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PASTOR'S REPORr�
PUBLISHED BY THE WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL. 3, NO. 15
PASADENA. CALIFORNIA
APRIL
30. 1979
FROM PASTORAL ADMINISTRATION
: 2ar Fellow llinisters:
Greetings again from Pasadena! This time I have to report we are
back in "foggy bottoms" -- the normal foggy, gloomy weather during the
morning hours this time of year, with the sun breaking through about noon.
But we are all fine here and in good health.
Mr. Herbert Armstrong and Mr. Rader are back from a successful trip
to Japan. Most of you already know he met with Japan's Prime Minister
Ohira and a number of the leading cabinet ministers. Now, Mr. Armstrong
plans to travel to Tunisia this summer and also mainland China�
As we
were enthusiastically discussing in our International Division meeting
Friday, that opens up the possibilities for reaching a population of ONE
BILLION extra people! So we should certainly all be praying fervently
for �r. Armstrong and the success of these upcoming trips.
Good reports keep coming in from around the world about improved
attendance and offerings during the Days of Unleavened Bread.
And,
although our attendance was down slightly in the U.S. because of the
c1pheavals of the last year, the combined Passover offerings were up
3.4% over last year!
So the brethren are certainly with us and the
strength and cohGsiveness of the churches as a whole is increasing again.
Year-to-date inc�me for the entire U.S. is up 11%, for which we are most
thankful.
?ellows, although we are not planning to emphasize the "pumbers
c:;ame" as some ha'le called it, we do want to urgently ask all of you dedi
cated ministers to get out and VISIT all the brethren in your churches!
I chink all of the older ministers realize why the not-so-subtle cam
paign aaainst visiting was launched, and now that problem has been taken
c c::-e of and excised from the church. So please go out and get to know
ycc1r brethren in their own homes. Encourage and build them in faith
ar,d love and unity. Have more in-home Bible studies with several families
cooing together, and organize a system in your local areas for your full
ti�e and local church elders as well to do the same so the entire church
area over which you are responsible can soon be covered.
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t wait for them to call you! Often the person or family who
needs a visit most and is simply "withering away" through neglect will
be the last to call. You need to be perceptive -- have a system of
elders and deacons working with you to encourage and strengthen these
people -- and then get out and encourage a weak or discouraged family
befoc::-e it is too late� We will be getting back to you with more speci
fics on this in a few weeks, but the main thing is that you build your
own svstem, use your leading men and elders, start moving God's Church
:orwa�d and bullding it once again!