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�PASTOR GENERAL'S
REPORT
TO THE MINISTRY OF THE
WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL.7, N0.5
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
FROM MINISTERIAL SERVICES
FEBRUARY 1, 1985
We have had a very positive and successful series of meetings with the Re
gional Directors this week. Mr. Armstrong began the annual conference on
Monday morning with an inspiring message on the subject of unity and team
work. He compared the regional offices to the spokes of a wheel, all con
nected to the hub--headquarters. But, Mr. Armstrong stressed, it is an un
usual wheel--one that has no rim. Each spoke is connected to the hub, and
to each other through the hub, not by a rim. We all work through headquar
ters, and thereby are all able to speak the same thing. We must all respond
as one, like a well-functioning team, or a well-oiled machine, all regu
lated from headquarters.
Mr. Armstrong also stressed the personal examples of ministers. He re
minded us of the old saying, "Actions speak louder than words." Our person
al examples of unity, faithfulness and loyalty to Jesus Christ and the gov
ernment He has placed in His Church inspire that same unity in God's people.
Mr. Armstrong explained that we are not teaching an "American religion," an
"Australian religion," or a "European religion." We are teaching God's
truth and His Word. God has placed the headquarters of His Church in the
United States because America is the only place the Church can operate as it
must to do God's work.
All of us need to remain close to God so we can be solidly "compacted to
gether" as parts of the spiritual temple God is building. Jesus set the ex
ample. He was closer to God than any of us has ever been. As Mr. Arm
strong pointed out, there will be absolutely no dissent nor conflict in
God's Kingdom. That is the goal we must strive for now, through contact
with God and by the unifying power of His Holy Spirit. The Church will be
changed into the Kingdom of God when Christ returns. Therefore, let each of
us work all the harder daily to grow in unity, becoming more firmly bound
together by the mind of Jesus Christ.
I really appreciate your support of this conference through your prayers.
I know God has heard, and has really blessed it. Mr. Armstrong attended
virtually every session of the conference, and commented for a few minutes
after several of the presentations, maintaining the overall theme of unity
throughout the meetings.
The outlook for growth in 1985 is truly exciting! The Gospel is being pro
claimed, and more powerfully every year! Our job is to please God, in coop
eration, in unity, in support of one another, in communication with head
quarters and with one another, and in heartfelt prayer. When our ways
please God, He blesses us. Let each of us do his part this year to promote
the unity and oneness that Jesus Christ expects of us!
More details about the conference and a wrap-up of the material presented
by each Regional Director will appear in coming issues of the WORLDWIDE
NEWS. We're including here the regular monthly reports (which this time
are year-end wrap-ups) from Dr. Roy McCarthy and Mr. Robert Morton.