Assemblies of God Ordains...Rabbis?

The irony of the title of this post is not so ironic when you realize that the Assemblies of God (part of the Pentecostal Christian movement) actually claim to ordain rabbis. Harold Picker is a convert to Christianity and an official Assemblies of God missionary to the Jewish people. According to his bio on the Beth Yachad Messianic Synagogue, where he serves as "rabbi" with his wife Joyce:

"Harlon and Joyce were commissioned by the Assemblies of God as U.S. Missionaries to the Jewish people in October of 2008. Harlon received his Full Ordination as a Messianic Jewish Rabbi with the Assemblies of God on April 22, 2008." (accessed on 6/27/10)


The Assemblies of God movement has been heavily involved in Messianic congregations since Temple Aron HaKodesh of Florida joined their movement in the early 1970s. Ordaining a person as a "rabbi" shows just how willing their movement is to mislead Jews to adopt Christianity.