********** 7/4/95 1:40 PM Forum CO R 1 : *SYSTEM* | Switching to Main Conf. Room Sysop Ralph Blodget | Hi, all. Rick and Ray are on their way into | the room Rick is here now Ray Dabrowski | Hello from Utrecht Sysop Ralph Blodget | So is Ray Dabrowski Rick Kajiura | Greetings from the Netherlands. LeonardWestermeyer | Hello everyone from Chilly Chile! Stan Jensen | Hello from Canada Sysop Ralph Blodget | While Ray prepares his statement, let's find | out where everybody is from Barry/Thelma Burton | Hello from Denver LeonardWestermeyer | Santiago, Chile Stan Jensen | Hello from Toronto.. Ken Osborn | Hello from Massachusetts home of the patriots Ronald/Esther Knott | Hello from Silver Spring. Manuel Bendig | hello and greetings from germany Douglas Devnich | Doug Devnich from Orlando Ray Dabrowski | Today the delegates voted communication | strategy | for the world church. The report was in a | video form. | The strategy intends to involve local | churches and | *Hope* is its main theme. Sysop Ralph Blodget | If you have a question, type "?", a | statement, type "!" (Then type | your statement or question while waiting for | Go from the Sysop) Ken Osborn | ? Sysop Ralph Blodget | (Ray is still typing) Ray Dabrowski | During the day the session concentrated on | constitutional items such as size of the GC | committee, and who should be elected at the | session. It was voted to increase lay | representation | on the GC committee from 2 to 3 lay members | from | each division. | There are still constitutional items being | discussed | in the committee. Several speakers are still | debating a variety of issues proposed. We | hope that | tomorrow the consitutional items completed. Manuel Bendig | ? Ray Dabrowski | More elections today including heads of | departments, auditing service as well as | remaining | officers of the divisions. | There is still one division president not | elected--Africa Indian Ocean. Rick Kajiura | Don Yost presented the statistical report. | According to | Don, it took 107 years for the Church to | baptize the first | million people. It took only 2.4 years for | the latest million. Ray Dabrowski | A full report will be uploaded in the library | section | later tonight. Sysop Ralph Blodget | (Ray and Rick is done now--we are ready for | questions or statements) NOTE: this news conference is | open to all, not just communication directors.) | Go Ken Ken Osborn | Having just gone through major downsizing for | Atlantic | Union office wondering if there has been any | sentiment | expressed to downsize at GC level? LeonardWestermeyer | ? Donald King | This is Don King from Alberta, Canada | entering. Ray Dabrowski | There is no talk on the session floor | regarding | further downsizing. Five years ago some 90 | budgets were eliminated in a major downsizing | exercise. Sysop Ralph Blodget | Go Manuel Manuel Bendig | who is the new secretary and the new treasure | of the | euro-africa-div.? Jim Greene | hi Bernard V. Bowen | signing on Dawn Reynolds | ? Sysop Ralph Blodget | This is a live News Conference Donald King | ? Rick Kajiura | Carlo Puyol from Madrid Spain was named | Secretary Ray Dabrowski | The treasurer was reelected, Erich Amelung. Stan Jensen | ? Sysop Ralph Blodget | Go Leonard LeonardWestermeyer | Has it been decided whether Division | Departments | will be elected? Verland Erntson | ? Ray Dabrowski | The division department directors are elected | in the | division caucuses. All but three. Sysop Ralph Blodget | Go Dawn Dawn Reynolds | The request from NAD with reference to | ordination, without regard to gender, is that | still on the agenda? Will this come up | tomorrow? Ray Dabrowski | Yes, tomorow afternoon. Sysop Ralph Blodget | Go Donald Dawn Reynolds | Thanks. Donald King | Has the President of Southern Asia been | elected? | Who? Jim Greene | ? Ray Dabrowski | Yes. M. E. Cherian was reelected. Sysop Ralph Blodget | Go Stan Geir Lisle | ? Stan Jensen | NAD Publishing director - is it Bob Smith | still? Ray Dabrowski | NAD department directors will most likely be | elected | at the NAD year-end meetings. Sysop Ralph Blodget | Go Jim Jim Greene | Is there a posting where we can read all the | nominating committee reports? Rick Kajiura | We are posting news stories with the election | results. We | will also post a listing with the complete | results, and | update it as new information comes in. Sysop Ralph Blodget | Go Verland | If you have a question, type "?", a | statement, type "!" (Then type Verland Erntson | What did they decide about auditing svc? And | can you give us the Division Treasurers now? Sysop Ralph Blodget | your statement or question while waiting for | Go from the Sysop) Rick Kajiura | Eric Korff has been elected director of | auditing. Sysop Ralph Blodget | Go Geir Geir Lisle | When will TED Dept dirs be elected?? LeonardWestermeyer | ? Leslie Schwarzer | ? Jim Greene | ? Ray Dabrowski | Today's elections will be posted in a news | story | later this evening. The division treasurers | are all | elected except AID. Rick Kajiura | Verland, we will post the, up to now, | complete list shortly. Ray Dabrowski | The TED dept directors will be elected in the | two | days. Verland Erntson | Thanks, Rick. Ray Dabrowski | TED Treasurer is Graham Barham. Sysop Ralph Blodget | Go Leonard LeonardWestermeyer | Who is South American Division Treasurer and | Secretary? Sysop Ralph Blodget | Rick is looking Rick Kajiura | Secretary of SAD is Roberto Gullon and | treasurer is Alipio | da Rosa. Sysop Ralph Blodget | Go Leslie Leslie Schwarzer | Has anyone been elected to replace Jan | Paulsen as president of TED? Donald King | ? Ray Dabrowski | TED president is Bertil Wiklander, secretary | is | Reinder Bruinsma. Sysop Ralph Blodget | Go Jim Leslie Schwarzer | Thanks. Jim Greene | How soon will the report be posted Rick? I | give a report to the CUC department heads | tomorrow and would like to get report on all | divisions. Rick Kajiura | We will post the listing in a less than an | hour. Jim Greene | thanks Sysop Ralph Blodget | Go Donald LeonardWestermeyer | Hurrah! Donald King | What is the latest development on the | Constitutional | Changes? Sysop Ralph Blodget | If you have a question, type "?", a | statement, type "!" (Then type | your statement or question while waiting for | Go from the Sysop) Ray Dabrowski | They are still working at them. Sysop Ralph Blodget | Have I missed anybody? Dawn Reynolds | ? Sysop Ralph Blodget | Go Dawn Dawn Reynolds | What about Church Manual changes? Dale R. Kongorski | ? Ken Osborn | ? Jim Greene | ? Sysop Ralph Blodget | (They are looking) Rick Kajiura | Ray will answer that. Ray Dabrowski | Most of the church manual items were voted, | including divorce and remarriage position. Sysop Ralph Blodget | Go Dale Dale R. Kongorski | Did I read that the department assistants | will be appointed | there but not sit on the GC Committee? Dawn Reynolds | Thanks. Ray Dabrowski | Yes, department associates. These nominations | will be coming tomorrow and in the next two | days. Dale R. Kongorski | thanks Sysop Ralph Blodget | Go Ken Ken Osborn | How will Church Ministries as a department | look following | this GC? Any changes in their structure? Ray Dabrowski | You notice I said, Department as | department associates, not department | assistants. Sysop Ralph Blodget | Go Jim Dale R. Kongorski | Yes. Jim Greene | Are more files on the minutes going to be | posted like you did for July 2? NATHAN Pizar TFC | hello | whats goin on? Sysop Ralph Blodget | Nathan--please this is a news conference Ray Dabrowski | Yes, as soon as we get them done, we will | post | them. NATHAN Pizar TFC | oh ok Sysop Ralph Blodget | Do not interrupt Nathan Jim Greene | thanks Rick Kajiura | Church Ministries has already changed. Sysop Ralph Blodget | Any other questions? | or statements | If you have a question, type "?", a | statement, type "!" (Then type | your statement or question while waiting for | Go from the Sysop) Jim Greene | ? LeonardWestermeyer | ? Sysop Ralph Blodget | Go Jim Jim Greene | How many depts now for church ministries? Sysop Ralph Blodget | (Looking) (Just a minute) Ray Dabrowski | Family Ministries, Youth Ministries, Sabbath | School | and Personal Ministries, plus Stewardship. Sysop Ralph Blodget | Go Leonard LeonardWestermeyer | If lay representation goes from 2 to 3, will | they get | their trips paid so that they can actually | attend | sessions? Ray Dabrowski | Yes. Sysop Ralph Blodget | Any more questions? Jim Greene | ? Sysop Ralph Blodget | Go Jim Myron Iseminger | ? Jim Greene | are all division presidents filled, even | Asia-Pacific? Ray Dabrowski | Yes. Sysop Ralph Blodget | except--- Ray Dabrowski | Except for AID. PD Chun is the APD president. Sysop Ralph Blodget | Go Myron Myron Iseminger | What percentage of elected delegates don't | actually come because of finances? Ray Dabrowski | We don't know that. Rick Kajiura | Myron, we don't have those figures with us. Sysop Ralph Blodget | Any more questions? Myron Iseminger | thanks Sysop Ralph Blodget | OK, we are done now | Thanks everybody Ray Dabrowski | Thanks and talk to you tomorrow. Jim Greene | thanks, bye Bernard V. Bowen | Thank you Dale R. Kongorski | Thanks Dawn Reynolds | Thanks for making this conference possible. Rick Kajiura | Signing off from Jaarbeurs, Utrecht, the | Netherlands. Sysop Ralph Blodget | Same time, same station (8pm Utrecht) Donald King | Thanks folk. Sysop Ralph Blodget | Bye now ********** 7/4/95 2:10 PM Forum CO