OFFICIAL NEWS RELEASES NOW AVAILABLE FOR MINISTERS' USE

OFFICIAL NEWS RELEASES NOW AVAILABLE FOR MINISTERS' USE

Pastor's Report Staff

A suggestion from the field is being implemented at the request of Mr. Stanley Rader. Eugene Noel, one of our ministers in Ohio, mentioned that he has been approached by several different representatives of the media in his area asking for information about the church crisis. In addition to answering their questions, he has xeroxed statements from the Pastor's Report and handed it to them whenever appropriate. He said it would be so much easier if we would include press releases separate from, but along with, the Pastor's Report. Then these releases could be duplicated by the minister and distributed as necessary. In this way it would be very easy to give members of the media pertinent information on developments concerning the Church's court case and other matters of public interest.

Here is our chance to funnel our side to the press. Now that Pasadena can be counted on to give them something to work with, we should be able to blunt the edge that the more vociferous dissidents seem to have enjoyed in the past. Now that the attention of millions has been caught through bad publicity, we have the opportunity to give them accurate information.

Here is exactly how we will do this: Whenever Mr. Rader feels a particular press release should be given national exposure, it will be included with the very next mailing of the Pastor's Report. It will be entirely up to the discretion of each Church Pastor as to how and when he uses these press releases.

Pastor's Report Staff