by metatron 8 Replies latest jw friends
April regular pioneers 88,735
May regular pioneers 86,515 (with 939,078 publishers)
June regular pioneers 85,367 (with 925,216 publishers)
All figures U.S.A.
The KM now has a front page segment "What To Say About
the Magazines" - really weak! Maybe they'll go back to
'testimony' cards, at this rate!
metatron
Hello Metatron,
It is so good to see your posts.
Question. A lot of people on this board tell me that the numbers decrease in the summer and then get boosted again later.
How does this decrease compare to previous years?
Look forward to your response.
hawk
come on..when was the last time you saw an interesting
article in the km
articles like "Effective use of the Awake'
and "Brochures that save lives" dont cut it anymore
lets all be glad they did away with the demonstrations
that were the exact same thing week after week
The real key to making this type of comparison is to use the
same month from two different years. I suspect that even
using this method, there is still a decrease. In Canada, there
was a decrease between April 2000 and April 2001.
It is also interesting to note that a couple of years ago, the
required monthly hours for pioneers dropped by 10. The
intention was to make it easier for more people to pioneer.
Well, guess what? The numbers went down anyway. So,
the society was hit with a decrease in pioneers, and an 11%
reduction in hours per person at the same time. Nice strategy.
Strategy? Goodness, didn't you know that only business organisations have strategies? The WT is Jehovah's earthly organisation, didn't you know that?
The TRUTH is that the hours were reduced as a loving act toward them by a loving organisation. Now, you really knew that, didn't you?
Cheers,
Ozzie
"Evil is the absence of empathy"
Movie (2000), Nuremberg
It is also interesting to note that a couple of years ago, the
required monthly hours for pioneers dropped by 10. The
intention was to make it easier for more people to pioneer.
Well, guess what? The numbers went down anyway. So,
the society was hit with a decrease in pioneers, and an 11%
reduction in hours per person at the same time. Nice strategy.
oops, think you meant 70 right. there was a temporary boost in RP & AP numbers at the time (jan 99) which met with much fanfare. but i think the downwards trend has evened out now. hours continued to drop at an amazingly even rate despite the change.
i think it was less of a 'strategy' than a 'quick - what the hell should we do?' the unstated buffer between the monthly quota and the yearly quota was removed (ie 1000 / 12 = 83.3 not 90) so that pioneers could no longer do the monthly numbers and end up ahead in summer for vacation time. it seemed like there might be some underlying reason for this at the time but now i think this simply didnt occur to the people making the change. same thing with the fact that the change was made in january which is the MIDDLE of the service year. so we were all like, 'well, what do we need for this year?' some elders were doing all kinds of clever math trying to figure out how to divide up the two systems over the 98-99 service year until clarification came which sounded kinda like, 'look, just do the 840.' as though again, it simply hadnt occured to anyone that there might be confusion.
mox
Moxy,
I wonder if anyone asked Why?
It all seems so artificial to me. Why not make it 2,000 hours or 500 hours.
What on earth has it got to do with making disciples?
Cheers,
Ozzie
"Evil is the absence of empathy"
Movie (2000), Nuremberg
Friend,
The watchtower,as compiled and edited at present, is such an
abomination to the "wisdom from above", that Jehovah generously
will share with those who seek out such knowledge. I dare to say
pointedly that the articles are simply culled from previous WT
issues and then a 6th grader is assigned the now common,"inane"
interjections of supposed inspired commentary. The watchtower at
least could begin by reformatting the front page and switching
the large type of watchtower, with the current type and position of Jehovah's name. I will use caveman.com to try and illustrate.
announcing
JEHOVAH's
KINGDOM!
the watchtower
The preaching work is not long for this system of things.
The governing body, with all due respect to the true slave of
a now gone era, hardly can be said to be "taking the lead", in
shepherding the flock of Jehovah. This is clearly evident in
the woefully lacking information which should pertain to today
and the progressive manner that Jehovah wants to be reflected
with regards to REAL LIFE EVERYDAY ISSUES and the congregation
being allowed to openly participate in a casual and yet very
open forum. Free moral beings are how Jehovah created us and
honest,candid and lively discussions would serve far better to
keep the body of members "warm". If nothing else, a reformatted
front page would at least direct the PRAISE AND ATTENTION THAT
IS ABSOLUTELY FOR JEHOVAH, AND HIM ONLY!!! The governing body is
fat and lacking in men who are capable of spiritually accepting
new information from our lord and savior jesus christ.Jehovah's
people should be in the VANGUARD of true godly knowledge and of
it's proper dispersal to the friends and all mankind. So many
lost,hurting and confused sheep are out here and Jehovah is very
concerned and I hope I am inspired when I say he is going to do
something to "shake up" the organization very soon.Reformed and
revitalized is not saying enough about what changes are obviously
needed and I am certain, would be welcomed by all the flock on
His earth. That front page redesign of mine(which is copyrighted
as of this second) lol, is a must do for the sleeping body that
is in New York. That gilead 58th grad class and the benign themes
broached at the ceremony had nothing to encourage or prepare me
in any way for WHAT IS COMING UPON US ALL,AND SOON !! Peace and
love to all.
The decline of pioneering:
1. Fewer young ones staying in the organization
2. The ones who do go to school or get married or get a FT job
3. See drop in Bethel applicants
4. No war in world creating a military draft to get out of by pioneering
5. Parents and elders not promoting FT service by example
6. Apathy in the territory
7. Apathy and boredom among those in KH
Boredom...sometimes the only people you talk to are in the car group (which happens when you only go out during the weekdays)
8. No discernible end in sight...1984 nothing, 1994 nothing, 1995 generation rug is pulled out from under the publishers, sheep and goats won't be separated until after great tribulation starts so a separating work is not really be done now....
