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PASTOR GENERAL'S
REPORT
TO THE MINISTRY OF THE
WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL.6, N0.25
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
FROM MINISTERIAL SERVICES
Visit Policy Update
JUNE 22, 1984
The Personal Correspondence Department has been evaluating visit requests
based upon how long the person has been in contact with the Church, the lit
erature the person has read, etc. The procedure they follow was explained
in the March 18, 1983 PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT.
However, it has come to our attention that we are receiving many visit re
quests with telephone numbers. These people have asked that the minister
call them. Therefore, as a matter of courtesy, you should call everyone who
gives his or her telephone number.
Personal Correspondence has been instructed to put red visit stickers on
all visit requests with telephone numbers, regardless of how little knowl
edge the person seems to have concerning the Church, its doctrines, etc.
They will also tell the person to expect a call from you.
International News
From the British Office At the annual board meetings held at Elstree House
(the British Office), we had the pleasure of welcoming Mr. Leroy Neff and
Mr. Leslie McCullough and their wives. All the full-time staff at Elstree
House had the opportunity to meet with our guests on June 1st at a special
luncheon. On the Sabbath (June 2nd) Mr. Neff spoke to a congregation of
1,200 in London, while Mr. McCullough spoke to the combined churches in
Glasgow. Mr. Armstrong had planned to attend but had to postpone his visit.
The second READER'S DIGEST ad has begun to bring in a good response with
3,788 new subscriptions already requested. PLAIN TRUTH circulation in the
U.K. is now up 41.8% over this time last year, with a 16.2% increase in GOOD
NEWS subscribers, 19.7% increase in donors and a 15.5% increase in co
workers. Mail income year-to-date is up 8%.
In response to the advertising campaign in Scandinavia, 13,647 new readers
have been added to the Norwegian list and almost 2,000 to the English list.
Growth in the Scandinavian Work is also evident in a 34.9% increase in co
workers and 15.1% increase in donors over 1983.
PLAIN TRUTH circulation on the continent of Europe now stands at almost
35,000, which is 28.9% more than May 1983. This growth is mainly due to
spin-offs from advertising by other offices. There has not been any
direct
promotion of the English PT in this area, apart from a small newsstand pro
gram in Malta (900 magazines per issue). The GOOD NEWS list is also growing
in this area, with a 4.7% increase over April 1983 and 42.3% over May 1983.
Donors are up 29.1% and co-workers 92.7% over 1983.
It is gratifying to have a minister now living and working in the Middle
East. Mr. Ray Clore, a consular official in the employ of the U.S. State