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Craig Martindale April 8, 1998
Biggest decision made at the Leaders Meetings in March of
this year. On March 19 they settled this decision. The
Trustee transfer of responsibility from Howard Allen to
someone else. Howard & Emogene Allen going Emeritus.
Mrs. Allen will not be the Bookstore coordinator any longer
either.
10/77 Dr. Don Wierwille and Howard Allen installed (same
time).
Always drive your mind to the Word first. Researching the
structure of the Levites I in the tabernacle and the temple.
The oversight and the teaching ministry to the Israelites.
30 to 50 years - one time -
20 year tenure. Part of the courses and teaching
responsibility and oversight and judging responsibility.
Another length of time was for 20 - 5- years. A 30 year
tenure.
No Biblical standard for how long for people to serve at the
Trustee level (compared the level of responsibility to the
high priest category).
In Judges - 12 genuine judges; 1 counterfeit - Abimalech.
All of their times of service varied.
David, Moses, Saul, Eli - all served 40 years in a position
of authority. Joshua went Emeritus, Moses, toward the end of
their lives. Book of Joshua covers 33 years. Moses could
have gone into the Promised Land as an advisor (like
Emeritus). To serve til the last minute and then die is not
Biblical.
At 50 years old, the Levites were out of that spiritual
responsibility. Paul served over 30 years; not sure of the
date of his death. Rev. Martindale doesn't think there's any
number to lock into (age wise - Prov. 3:4 &5).
Ermal and Harry terms were varied. We're all given a portion
of this ministry (I Cor. 12) God hath set the members.
Emeritus can pick and choose where they want to spend their
time. An adviser is not on call hour by hour. Takes humility
to go Emeritus. They're used to calling the shots.
Men and women can change positions. They don't have to stay
in a particular position to function. Emeritus is not a
death sentence.
We're going to the 5th level of Trustees.
1. Dr. Victor Paul Wierwille,
Ermal Owens, Harry Wierwille
2. Dr. Victor Paul Wierwille,
Dr. Don Wierwille, Howard Allen
3. Rev. Martindale, Dr. Don
Wierwille, Howard Allen
4. Rev. Martindale, Rev.
Rosalie Rivenbark, Howard Allen
5. Rev. Martindale, Rev.
Rosalie Rivenbark, Rev. John Reynolds
Everyone in the Leaders Meetings was capable of stepping
into this position - Rev. Martindale convinced.
The only ones left from the Leaders Meetings where
Dr. Victor Paul Wierwille announced Rev. Martindale would be
the next President are the Trustee Household and Rev. Bob
Moynihan.
Dr. Victor Paul Wierwille stated he doubted if any of those
men would stand that were there. Considered what all their
exposure has been - secularly and in the ministry. Who's the
best mix with Rev. Martindale and Rev. Rosalie Rivenbark?
Dr. Victor Paul Wierwille asked Don and Howard to keep the
ministry from going broke when he installed them. Don and
Howard were trained their whole lives for these jobs.
Rev. Martindale considers himself best in seconds - the 2nd
Way Corps coordinator, the 2nd Way Corps
Director, the 2nd President of the Way, etc. He
comes in to establish what the initiator had started.
1 Chr 12:32 And of the children of Issachar, which were men
that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel
ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all
their brethren were at their commandment.
Understanding of the times -
knew the administration; knew the times spiritually,
culturally, and secularly.
Isa 43:14 Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One
of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have
brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry
is in the ships.
Isa 43:15 I am the LORD, your
Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King.
Isa 43:16 Thus saith the
LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the
mighty waters;
Isa 43:17 Which bringeth
forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they
shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are
extinct, they are quenched as tow.
Isa 43:18 Remember ye not the
former things, neither consider the things of old.
Isa 43:19 Behold, I will do a
new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it?
I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the
desert.
Wilderness - desolation / violence
Great oppressor in chapter 2.
Isa 43:15 I am the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of
Israel, your King.
Creator of Israel - (Gal. 6:16) Israel - ruling princes for
God. Maketh a way in the sea - midst of devil spirit
dominance. A plain path before us. The transfer of
leadership will be at the next anniversary. Rev. Martindale
will announce on Resurrection Sunday. Isa 43: 19, 21. Show
forth God's praise.
Howard Allen:
Rev. Martindale and Dr. Don
Wierwille are the brothers Howard Allen never had.
1 Pet 2:2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the
word, that ye may grow thereby:
Your physical body has to be
in shape or you cannot carry out the will of God.
Mrs. Allen:
Moving to the slow lane - not
the idle lane! Every assignment is good for the individual
first, then the ministry. The Allens are not sad, rejoice
with them. This anniversary of Howard Allen and Emogene will
be 46 years in May. Nothing else but the Word will keep them
standing day by day for lifetime.
Craig Martindale:
Defined Trustee - firm as a
tree. Announced that John and Vicki Reynolds would be the
new Secretary-Treasurer. John shared - met his wife opening
night of Corps. Backed up Howard Allen while in
International Outreach as Dept. Coordinator. He called
Howard "big shoulders."
Rosalie Rivenbark:
Howard Allen trained John to
run I.O. (International Outreach), strong Corps and business
background. Loyal to God, this ministry and Rev. Martindale.
Dr. Don Wierwille:
Great step forward for our
ministry. Requires definite adjustments to not being the
overseer. Has the utmost respect and confidence for the
Reynolds.
Howard Allen:
Believes John will adapt very
quickly.
Craig Martindale:
On the field - how it will
work: No new Region coordinator at this point. June 1st
will be the transition time. The Reynolds to HQ - they will
become Assistant to the Secretary-Treasurer until the
installation at the Anniversary in October.
State re-arrangements will be:
NC - will go to the Blue
Ridge Region - Naviellos
GA - will go to the South
Atlantic Region - Moynihans
TN - will go to the Ohio
Valley Region - Panarellos
The Limb of GA - new State
coordinators - Rev. and Mrs. Hayward Chappell
The New England Region - and
State coordinators for the states of MA and RI - Mr. and Mrs
Greg Bolchalk
The rest of the Corps assignments will be settled in May.
On Sunday, the Reynolds and Allens will share. Rev.
Martindale said to Rev. Rosalie Rivenbark - look at the
Trustee assignment as a five year one. Likewise
with the Reynolds. John has already made the
ultimate commitment spiritually of ordination. Rev.
Martindale will stay on as President for a long long time.
John Reynolds - will be 55 in Sept. From Oklahoma. Vicki -
from CA.
Married 7/18/82 - 16 years.
John is 10th
Corps, Vicki is 8th Corps.
John was in sales for 10
years, purchasing sales management, office management.
College for 2 ½ years Wright State University
1961 to 1964 he was in the US
Navy - EH Petty Officer.
Took PFAL in 1978 in
Oklahoma; the Advanced Class in 1979 at HQ in June of that
year.
!982 - 1988 worked in I.O.,
became the Department coordinator 1988-1994.
He was 12 years on Staff in
International Outreach.
He took the Dale Carnegie
course before he came to the ministry.
He was a self employed
musician, worked for Shaklee, played the organ and was a
choreographer, in radio school and went 2 years to a trade
school.
In 1994 they went on the
field to Arkansas for 2 years, and then to Georgia.
Vicki took the Advanced Class in 1977, took PFAL in 1995.
Business college grad, 8
years in office management.
Secretarial and
administration are her long suits.
1982 - 1986 worked in Word
Processing and then worked 1986-1994 as the Word Processing
Department coordinator.
John wrote the Nov/Dec 1995
Way Magazine article on the Word being over the World.
They have room to grow into their responsibilities.
Isa 41:10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not
dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I
will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand
of my righteousness.
God would not have them make decisions on shaky ground.
Titus 2:1 But speak thou the things which become sound
doctrine:
Titus 2:2 That the aged men
be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in
patience.
In context of going emeritus:
Aged men in terms of Emeritus
status.
Grave - dignified. Patience -
endurance. Stay in self control, don't let your life run out
of control. Sound in the family faith. The aged women
likewise - Sarah, Deborah, Huldah, etc. Examples of holy
women.
Titus 2:3 The aged women
likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness,
not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good
things;
Examples of temperate. Word warns against backbiting and
criticizing. Maintain your good habit of life. More time to
teach in some categories, like the privilege to teach their
grandchildren.
Titus 2:4 That they may teach the young women to be sober,
to love their husbands, to love their children,
Titus 2:5 To be discreet,
chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own
husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
Purpose of keeping up with those standards. Staying faithful
at that is an art.
Titus 2:6 Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.
Titus 2:7 In all things
showing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine showing
uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,
Titus 2:8 Sound speech, that
cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part
may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.
Can't say you wrongly divided the Word. You speak it so
tight. Eighth section of Book of Acts 6 of 7 epistles were
written in the eighth section. The greatest revelation came
in the eighth section. Stay at our Ephesus and don't run to
the hard hearted. Not like Paul when he left them. 4x2 -
God's creative works on the earth established. 7 plus 1 -
sovereignty of God functions in the 7th section.
God's will was for David to live into the next oversight.
David set it all up for Solomon while he was still healthy.
Because of all the wars, David got worn out.
Eccl 3:2 A time to be born,
and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up
that which is planted;
A time to sow and a time to reap what you've sowed. (Like
the Allens)
The Reynolds sent in a tape on which they shared.
They will be here on Sunday to share with the entire
household. |