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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, DECEMBER
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1986
Ordained as local elders were William Hutchison from the Auckland, New
Zealand, congregation on October 17; Saul Langarcia Verdin of the
Tijuana, Mexico, congregation on September 10 and Greg Williams from the
Glendora, California, congregation on October 20.
Ordained as
a
preaching elder was Rex Morgan from the Auckland, New
Zealand, congregation on October 17.
--Larry Salyer, Church Administration
EDITORIAL SERVICES
MEETING WITH REGIONAL EDITORS; "PLAIN TRUTH" MEETING; TELEVISION UPDATE;
"GOOD
NEWS" READABILITY; "YOUTH 86' FEAST SUPPLEMENT
Heeting with Regional Editors
Regional directors and their assistants
met with Dr. Hoeh and myself, and others of the Editorial staff, for a
full day of conferences Tuesday, November 25. It turned out to be a
phenomenal day. Editorial got an around-the-world tour as our
international regions were described by their directors one by one, on
the hour, throughout the day. We found by and large America's problems
are the world's problems. Our literature
is
hitting the mark. The
shorter articles in the magazines were especially appreciated. We got at
least two new article ideas from each director and assistant. It was
another profitable day of this year's very successful Regional Directors
Conference.
'Plain
Truth'
Meting
Before the Regional Directors Conference we
managed to squeeze in a planning session for the April "Plain Truth."
One of the articles we plan to include in the April issue is "Europe's
Need for Self-Def.ense" by Gene Hogberg.
Mr.
Hogberg will show why the
West Germans, the French and even the British are coordinating their
defense strategies, including nuclear defense, to an unprecedented
degree. Ron Kelly's article, "How
God
Designed the Family,' is also
scheduled. He will explain that there are laws that if followed would
ensure happy and successful family life. Don Schroeder addresses some of
the factors in today's worldwide crisis in agriculture and Clayton Steep
asks, .Friendship--Is It a Lost Art?" Many other topics will also be
covered in that edition.
Television Update
The telecast keeps
us
on our toes. We are working on
yet another
TV
brochure, "The History of Europe and the Church." You
will remember that this series by Keith Stump ran in "The Plain Truth"
several years ago. It will
be
one of our largest brochures and should
spark a lot of interest from our viewers. Speaking of the telecast,
Pastor General Joseph W. Tkach has asked Editorial to research and
prepare the preliminary scripts for the "World Tomorrow" broadcast. Our
writers will work very closely with the broadcasters to work out scripts
that will be supported by articles on the same subjects in "The Plain
Truth." Needless to say, our editors and writers are excited about this
new responsibility.
'Good
Hews'
Readability
According to a PBS documentary aired this fall,
20
million adults in the United States cannot read. Equally alarming is
the estimate that 25 to 50 percent of the adult population who can read,
cannot read anything written above a fourth- or fifth-grade 2 e x . We