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PASTOR GENERAL'S
REPORT
TO THE MINISTRY OF THE
WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL.3, NO.l
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
FROM MINISTERIAL SERVICES
New Regional Director for the Philippines
JANUARY 2, 1981
Mr. Armstrong has announced that after 10 years of dedicated service to
God's Work in the Philippines, Mr. and Mrs. Colin Adair are being trans
ferred to Canada to serve in the Vancouver area.
Mr. and Mrs. Adair were assigned to the Manila office in 1970 after pastor
ing churches in the United Kingdom and Canada. Mr. Adair has seen the
Church grow steadily until today we have over 2100 baptized members (the
5th largest concentration of God's people in the world), 20 churches and
27 elders (10 full time).
The new Regional Director for the Philippines will be Mr. Guy Ames. Mr.
and Mrs. Ames have served there twice previously as office manager in
1963-65 and 1968-70. They have been working in the Pasadena area for over
five years and particularly with the Auditorium AM Church. He and his wife
are looking forward to returning to the Philippines sometime in the next
few weeks.
Clarified Definitions for Attendance Reporting
Recently, a number of changes have been made in the administrative struc
ture of churches and Bible studies in the U.S. and international areas.
To retain the integrity and validity of attendance statistics worldwide,
it is necessary to clearly define the terms "church," "outlying Bible
study," and "local Bible study."
CHURCH--a group formally approved (by Ministerial Services
in Pasadena, or the local Regional Office) that
meets regularly at least once a month, on the Sabbath
(including Friday evening), using a Sabbath format,
and is an ongoing and stable group.
OUTLYING BIBLE STUDY--a group that meets regularly at least
once per month, that uses a Bible study format, and
is made up of a majority of individuals that are not
able to regularly attend church services.
LOCAL BIBLE STUDY--a regularly or irregularly meeting group
that uses a Bible study format and is made up of a
majority of individuals who attend local church
services regularly.
This clarification will probably require no change in attendance reporting
for most ministers. However, changes have been made in some church areas
which could give us problems maintaining accurate and consistent records
if the preceding definitions are not followed. It is needful to keep