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G r e e t i n g s Again Fellow P a s t o r s :
I a m w r i t i n g t h i s l e t t e r on a p l a n e w h i l e r e t u r n i n g t o Pasadena f r o m N e w York C i t y . Y e s t e r d a y w e had a combined s e r v i c e i n Manhattan w i t h a p p r o x i m a t e l y 2000 p e o p l e o b s e r v i n g t h e day of P e n t e c o s t the b i r t h d a t e o f t h e Church of God.

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The overwhelming i m p r e s s i o n t h a t l e f t i t s mark on m e as w e o b s e r ved t h i s a n n u a l Holy Day w a s t h e s t r e n g t h and d u r a b l e n e s s of God's The b r e t h r e n i n t h e g r e a t e r N e w York C i t y area are s o l i d i n people. the f a i t h . I n t h i s t h e y are r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f a l l o u r b r e t h r e n God's c h i l d r e n around t h e world. They a r e t r i e d and proven, having a l r e a d y been t e s t e d i n a b o u t e v e r y c o n c e i v a b l e way. Y e t , t h e y remain b a s i c a l l y s t a b l e , r e s p o n s i v e , l o y a l and a l w a y s a n x i o u s t o see God's Work move f o r w a r d , w i t h new programs d e v e l o p e d as needed, and t h e Work b e i n g done.

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These remarks are i n t e n d e d as a s i n c e r e t r i b u t e arid r e c o g n i t i o n of t h e f a i t h and d e d i c a t i o n of t h e people o f God around t h e world. The members o f God's Church h a v e , i n t h e main, done t h e i r p a r t w e l l by t h e i r f a i t h f u l p r a y e r s and g e n e r o u s s u p p o r t t h r o u g h t r o u b l e d t i m e s as w e l l as t i m e s of b l e s s i n g s and r e j o i c i n g . They r e m a i n committed t o s e e i n g t h i s Work grow and reach o u t t o humanity w i t h God's message more e f f e c t i v e l y . They c e r t a i n l y deserve o u r e x p r e s s i o n o f g r a t i t u d e and encouragement. 1 4 o t i v a t i o n , c o n v i c t i o n , second and t h i r d e f f o r t are n a t u r a l byp r o d u c t s of a c t i o n , accomplishment and s u c c e s s . The g r e a t e r t h e Work's e f f o r t i n g e n u i n e l y t r y i n g , and t h e more w e a c t u a l l y do, t h e g r e a t e r t h e e n t h u s i a s m , s u p p o r t and m o t i v a t i o n w e have among o u r people. But whenever w e bog down or s p i n o u r w h e e l s , when programs become s t a g n a n t o r d o n ' t b r i n g a d e q u a t e r e s u l t s , t h e n t h e people b e g i n t o lose momentum. They t e n d t o l a n g u i s h , grow i n d i f f e r e n t , lose t h e w i l l t o press o n , wondering w h e t h e r i t ' s a l l w o r t h i t o r n o t . W e have s e e n t h i s phenomenon i n a c t i o n f o r some y e a r s . The Church seemed t o lose i t s way. Growth w a s minimal and f i n a l l y became n e a r l y n o n - e x i s t a n t over t h e l a s t y e a r . Our e f f o r t s t o accomplish seemed t o f i z z l e o u t . Drastic c h a n g e s w e r e s o m e t i m e s e f f e c t e d i n the hopes w e would r e c a p t u r e a winning way. But you m i n i s t e r s , more t h a n any o t h e r s , know w e have been s t r u g g l i n g t o once a g a i n e s t a b l i s h a winning combination. B e c a u s e o f t h i s , y o u r work of k e e p i n g a " t u r n e d on" membership, a " w i t h - i t " s u p p o r t base, "a m o t i v a t e d p e o p l e of God" h a s been i n c r e a s i n g l y d i f f i c u l t .
I s i n c e r e l y b e l i e v e t h i s w i l l be t u r n e d around. I a m convinced t h a t t h r o u g h J e s u s C h r i s t o u r Head and Master d i r e c t i n g H i s s e r v a n t M r . Herbert Armstrong, t h e c o l l e c t i v e w o r k of God's c h u r c h w i l l b e a r

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t h e k i n d of f r u i t God ie l o o k i n g f o r and reap t h e h a r v e s t i n human l i v e s committed,to God's Way of l i f e . I n the weeks and months a h e a d , w e hope to see new programs i n a u g u r a t e d which s h o u l d cause t h e c h u r c h t o go forward aa never before in fulfilling the commieeion of Jeeue Christ!

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I t is now Tuesday morning, and i n j u s t a f e w m i n u t e s w e w i l l begin o u r f i r s t m e e t i n g w i t h t h e area c o o r d i n a t o r s i n m o f f i c e . By y now most of you have p r o b a b l y h e a r d v a r i o u s rumors a b o u t r e c e n t I n s t e a d of t r y i n g t o developments r e g a r d i n g M r . Ted Armstrong. recount 8ome of t h e d e t a i l s i n t h i s l e t t e r , I am h a v i n g an a r t i c l e t h a t a p p e a r e d i n t h i s morning's Pasadena S t a r - N e w s reproduced i n t h i s P a s t o r ' s Report. You can f e e l f r e e t o d i s c u s s p a r t s o f t h e a r t i c l e U s e y o u r own judgment as t o how much of i t you w i t h t h e members. read t o your congregation.

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F I N A N C I A L A F F A I R S UPDATE A s many of you may a l r e a d y know, M r . Herbert Armstrong h a s s t a r t e d making h a l f h o u r t e l e v i s i o n b r o a d c a s t s on t h e weekly Sabbath i n Tucson. They w i l l b e g i n a i r i n g either a t t h e end of June o r t h e f i r s t p a r t of J u l y , f i n i s h i n g up t h e c o n t r a c t s t h a t w e have had f o r t h e Garner Ted Armstrong program. The new program w i l l b e t i t l e d "The World Tomorrow w i t h Herbert W. Armstrong," as it had been i n t h e p a s t . A new 13-week s c h e d u l e f o r M r . Armstrong's programs i s b e i n g s c h e d u l e d w i t h o u r agency, w i t h t i m e buying s l o t s t o b e made s t a r t i n g i n J u l y o r August o f t h i s y e a r .

The programs w i l l o b v i o u s l y b e m o r e r e l i g i o u s i n c o n t e n t and w i l l be c o n s i s t e n t w i t h t h e PLAIN TRUTH magazine which w i l l be c o r r e l a t e d w i t h a p o s i t i v e r e l i g i o u s approach e m p h a s i z i n g t h e coming government of Cod. A l l programs w i l l t h e n be d i r e c t l y correlated t o f o c u s on a c o n s i s t e n c y o f c o n t e n t between t e l e v i s i o n , r a d i o , PT, b o o k l e t s , and t h e subscriber development program. I n d o i n g so w e a n t i c i p a t e c o n s i d e r a b l e s h o r t e n i n g o f t h e c y c l e between t h e t i m e when a p e r s o n f i r s t r e s p o n d s t o t h e media and h i s f i r s t d i r e c t c o n t a c t w i t h the Church. T h i s w i l l n o t o n l y s a v e money, b u t m o s t c e r t a i n l y s h o u l d a f f e c t t h e d i r e c t growth of t h e Church.
With t h e r e c e n t d e c i s i o n s made by M r . Herbert W. Armstrong, v a r i o u s b u d g e t a r y improvements have been r e a l i z e d f o r t h e Church. F i r s t , the r e c e n t d e c i s i o n t o close t h e u n d e r g r a d u a t e program i n Pasadena and f o r m u l a t e a new academic s t r u c t u r e geared m o r e t o t h e p r e s e n t needs of t h e Church h a s r e s u l t e d i n m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s worth of annualized savings. T h i s w i l l n o t o n l y h e l p b a l a n c e t h e 1978/79

-39 b u d g e t , b u t w i l l a l s o g r e a t l y enhance f u t u r e monies t o be c h a n n e l e d i n t o f i r s t l i n e priorities f o r Church-related a c t i v i t i e s .

Next, an u n p r e d i c t e d and u n s c h e d u l e d heavy income r e s p o n s e w a s n e t t e d by M r . Herbert A r m s t r o n g ' s r e c e n t co-worker l e t t e r which h a s c e r t a i n l y been a boost t o t h e J u n e income f i g u r e , o n e day r e a c h i n g t h e $358,000 level! Income i n g e n e r a l h a s c o n t i n u e d v e r y good and i s s t i l l p o s i t i v e f o r t h e y e a r , r u n n i n g a p p r o x i m a t e l y f o u r p e r c e n t above a c t u a l for last year.
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Armstrong has d i r e c t e d t h e s a l e of c e r t a i n p e r i p h e r a l Pasadena campus p r o p e r t i e s t h a t had been p u r c h a s e d f o r t h e f u t u r e expansion of t h e Pasadena academic complex. These have been p u t on t h e m a r k e t and f o r t h e m o s t p a r t have now been s o l d . These sales i n no way a f f e c t t h e main campus p r o p e r t y . Add t o t h i s t h e f a c t t h a t M r . Armstrong h a s p u t on t h e m a r k e t f o r s a l e o u r f e a s t s i t e s a t t h e Ozarks, t h e D e l l s , and t h e Poconos a s w e l l as t h e Big Sandy campus. Please n o t e t h a t t h i s w i l l n o t a f f e c t o u r f a l l F e a s t s c h e d u l e & any I
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The C i t a t i o n a i r c r a f t , which w e w e r e r e c e n t l y i n s t r u c t e d by M r . Armstrong t o s e l l , w a s i n f a c t s o l d t h i s p a s t F r i d a y . This w i l l not o n l y i n j e c t money i n t o t h e c a s h f l o w of t h e Work, b u t w i l l a l s o reduce o p e r a t i n g e x p e n s e s i n F l i g h t O p e r a t i o n s . F i n a l l y , I ' m v e r y happy t o r e p o r t t h a t t h e P e n t e c o s t h o l y day o f f e r i n g h a s been e x c e e d i n g l y good and w i l l m o s t l i k e l y r e a c h o u r b u d g e t a r y p r o j e c t i o n of o n e m i l l i o n d o l l a r s . W e expect t h e a v e r a g e w i l l be between $13.80 and $14.00 p e r p e r s o n , which i s a v e r y good o f f e r i n g 4 3 and one f o r which o u r g e n e r o u s b r e t h r e n s h o u l d be thanked.
The b u d g e t f o r t h e 1978/79 p e r i o d i s s h a p i n g up v e r y w e l l . Finaliz a t i o n s h o u l d be t a k i n g place i n t h e n e x t several weeks. As priorities a r e a d j u s t e d and s e t by M r . H e r b e r t Armstrong, t h e r e s u l t i n g d e c i s i o n s

a r e b e i n g t r a n s l a t e d i n t o income p r o j e c t i o n s and b u d g e t a r y impacts. In l i g h t of a l l I have reviewed h e r e w i t h you, t h e f i n a n c i a l o u t l o o k f o r t h e Work looks v e r y p r o m i s i n g , of which t h e new program f o r g e n e r a t i n g growth i n t h e Church i s t h e long-term key. Your c o n t i n u e d s u p p o r t o f M r . H e r b e r t Armstrong and y o u r p o s i t i v e encouragement of t h e b r e t h r e n w i l l o b v i o u s l y be v i t a l f a c t o r s i n o u r a c h i e v i n g maximum r e s u l t s . R e m e m b e r t h a t t h e w o r l d s t i l l ha$ a c r y i n g need f o r t h e So t o g e t h e r l e t ' s r e d e d i c a t e o u r l i v e s t o t r u t h w e have been g i v e n . g e t t i n g on w i t h o u r Commission. --Ray Wright, F i n a n c i a l A f f a i r s
THE DIPLOMA PROGRAM I n t h e wake of r e c e n t announcements e s t a b l i s h i n g t h e Ambassador C o l l e g e School of B i b l i c a l and M i n i s t e r i a l S t u d i e s , w e

h3ve r e c e i v e d a number of q u e s t i o n s a b o u t o u r Diploma Program. These q u e r i e s were n o t s e e k i n g c l a r i f i c a t i o n of f a c t s , b u t r a t h e r f o c u s e d on t h e p u r p o s e b e h i n d t h e Diploma Program.


T h e C e r t i f i c a t e Program h a s c l e a r r a t i o n a l e i n p r o v i d i n g f o r t h e c o n t i n u i n g p r o f e s s i o n a l needs of t h e o r d a i n e d m i n i s t r y . The M.A.

Program h a s p u r p o s e as a v e h i c l e f o r d e v e l o p i n g f u t u r e l e a d e r s h i p f o r t h e Church. But why t h e Diploma Program?

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you know, h i g h e r e d u c a t i o n i n t h e w e s t e r n world h a s undergone s o m e enormous u p h e a v a l s i n r e c e n t y e a r s . Some o f t h e time-honored i n s t i t u t i o n s i n t h i s c o u n t r y are examining t h e i r r e a l purpose. , E d u c a t o r s want v e r y much t o make h i g h e r e d u c a t i o n r e l e v a n t t o t o d a y ' s world. 8 A s t h e s c i e n t i f i c a c h i e v e m e n t s o f t h e post-war w o r l d have become m o r e commonplace, t h e 1 a r g e r . q u e s t i o n s o f l i f e c o n t i n u e t o loom OR t h e Why a r e w e h e r e ? How s h o u l d w e l i v e o u r l i v e s ? Is t h e r e horizon a s u p e r n a t u r a l power? What a b o u t m o r a l i t y and e t h i c s ? a l l are very c o g e n t q u e s t i o n s o f t h e 1980's.

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Those of u s on t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of Ambassador C o l l e g e a p p r e c i a t e t h e c h a l l e n g e s p l a c e d b e f o r e u s when M r . Herbert W. Armstrong w r o t e t h e p o l i c y and p u r p o s e s t a t e m e n t c r e a t i n g t h e new s c h o o l . A s t h e weeks have gone by s i n c e M r . A r m s t r o n g ' s announcement, w e have i n c r e a s i n g l y r e a l i z e d t h e o p p o r t u n i t i e s before u s . What i n r e a l i t y h a s o c c u r r e d i s t h a t w e a r e now p r i v i l e g e d t o d e v e l o p a n e n t i r e l y i n n o v a t i v e t y p e of program. C e n t e r i n g on t h o s e d i s t i n c t i v e q u a l i t i e s which t r u l y made Ambassador C o l l e g e unique o v e r t h e y e a r s , w e w i l l now h a v e a program which w i l l g i v e young men and women of t h e Church a foundat i o n a l e d u c a t i o n i n t h e more p e n e t r a t i n g and s i g n i f i c a n t dimensions of l i f e . Higher e d u c a t i o n h a s many v a r i e d f o r m s and d i r e c t i o n s . Each i n d i v i d u a l needs t o assess h i s o r h e r own g o a l s , b u t a l l s t u d e n t s s h o u l d have a f i r m u n d e r s t a n d i n g of why t h e y w e r e b o r n , where t h e y are g o i n g i n l i f e , and how t o g e t t h e r e . Our new diploma program w i l l r e t a i n t h o s e c o u r s e s which have been so s u c c e s s f u l over t h e y e a r s i n d e a l i n g w i t h such subjects. P r i n c i p l e s of L i v i n g , L i f e and Teachings o f J e s u s C h r i s t , Old Testament Survey, Marriage and t h e Family, and a number of o t h e r c o u r s e s l i k e t h e s e w i l l form t h e core o f t h e c u r r i c u l u m f o r t h e program.
For t h i s e n t i r e 3 0 - u n i t program ( w h e t h e r t a k e n d u r i n g t h e r e g u l a r

s c h o o l y e a r o r i n summer s e s s i o n s ) , t h e s t u d e n t w i l l c o n c e n t r a t e on t h e s e areas w i t h o u t b e i n g compelled t o p u r s u e o t h e r areas of s t u d y I n fact, such as a f o r e i g n l a n g u a g e , American h i s t o r y , o r E n g l i s h . t h e whole p u r p o s e f o r t h i s t y p e of program i s t o h e l p t h e s t u d e n t b e t t e r u n d e r s t a n d l i f e and " f i n d h i m s e l f " as t h e y s a y i n t h e v e r n a c u l a r . Another i m p o r t a n t e l e m e n t o f t h e program w i l l b e a thorough c a r e e r guidance system. A f t e r t h i s diploma program, a s t u d e n t may w e l l f e e l t h a t f u r t h e r c o l l e g e is n o t f o r him. Maybe e n t e r i n g a t r a d e w i l l be i n o r d e r . On t h e o t h e r hand, t h i s s t u d e n t may r e a l i z e t h a t a d d i t i o n a l college is very necessary b u t n o t j u s t any c o l l e g e program. Using t h e r e s o u r c e s of o u r career services o f f i c e , t h e s t u d e n t w i l l be b e t t e r able t o s e l e c t t h e c o l l e g e o r u n i v e r s i t y which w i l l . b e s t s e r v e h i s o r h e r needs. Regardless of whether or n o t t h i s person w i l l u l t i m a t e l y e a r n a c o l l e g e d e g r e e , h e w i l l have r e c e i v e d a s o l i d foundation i n t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t knowledge o f l i f e .

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t h e s o c i a l and r e c r e a t i o n a l o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r young men and women i n t h e Church. A s you know, so many of o u r s c a t t e r e d c o n g r e g a t i o n s do n o t o f f e r v e r y many c h a n c e s f o r s o c i a l i n t e r a c t i o n among young people o f l i k e f a i t h , s i m p l y b e c a u s e of geography. P z r s o n a l l y , I see t h i s diploma program a s a r i c h o p p o r t u n i t y f o r m y own son ( o r d a u g h t e r s , f o r t h a t m a t t e r ) who i s s t i l l some y e a r s away

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from college. I would like him to obtain a bachelor's degree, but this program, offering foundational understanding might be just the thing for him during these formative years of life. He could enter immediately after completing high school, or as a meaningful "change 8 of pace" sometime during his academic program at another college. I feel that this would b,e vital not only in terms of his future career direction in life, but in terms of his spiritual and moral development. And who knows, he might even meet that one person at Ambassador College who, at some future date, will become my-daughter-in-law! As I mentioned earlier, this new diploma program which Mr. Armstrong has established is quite innovative. It is not an academic degree program, but it does allow us to deal directly with some critical issues central to the development of college-age people. --George Geis, Dean of Faculty
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Ministerial Development: Festival Seminars for local elders and ministerial candidates. Due to the positive response to last year's elder seminars at Tucson and St. Petersburg, Mr. Wayne Cole has approved holding them at the Feast again this Fall. Since these sessions are an opportunity for additional ministerial training at a time when there is no job conflict, we are going to extend these seminars to include ministerial candidates who are employed outside of the Church. We will probably have more people registering this time since it will be open to both elders and ministerial candidates. To accomodate the additional registrants, we will be holding the training sessions at Seattle, Lake of the Ozarks, and the Savannah, Georgia feast sites. The time allocated during the Feast will probably be from 12:30 p.m. This will allow to 2:30 p.m. on October 17, 18, 19, 20 and 22. ten hours of solid class instruction by three or four qualified Ambassador College Certificate of the Ministry instructors. These sessions should prove to be extremely beneficial. It would be appreciated if all interested elders and ministerial candidates would write to Ministerial Development, to the attention of Art Mokarow, suggesting specific subjects you would like covered. With only ten hours of instruction we want to be sure you receive what is serving your ministerial needs. All who would like to attend these sessions please write to Ministerial Development for registration. It is necessary that you get your Pastor's approval written on your request letter before consideration can be given. Any of you who want to attend the sessions but are assigned to another feast area should write to the Festival Office as well as Ministerial Development. Your requests will be processed as soon as received and you will be notified regarding acceptance as soon as possible thereafter. Please wi.ite soon and don't forget to include the subject/s you want covered. --Art Mokarow, Ministerial Development

-6P U B L I S H I N G SERVICES UPDATE You f i n d u s t h i s week v e r y busy, as usu The main t o p i c , of course, i s t h e p r e p a r a t i o n of o u r department budW e are c o n t g e t s f o r 1978/79. more cost e f f e c t i v e i n o u r p u b l i s h w e p l a n t o do e v e n more t o expand coming y e a r . One r e l a t i v e l y new idea f o r t h e P l a i n T r u t h we've t r i e d r e c e n t l y i s t h e u s e of o u t s i d e m a i l i n g l i s t s . W e p u r c h a s e d a t r i a l l i s t f r o m P r e v e n t i o n Magazine and mailed a promotion o f f e r o f a t r i a l s u b s c r i p t i o n t o t h e P l a i n T r u t h . T h i s h a s proved t o b e q u i t e successf u l and o p e n s up a t o t a l l y new avenue for s p r e a d i n g t h e g o s p e l . I n i t i a l r e s p o n s e h a s been v e r y e n c o u r a g i n g . The r e s p o n d e e s are prog r e s s i n g so f a s t t h a t q u i t e a l a r g e p e r c e n t a g e have a l r e a d y r e q u e s t e d t h e Correspondence Course.

Another p o i n t o f i n t e r e s t : o u r p r i n t e r f o r t h e P l a i n T r u t h and Q u e s t / 7 8 . r e c e n t l y i n f o r m e d u s a g a i n t h a t t h e q u a l i t y of t h e f i l m w e s u p p l y t o them f o r p r i n t i n g i s b e t t e r and more c o n s i s t e n t t h a n t h e t o p p u b l i s h e r s i n c l u d i n g T i m e , I n c . , Z i f f D a v i s , NBC, etc. They s a y t h a t o u r packages d are b e t t e r o r g a n i z e d and r e f l e c t v e r y w e l l on o u r o r g a n i z a t i o n . COmments l i k e t h i s a r e v e r y e n c o u r a g i n g t o o u r fel-lows i n P r i n t i n g S e r v i c e s 4 + i h e r e i n Pasadena who h a n d l e t h e t o t a l p r e p a r a t i o n of f i l m f o r t h e o v e r 20 p r i n t e r s w e d e a l w i t h w o r l d w i d e . --Roger G. L i p p r o s s , P u b l i s h i n g S e r v i c e s GOOD N W FORMAT AND SUBSCRIPTION POLICY E f f e c t i v e w i t h t h e J u n e 5 E S e d i t i o n o f The Good N e w s , a l l head of h o u s e h o l d m e m b e r s o f t h e Church w i l l r e c e i v e t h e GN - -o f c h a r g e . T h i s p u b l i c a t i o n i s i n t e n d e d t o free be s e n t t o members o n l y . However, t h e J u n e 19 i s s u e w i l l a l s o b e s e n t t o a l l Co-Workers as a s p e c i a l i s s u e .

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Requests f o r s u b s c r i p t i o n and r e n e w a l s n e e d n o t be made s i n c e a l l head o f h o u s e h o l d members w i l l a u t o m a t i c a l l y b e p l a c e d on o u r m a i l i n g l i s t . New members w i l l be added a u t o m a t i c a l l y . Co-Workers who s u b s c r i b e d t o The Worldwide N e w s w i l l c o n t i n u e t o r e c e i v e The Good N e w s i n i t s p l a c e u n t i l t h e i r WN s u b s c r i p t i o n s run o u t . Co-Workers w i l l a l s o c o n t i n u e t o r e c e i v e t h e Co-worker N e w s l e t t e r which c o n t a i n s a d i g e s t of t h e i n f o r m a t i o n p u b l i s h e d i n The Good N e w s .
A l l p a s t o r s o f c h u r c h e s w i l l immediately be p l a c e d on an airmail l i s t

and s h o u l d r e c e i v e The Good N e w s o n l y a f e w d a y s a f t e r it i s p r i n t e d .


We would l i k e t o a s k a t t h i s t i m e f o r any i n p u t t h e m i n i s t r y may have for t h e r e v i v e d Good N e w s . W e are e s p e c i a l l y i n t e r e s t e d i n y o u r feedback on how The Good N e w s can s e r v e t h e members now t h a t w e w i l l be adding a more s p i r i t u a l and i n s t r u c t i o n a l emphasis t o e x i s t i n g copy. Your t h o u g h t s on t h e m a t t e r w i l l be m o s t a p p r e c i a t e d . P l e a s e a d d r e s s a l l c o r r e s p o n d e n c e t o The Good N e w s , Box 111, Pasadena, C a l i f o r n i a , 91123. --Dexter F a u l k n e r , Good N e w s Managing E d i t o r
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R e t e n t i o n of Expense R e p o r t s : We've had t h e q u e s t i o n r a i s e d l a t e l y as t o how l o n g you s h o u l d keep y o u r e x p e n s e r e p o r t s . I t i s recommended t h a t you keep them as l o n g as you r e t a i n y o u r t a x r e t u r n s . The minimum

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is 3 years and you might want to keep them for 5 years in case you should ever want to consider income averaging. Please Note: If you have any questions regarding an inactive member, Danny C. Stamey, please call Ministerial Services. New Area Lines: The following map shows the new lines defining the area coordinators' areas of responsibility. With the addition of a new area coordinator, Mr. Ron Kelly, the number of pastors in several areas has been reduced. This should result in more effective administration and better communication in the areas affected.
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we will return to the use of the largest city near the coordinator's home as the name of the area. With the realignment of areas, it becomes too difficult to maintain regional designations. The area names will be as follows: 1.
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TO BE ANNOUNCED From Herbert W. Armstrong to all ministers to be announced this Sabbath, June 17, 1978: "Mr. Garner Ted Armstrong is taking a leave of absence from the Work. He will be absent from his duties for the remainder of this calendar year.
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Garner Ted off air .again


By DICK LLOYD sun wr#.r
Off-again, on-again Garner Ted Armstrong is off again, mstrong, said Rader. %eG was a-powerful drift toward rm from the airwaves of radio and television, banned f o secularization o radio and televiston, Rader sald. f evangelizing on the edict o his aging father, Herbert W. f And it is that aemlarization and abseoce o s itual f Armstrong. content, he said, that led to his removal from te eviaion But it is more than that, reliable sources indicate, and then the latest decision to take Garner Ted off the meaning the silver-haired, silver-tongued orator is pro- airwaves altogether. hibited from maki contact with any members of his At the same time, said Ftader, the younger Armstrong fathers Worldwideyhurch of God during what is to be an away from the church by setting himself up I enforced six-month leave of absence. wasthe au ority, d i n g corre ndence witb Garner as As such, any member who makes contact with Garner Ted -mag Rodactions on letterhead with his Ted Armstrong is likely to be in trouble himself. picture instead o the Woridwide Church of God. f It is the second time since 1972 tbat the younger Ar- God was being taken out of the work, said Rader. mstrong. the voice of the World Tomorrow radio and D r n his six months away from tke work, said uig television programs. has been blanked f o the air- Rader, Gamer T d will be asked to contemplate aa his rm e waves. The first was the result of alleged sexual impro- future and his datioasbip with God pad take t m to ie prieties by Gamer Ted. He was brought back into full restorehis spiritual strengih. fellowshipfour months later by his father. That was tbc clirectim he was given in 1972, the fint Hardly more than two weeks ago, the Ill-yeardd evan- time he was exiled to Colorado for alleged sexual improgelist won a last-minute reprieve from his father, who pricties. Four months later, he waa brought back into the was moving then to take his son off the airwaves for work t resume his scheduk o radio and television o f working contrary to his will. broedCaSting. But this time the exile is certain, confirmed Stanley R. But an all@ lack of lrpataoce on his pert, plw Rader, the personal aide of Herbert Armstrong and growing differems in apioion a t mlnirtry over & spokesman for the elder Armstrong, the Worldwide .doeLrlaal matters s & as divorce o mnambge, dChurch of God and its educational arm, Ambassador Col- cal treatment. day of Pentecost a d others, opened a lege in Pasadena. widertftamongminijsars ,raultirylin#ardardmore And +fore the youhger Armstrong is restored to full than to ministers andthe departure of several hundred fellowshipand allowed to resume his evangelist role. said followem. Rader. there will have to be full r e p e n h e , not just There continues to be division in the church over s u p remorse. porters and detracton of Gamer Ted, There is substantial difference between repentance. hhr-id younger ~ ~ o a g r is mt a and remorse. he said. new development, but a continuation of what was If a person is not in the right attitude, be wont probefore, in which ~ d a durchw duce the right kind of results, said Rader. a letter to his son advising him @at he no 10nserhLd a Gamer Ted learned of his leave of absence in a private part in the but he co\rld at letter from his father, said RPder. It seems to have its time bture. origin in actions of the son in governance of Ambassador A f W letter @,liw, ~dprevaw College while he was president and in the manner in upon hi, father to let Mm swi braahting, , which he was handling concerns o the church while he to f the -amg to mit fpther. was executive vice president. quently. that agreement was rescinded. He had made Important decisions without COMUlting ~~b~ realized hir was b c k on his father, said Rader. the track, said Rader, and a new letter removing him. But there is indication as well, say other persons close from the work wIls mt. to the SituatiCm, a t Herbert AimStral# felt his mn. k t with ~ e ~ d ~absence, m the ~of will * even after a reprieve, aasout stirring up division beits membership s d f e r ? is convinced it tween himself and his father. will not. Those factors are believed to have led Herbert Ar-me wdt k of dependeat upoa the uI is mstrong to remove his aon from all positiom of authority of television ot radio,raid. It is -t a of in both the church and college and to reaasert his own ~ e , , i s ~ o r a p ~ ~ p e r a m . * * personal IeaderFhip over both the church and college. I t was not true,. w r , mt the y m g e r A p responsibilities he had delegated to Garner Ted in 1974. mtranwa9 b rrdi0, t d M o n e m e l h m But the trend of radio and televirioa broadcasting by in l m L u K o n ~ h u o nfell off mnlt c rd Garner Ted also was of great concern to Herbert Ar-

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