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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, APRIL 18, 1986
office. We are very pleased to be able to include Pastor General Joseph
w.
Tkach's "Personal" in the paper now.
Please encourage members to
faithfully read "The Worldwide News" for spiritual food and as a prayer
list for God's Work.
--Dexter Faulkner, Editorial Services
AMBASSADOR COLLEGE UPDATE
On Tuesday, April 15, Mr. Joseph
w.
Tkach spoke at the weekly Ambassador
College Forum. His subject centered around John F. Kennedy's admonition,
"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your
country." He applied that principle to the students and their relation
ship to A.C.
He stressed the importance of it being "More blessed to give than · to
receive" (Acts
20:35).
Mr. Tkach then admonished the students to .giv·
e
full measure--fully preparing themselves so that when they are needed,
they will be ready to serve in God's Work, or wherever their lifetime job
may be.
The Big Sandy campus was also hooked up to the Forum address so students
and staff could listen in. During the address, Mr. Tkach mentioned that
the Big Sandy campus will be kept open at least one more year to give the
freshmen a chance to graduate, if the state of Texas grants the college
there the proper certification.
"This [certification] will buy us at
least one more year or perhaps two years to determine where God and how
C-0d is going to lead us to make further decisions," said Mr. Tkach.
After Mr. Tkach's Forum address, he announced the names of next year's top
student leaders, then read the names of students who will serve in Jordan,
Sri Lanka, Syria, etc. The students and faculty were all inspired by the
Forum.
"The Worldwide News" will list the students who have been selected to
serve in one capacity or another.
Many of you ministers will be
acquainted with one or more of these students, and will, I am sure, be
happy to know that they are making good at Ambassador.
We here at Headquarters hope and pray all of you ministers and your
congregations will have a happy and blessed Passover and Feast of
Unleavened Bread.
MAIL PROCESSING UPDATE
MEMBER, CO-WORKER, DONOR GROWTH;
U.S. BAPTISMS; COMMENTS
--Raymond F. McNair, Deputy Chancellor
Member, Co-Worker, Donor Growth
Worldwide growth in the number of
members, co-workers and donors in the first three months of this year has
been very positive. The number of newly baptized members and co-workers
added is the highest in many years.
The following chart compares the
figures for the first three months of last year with this year: