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PASTOR GENERAL'S
REPORT
TO THE MINISTRY OF THE
WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL. 5 , NO . 3 7
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
REPORT FROM THE TREASURER'S OFFICE
October 12, 1983
OCTOBER 14, 1983
Greetings from Pasadena. I hope all of you had an inspiring and fabulous
Feast, wherever you were. Except for some sickness on my part, my wife and
I had an outstanding Feast in Australia, where we visited three sites. We
also visited the office there, aa well as those in New Zealand and the
Philippines. I had the opportunity to speak to the Auckland and Manila area
churches as well. Even though our brethren were warm and friendly in all
places, the Filipino brethren just couldn't be beat!
We were pleased to
have this first opportunity to visit the churches and offices in that part
of the world.
Regarding the current financial picture of the Work, let me first say that
the months of September and October are hard to compare with other years.
The feasts do not occur at the same time each year according to the Roman
year, and our financial data are, of necessity, related to that calendar.
When we compare either month alone with a different year, the numbers will
probably be distorted to one extreme or another. When both months are com
pared to the same period for a different year, a clearer picture of the
trend is evident.
By itself, September was a terrible month, but income reports show we have
started off October with a bang, even though the Mail Processing Center is
several days behind. Overall, the trend is a good one, but we will not know
for sure how good until the end of the month.
We do have preliminary figures on the holy day offerings for the year. They
stand at about a plus 10.6% for the year. However, that figure may change
slightly, depending on late mail-in offerings.
Even though my report is quite nebulous for now, the next report should
bring everything into focus.
--Leroy Neff, Treasurer
FROM MINISTERIAL SERVICES
Instructions on Requesting Guest Speakers for U.S. Churches
Many church pastors have misunderstood how and when they should go about
requesting a guest speaker for their church.
Some have invited guest
speakers for Y.O.U. events, for church socials, for tenth, fifteenth, and
twentieth anniversaries, or for a Sabbath when two, three or more churches
will be combining for whatever reason.
A little simple arithmetic will show how hopeless it would be to try to fill
all these requests. With 42 Y.o.u. districts, there are 84 district week
ends per year. There are potentially 42 more track meets and 42 more talent
contests, not to mention basketball and volleyball. Additionally, in our
404 U.S. churches there are combined church socials or events of every
sort, not counting church anniversaries. (For specific policies regarding