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PASTOR GENERAL'S
REPORT
TO THE MINISTRY OF THE
WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL.2, N0.3
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
FROM MINISTERIAL SERVICES
JANUARY 17, 1980
It has been·a number of years since anything has been mentioned about the
PM status system. Quite a few ministers have stopped sending PM status
notices because they felt the system was no longer being used. Though it
was never officially dropped, it had been allowed to atrophy somewhat.
We would like to rejuvenate the PM system. Please begin sending notices on
your PMs if you have not been doing so. We want to make these figures
accurate enough so they may again be used for church planning. We realize
that the "open door'' policy of the past few years has caused some lack of
control in the PM area. Even so, we feel you can give us the data that is
accurate enough to be useful, though it may not be 100% complete.
A PM Addition form should be sent for an individual accordinq to the follow
ing definition--which is also stated on the form:
"A PM is an individual
who shows sincere personal interest in the Church, and by your judgment,
shows good promise of becoming a member in the relatively near future, pos
sibly within six months to one year."
If a PM fails to make adequate progress toward baptism or ceases to attend
church regularly, you should send in a PM Deletion form to remove him from
the PM status. A disinterested or half-hearted PM needs to be removed as
soon as it is clear where he stands.
We want to keep the PM file active and up to date.
will be of little use to us.
News From the Spanish Department
If it is otherwise, it
--Joe Tkach
The following report about developments in the Spanish area of God's Work
comes from Mr. Leon Walker who was appointed head of th� Spanish Department
by Mr. Armstrong on November 13, 1979.
--Joe Tkach
When most people think of the International section of the Work of God,
they tend to visualize the various offices and regions of the Work of God
abroad, outside of the United States. It is in this respect that the
Spanish Department carries out a unique function.
There are an estimated 21,000,000 or more Spanish-speaking people within
the borders of the United States and Puerto Rico (a U.S. possession, almost
wholly Spanish-speaking). Most Hispanics in the continental U.S. are
concentrated in an area stretching from Texas to California, the Northeastern
states (especially New York City) as well as Miami and Chicago.
Because of this rather large Spanish-speaking minority within these borders,
the Spanish Department's efforts include a work within the United States