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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, DECEMBER
16,
1986
Because we are already in production on several of next year's
magazines, we will still have eight issues of "The Good News" in
1987--
January, February, March (spring Feast edition)
,
April-May, June-July,
August, September-October (fall Feast edition) and November-December.
"The Good News" will continue to be
32
pages, full color.
The publishing schedule for "Youth
87"
is January, February, March-
April, May-June, July-August, September-October and November-December--
for a total of seven issues in
1987.
In
1988,
the full transition to six issues annually for both
publications will be complete.
"The Worldwide News" will still come out every two weeks, but will
be pared down to an eight-page issue as its standard. Again, this will
aid our brethren in not having
so
much to read that they miss important
articles or information contained in each
of
the publications.
This "girding up
of
our loins" is in preparation for even greater
growth to come. We must be ready, and we will be ready, for whatever
God in His infinite w m o m
is
planning for r t o accomplish! Let's be
sure that we are about our Father's business in every way, both
collectively as His Church, and individually as members of the Body.
Remember, when our ways please God, He will bless
us.
Let us live our
lives as faithful children'.
With love, in Jesus' name,
FROM CHURCH ADMINISTRATION
ORDINATION CARDS; Y.O.U.; CASSETTE ALBUMS; "INTERIM" CHURCH DANCE TAPES;
CASSETTE TAPES; MINISTERIAL
800
LINE--REMINDER;
MINISTERIAL FEAST TRANSFERS FOR
1987;
Q
&
A;
LITERATURE REVISIONS;
RECENT ORDINATIONS
As the responses to the telecast continue to pour in, more and more
visit requests are inevitable. In fact, through September
of
1986,
new
contacts by the ministry are up
44.2%
in the United States and
24.9%
internationally. Baptisms are up
14.4%
in the United States and
12.6%
internationally. Potentially these numbers could climb much higher in
the months and years ahead. While such dramatic growth
is
inspiring and
gratifying to
us
all, it behooves us to consider its impact on the way
we do our work.
I am well aware.that some pastors are virtually overwhelmed with work in
keeping up with these new contacts, baptismal counselings and all the