Council Holds Teleconference

April 15, 2010

The Council of Elders of the United Church of God, an International Association, conducted a teleconference on Wednesday evening, April 14. The Board approved Victor Kubik as interim Ministerial Services operation manager and Peter Eddington as interim Media and Communications Services operation manager.

The major topic of discussion was the selection process for choosing the next president of the United Church of God. Chairman Roy Holladay had distributed to the Council earlier in the day numerous documents that have been used in the selection process in the past. The Council indicated the need for time to review the documentation and to develop the Process & Timeline for Selection of the New Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation.

The Roles and Rules Committee was asked to review the documentation and come prepared to lead the Council in a discussion of the selection process at the May Council meetings. One of the first steps in the process will be to contact the General Conference of Elders to solicit their nomination recommendations. The desire of the Council is to come out of the May meetings with a well defined process that will be shared with the ministry and the membership.

Roy Holladay, Chairman & Interim President

In the Studio: Beyond Today

[Steve Myers and Peter Eddington filed the following report.]

April 14, 2010

Darris McNeely rehearses his script.

The April recordings of Beyond Today began this morning with a television production meeting.

Gary Petty and Steve Myers.

Peter Eddington, Darris McNeely, Gary Petty, Steve Myers and Michelle de Campos met to discuss the day’s recording. The morning meeting is the opportunity to discuss, edit and rehearse the scripts for the afternoon taping.

After lunch, Darris McNeely hosted the program “God’s Sabbath Rest.”

GN Magazine Promotion.

He focused on the importance and relevance of God’s Sabbath even in our modern world. Steve Myers then hosted the program “Doomsday or Better Way?”  This program compared our world’s difficulties to the pain of childbirth, ultimately leading to the birth of the Kingdom of God. Both programs concluded with a “Beyond Today Panel” discussion on each topic with Darris, Steve and Gary Petty.

Gary will record a program on Thursday, April 15, titled: “Did Jesus Really Say That?” We’re just a few days away now from Beyond Today’s U.S. debut on five broadcast TV stations. Click here for the TV station lineup!

The prayers of our brethren to our Father in heaven would be very much appreciated as we embark on this new phase of Beyond Today production.

Thank you!

Studio Monitors.