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PASTOR GENERAL'S
REPoRT
TO THE MINISTRY OF THE
WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL.6, NO.l
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
FROM MINISTERIAL SERVICES
International News
JANUARY 6, 1984
From Bonn, West Germany November was a record-breaking month for advertis
ing responses in the German-speaking areas, due to the advertising campaign
started in October. For this month alone 37,344 new subscribers were added
to the KLAR & WAHR subscription list--which is more than the total number we
added in all of 1980! So far, our Fall advertising campaign has brought in
a total of 77,734 responses for The PLAIN TRUTH in six language editions.
Of this total, 67,000 were requests for the German-language edition.
By the end of November, the weekly news magazine DER SPIEGEL brought in a
total of 10,313 responses.
However, the best results came from the
READER'S DIGEST magazine DAS BESTE in Germany and Switzerland. The total
number of responses was 24,334.
Incoming mail for the month of November was up 75% over November of last
year, and up 26% year to date over 1982. This is mainly due to the excel
lent advertising responses. Mail income for this month increased 25.6%
over last November, and for the year to date the increase is 4.4%.
At the end of November Mr. Frank Schnee and Mr. John Karlson traveled to
Czechoslovakia for meetings regarding preparations for the 1984 Feast of
Tabernacles in Brno. As with this past Feast, we will be able to accept 260
people, 160 to 180 of whom will come from overseas. Mr. Karlson mentioned
that God has really held the door wide open so that our East German brethren
can have a chance to experience the Feast the way God intended. He also
noted that the Czechoslovakian officials had said that through our keeping
the Feast in Brno we have had a very positive impact on those we come in
contact with. They also said that there is no other convention like ours
and are desirous of our people coming over for the Feast.
--Joe Tkach, Ministerial Services
FROM MAIL PROCESSING
TV Audience Shaken by Programs About Nuclear War
The recent television movie "The Day After� had a tremendous impact on the
viewing audience, making them plainly aware of the terrifying results a
nuclear war would have. Man's helplessness in the face of such a calamity
was clear from the panel discussion following the movie.
Mr. Armstrong keenly recognized the confusion and despair among the panel
and used this theme in the telecast, "Can Mankind Survive Nuclear War?"
shown December 17 and 18.
Thousands responded to the program and many
commented about nuclear war and the dangerous age in which we live. People
are fearful and concerned, yet they find hope and reassurance in Mr.
Armstrong's confident explanations of Biblical prophecy. Following are
some of the comments received: