Mr. Tkach visits
ministerial conference
in Germany

By Silvia Mair

WORMS, Germany—Pastors and congregational leaders from Germany and Austria met in Worms Sunday, April 29, to Tuesday, May 1, to discuss administrative matters and to participate in the regional training program. Leaders from the Swiss region were also present as invited guests.

On the first day of the conference a seminar about spiritual counseling was given by Richard Hasenoeder, a Lutheran minister and professional adviser who is featured on an evangelical radio program in Germany.

On the second day, Manfred Beutel, a planter and minister of an Evangelical Free church in Alzey, conducted an interactive seminar on Authentic Evangelism.

In the evening, Pastor General Joseph Tkach joined the conference in Worms. He gave a presentation on the importance of relational evangelism. Mr. Tkach shared some examples and lessons out of his personal life. He emphasized the role of the local church and of the individual member in the Body of Christ. A key thought of his lecture was "you cannot really help make disciples unless you first make friends."

Another guest at the conference was Nikolay Nikolov, editor of a Bulgarian Christian magazine based on the literature of the Worldwide Church of God. Mr. Nikolov spoke about his work and the difficult circumstances in his country.

Randal Dick, superintendent of missions, and John Halford, European regional director, also contributed to the conference. During the conference the German board also met.

GOSPEL WORK IN BULGARIA—
Pastor General Joseph Tkach meets with
Nikolay Nikolov (left), editor of a Bulgarian
Christian magazine based on the literature of
the Worldwide Church of God, during ministerial
conference in Germany.

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