How do you explain your lack of success in making disciples?

by JH 32 Replies latest jw friends

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  Plummet

  I could place mags and tracts no problem, but I have never placed a book or engaged anyone in a true bible discussion because I had no idea what exactly I believed in and why I was to believe in what I believed or how I was led to believe what I did.
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  AlmostAtheist

  I always seemed to me that field service was never REALLY about converting people, or "bringing people to the truth", it was only about the little slip of paper you had to turn in every month.

  I suppose it is somewhat telling that while there is a slot for time spent, and slots for various placements, there is no slot for "number of people contacted". While giving lipservice to the "preach to the entire inhabited earth" doctrine, they really don't care who you've spoken to.

  The preprinted house-to-house records don't even suggest that there are people in the houses. One house, one line. Preaching to houses. No wonder it doesn't work.

  Dave
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  BluesBrother

  1] I was not very good at "The Ministry" - I was feeling awkward and uncomfortable even after many years at it. People know when you are not speaking from the heart. i felt quite at home on the cong platform but quaked on a doorstep. I always said i would rather address a thousand witnesses at an assembly than one householder 2] The message is just not true. People were more savvy than me and were simply "not interested" i did have one success. A young man appproached me , said he had been reading a book somebody had left with his father and could we talk about it? He studied and was baptized. I wish now that I had not taught him such a load of b.s.
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  IP_SEC

  Witnesses believe that sucksess in the ministry is not the gaining of converts but the doing of the work.

  Member the parable about the seed that fell on rocky, weedy, and good soil? The soil is the heart and the seed is kingdum truth. Sucksess is in the planting of seed, whether it grows or not has to do with the hearers heart.

  Now I need a shower (in IthinkIsee style)
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  TopHat

  Sometimes all it takes is Charisma and knowledge of the subject....I don't have that Charisma.

  Take for example Fidel Castro=charisma=bulls**t=lie
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  MerryMagdalene

  I was just a kid

  ~Merry
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  vitty

  I agree with IP- sec

  There are very few who actually brought ppl in, by door knocking anyway.

  Generally it was accepted that even if you did thousands of hours and you never had a bible study with anyone, it really didnt matter.

  Now if you did very little service say went out once every 3-6 months, but you had quite a few baptized, youd still be classed as not very spiritual and would not be given any "privileges"

  This proves to me the most important thing is MAGAZINES, go and collect a huge pile after the meeting and everyone is filled with admiration.

  Unfortunatly for my family , I was very successful and brought most of them in, but hey that dont count.
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  bull01lay

  I was crap at it. Period!

  Bull!
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  twinflame

  I guess because I had no for it. It made me so nervous, it only made me feel .
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  forsharry

  me personally? I blame society, the government, the ACLU, racism, sexism, classism, the smurfs, metallica, broccoli, knee-high stockings, bookbags, beer, non-believers, the english language, my mother, and chocolate.

  But most of all...I blame twinkies.