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PASTOR GENERAL'S
REPORT
TO THE MINISTRY OF THE
WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL. 8, NO. 13
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
MARCH 28, 1986
Dear Ministers,
·The Resurrection Was Not on Sunday,• Mr. Richard Ames' first tele
cast, produced 28,154 calls--the third-highest weekend WATS response ever!
Last year's program on the same subject brought in 17,008 calls, which was
the second-highest weekend total at that time. If this trend continues,
Mr. Ames' second program, which is about Easter, should bring in even more
calls. Again, thank you ministers and wives for your prayers about the
program. And please convey our appreciation to the brethren for their
prayers as well. I know God is pleased when we are all unitedly focusing
our minds on His Work in heartfelt prayer.
Mr. David Hulme, whom I have designated as Director of Public
Relations (along with his duties in Media Purchasing), reports that prog
ress is being made by various media agencies to put together networks that
will make U.S. programming widely available in Europe. We have already
been negotiating with them to air" "The World Tomorrow." Please remember
these doors in your prayers. The door to Europe is indeed a big one! Ask
God to lead us in walking through it.
In going over Mr. Larry Salyer's comments to you in this issue of the
•pastor General's Report," I want to emphasize a couple of points to you
pastors. As God's ministers, you are instruments in His hands, being used
by Him to serve His people.
God has given you a certain authority,
spiritually speaking, over His people. Yet Be holds you responsible to
bear that authority with complete humility, always in love, having sympa
thetic understanding for people, even when you· must · correct them.
Correction should always be done only after much prayer, being sure that
any resentment or undue indignation over their faults or wrongdoings has
been eliminated from your heart. On occasion you may need to be firm. In
some rare instances you may need to put one out of fellowship as God
commands in Romans 16:17-18. But always remember God does everything for
2Y.f. good, even when He punishes us. As Bis instruments we must deal with
Bis heritage the same way.
Be sure to read Mr. Salyer's comments
carefully.
By the way, I want to announce here that Mr. Salyer is now to take on
the full responsibility of Director of Church Administration, effective
immediately. Be sure to include him daily in your prayers. I know the
IN THIS ISSUE
From the Pastor General
• • 1
From Church Administration.
4
Media Purchasing Update • • • • 5
Ambassador College Update • • • 6
Fleet Administration Update • • 7
On the World Scene• • • • • • • 7
intense pressure of that responsi
bility and the need for God's
guidance and direction. Mr. Salyer
is your direct supervisor.
Your
greatest support of the role Christ
has given him will be time spent 211
your knees • .
Passover is fast approachir
During this time of year each
of
needs to be deeply reexamj
ourselves, taking stock of
spiritual condition. Is it pc