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PASTOR
GENERAL'S REPORT, DECEMBER
30,
1986
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Finally, thank you again, men and wives, for your faithful
dedication to the calling God has placed on your shoulders. I pray for
you daily. Keep up the good work!
Sincerely, in Christ's service,
P.S.
Be
sure to read the outstanding articles in the January 'Youth 87'-
especially the two entitled "For Girls Only' and "For Guys Only." And
keep up your prayers for the writers and all at Headquarters and one
another! God is doing a marvelous Work through each of us imperfect
tools in spite of ourselves!
FROM CHURCH ADMINISTRATION
CENTRAL CLEARING ACCOUNT: SOCIAL SECURITY; DOUBLE DEDUCTION;
Q
C
A;
LITERATURE REVISIONS: INTERNATIONAL NEWS--Germany, Malawi, Nigeria, Ghana
What a year! I look back at 1986 and wonder where it went. Of course
there is little time for that as we need to be looking at 1987. But as
the society around us makes its 'New Year's resolutions," most of which
will evaporate on January
2,
we in God's ministry have a much more
sobering task. Though we generally measure ourselves from Holy Day to
Holy
Day, we in Pasadena are forced by the budget cycles, tax year, etc.
to also reckon certain things by the Roman calendar.
So
right now we
have an added opportunity to review our effectiveness of the past year
and set goals and objectives for the year ahead. Here in Church
Administration we are applying what we've learned about the needs of the
local churches and the field ministry to decisions that will impact your
work loads and ours in the months
to
come.
One of our major goals
is
to serve you in ways that make you more
effective and efficient in your service to
God's
people. We have
received several suggestions from the field ministry that have affected
our decisions, programs and procedures. Please keep them coming, even if
not all of them are adopted. You are on the firing line and often notice
things that we can't see from our perspective. We are all
in
this Work
together and must be helping each other. Iron sharpens iron. We
certainly hope to improve our service to you in 1987.
Now I would like to ask you to take
a
little time to review your
own
work
in 1986.
What did you accomplish? The answer
to
this question should provide
reassurance and encouragement. It is not wron to enjoy our successes.
We learn and grow by reflecting on success ul perTormance as well as by
reviewing our mistakes. Of course, the credit and glory belong to God,
but didn't we ask for His inspiration
so
that we could be effective
instruments?
T E
surely God would want
us
to give thanks
Him
and
rejoice in a job well done.
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