humility, and Christ's likeness, rise above selfishness, and live by God's prescription: to humble themselves and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways. He pleads for a return to the joy and vitality the church once experienced.
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