Crucial Questions—Important Answers!

This announcement will be short. The next two will be longer. This one covers a few specifics to keep in mind. A number of questions will be answered—basic ones that most are not yet asking but who soon will be.

First, last Sabbath we began our 10th annual Ministerial Conference from July 12-20—the first one on our new Headquarters Campus. It was completed this afternoon, with most attendees scheduled to return home on Sunday. By every account, it was a spectacular experience, and was made more inspiring in that it was held in our absolutely beautiful new assembly hall in our new Hall of Administration building. Field ministers and Headquarters managers had the opportunity to hear six days of lectures on a range of topics, with the imminent return of all God’s people an overarching theme woven into many presentations. The Headquarters ministry and department managers gave Conference attendees an inside view of the awesome Work that God is doing in His Church, and showcased the many cutting-edge tools and technology that allow the ministry to efficiently and effectively serve the flock of God.

We cannot help but think of the large splinters that are so far—far!—FAR!—behind God’s Church in so many of these regards (and many others). Many ministers would care about this if they knew, but they just do not know that they are. “Blissful” ignorance will soon give way to jubilant exhilaration at what lies ahead for ministers who have been sitting for years in almost desperately boring conferences that primarily served only to waste time. If you think this an overstatement, WAIT AND SEE! We are left to contemplate how many more ministers and elders will soon be meeting with us.