{"id":6,"date":"2015-03-10T09:23:39","date_gmt":"2015-03-10T09:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the7.io\/ecommerce-book\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2024-03-07T16:25:40","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T22:25:40","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cogic.org\/boardofbishops\/homepage\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row bg_type=&#8221;bg_color&#8221; bg_override=&#8221;ex-full&#8221; bg_color_value=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Board of Bishops&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|text_align:center&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1545186726788{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;OF THE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:center&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1545186734505{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The word bishop originally signified an \u201coverseer\u201d or spiritual superintendent. Bishop is a translation of the Greek word \u201cepiskapos\u201d. The Bible says if a man desire the office of an Overseer (Bishop), he desired a good work. A Bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, and an apt to teach.&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:center|color:%23545454&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Our Purpose&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:center|color:%23000000&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The purpose of the Board of Bishops is to provide an infrastructure for the Episcopal mandate of the office of the bishopric. 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