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PASTOR GENERAL'S
REPoRT
TO THE MINISTRY OF THE
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WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL. 3, NO. 49
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF CHURCH
WORKING OUT
by Herbert W. Armstrong
DECEMBER 25, 1981
Last February we started reforming the organizational structure of
God's Church and the whole Work of God.
This whole Work, publicized in the public media as a "Religious World
Empire," began in October, 1933, with myself and 19 members in Eugene,
Oregon. God opened the door of radio that very October, and the present
World Tomorrow program started on the air the first week in January, 1934.
Just "like Topsy, it grew"--and grew, and grew. The growth seemed, at the
time, slow and small. But it grew at the rate of 30% per year over each
preceding year for 35 years--actually so rapidly we could scarcely keep up
with it organizationally.
But it had to be built GOD'S WAY, according to the Biblical instruc
tions--from the TOP down. God had to be over all. The living Christ has
been assigned by Him as HEAD of the Church. Christ rules over and through
His apostle.
Last February, two charts or diagrams were made and published in the
March 3rd WORLDWIDE NEWS.
The condensed chart shows, under the human
apostle on earth, with cooperation of the Advisory Council, operation of
the Great Commission on the one hand, and the Ministry, Feeding the Flock,
on the other.
These on the spiritual level. Then, under these major
spiritual functions which constitute the WORK of the Church, came the
physical Support Services and the necessary corporate entities.
These
included the Worldwide Church of God, Inc., the Corporation Sole, Ambassa
dor College, and the Ambassador Foundation.
There were many departments under each of the two major spiritual
functions, and also under
the
Support Services.
To assist me in the overall administration of these divisions and
departments, I experimented by establishing the office of Executive
�ssistant. The experiment has proved inappropriate.
The Church and Work of God is spiritually in total contrast_to the
functioning of the government of the United States, yet in administrative
functions, it has many parallels. For example, the Congress is the law
making body at Washington, whereas God in heaveQ is sole Lawgiver in God's
government. Christ is the Head, but administers the government on earth in
and through His apostle. The Supreme Court heads the judicial system in the
carnal U.S. government, whereas Christ is Chief Judge in God's government.
But as Christ's apostle, in and through whom He administers the Work on
earth, I find myself somewhat in a similar category as the President of the