What L.R.H. Said About Volunteer Ministers

I found a great reference tonight on the Austin Area Interfaith Ministeries website that I had never seen before, which quoted what L. Ron Hubbard said about the Scientology Volunteer Ministers Program. I thought this was extremely interesting because besides being the Founder of Dianetics and Scientology, Mr. Hubbard was the actual originator of the Volunteer Ministers Program, so at least to me, what he had to say about this subject holds a great deal of weight. He said:

"A Volunteer Minister in Scientology is defined as a person who on a strictly voluntary basis helps out his fellow man by providing simple, basic counseling to people he meets to assist them in overcoming difficulties they may be having in life. A Volunteer Minister understands that something needs to be done about the world and . . . he wants to do what he can to help those around him."

And it is totally amazing that Mr. Hubbard had seen a need for and developed the whole concept of the Scientology Volunteer Ministers Program 25 years ago, long before the 9/11 terrorist attack in New York, when it "appeared" the Volunteer Ministers started helping out in the world. In actual fact, thanks to Mr. Hubbard's foresight, Scientology Volunteer Ministers Program had already been helping out in the community for a many years prior to this .