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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, DECEMBER
16, 1986
This month almost completes another year. If financial conditions
continue at the present level during December, we will just barely meet
the income budget set early in December last year. The increase in
income for the year is now at
7.2
percent.
In the area of expense we have not done as well. A month ago we were
only
0.8
percent over budget, which was an improvement compared to the
previous month. This month we have increased this overage to 1.4
percent. The net effect of this will be a lower-than-expected year-end
balance in bank reserves.
Another task is now about to begin which greatly affects our accounting
area. That
is
the
1986
audit by Arthur Andersen
&
Co.
As
a result of
improved procedures and more experience, we are hoping to complete it a
few days earlier in
1987
than we did last year.
--Leroy Neff, Treasurer
EDITORIAL SERVICES
MAJOR DECISIONS
ON
PUBLICATIONS; "GOOD NEWS" UPDATE; "YOUTH
86"
UPDATE;
"WORLDWIDE NEWS" CHANGES, NEW
TV
BROCHURE
Major
Decisions
on
Publications
Since
Mr.
Tkach's decision to involve
Editorial Services in scriptwriting and researching for the "World
Tomorrow" telecast, we have been forced to stand back and take a good
look at our responsibilities here. We had come to the place where our
resources were getting thin. We hadn't the space to increase our staff,
yet we needed help and immediately. Now
Mr.
Tkach has.relieved that
pressure and solved those problems by paring back and refocusing
our
efforts in the publications.
"Good
News"
Update
As it always has, "The Good News" will continue to
contain clear, positive, hard-hitting articles about God's way of life
and the soon-coming Kingdom of God. Now, with extra time between
issues, readers will be better able to read, study and put into practice
the crucial knowledge offered in articles. At this time we have a
tremendous backlog
of
articles that have been accepted for publication
in future issues. We will need to reassess this material and determine
what "The Good News" will now require. If we find we do need more
subjects covered, we will let you know later. Unless you have already
been contributing regularly, please do not submit any new articles to
'The Good News" until further notice.
"Youth
87"
Update
In "Youth
87"
we will go to a combined issue in the
March-April issue and produce an issue every two months after that. We
plan to make readers of this magazine aware of the vast array of other
publications we produce, and that they are available to them. They can
receive their own subscription to "The Plain Truth." They can also send
for copies of the many booklets and brochures we advertise. They can
enroll in the Correspondence Course.
We want them to know there's a lot of helpful information available if
they just write
or
call and ask for it. Again, any who might wish to
write articles for "Youth
87,"
please don't send in your manuscripts