by White Dove 6 Replies latest jw friends
Methodological Narcissism:
"Fanatical adherance to a preferred method at the expense of substance; view that there is one and only one way of serving God doing research, that is, by employing the one, best method." (Hagan, F. E., 2010). Research Methods in Criminal Justice. 8th ed.
This reminded me of what a failure door to door preaching is, yet they keep on using this method. What a huge waste of time and effort, not to mention paper wasted in garbage cans.
Interesting, White Dove. I have never heard the term before, but it certainly fits.
Don't overlook the impact on the mind of the one going in field service. There is an aspect of spiritual pennace that many have developed a taste for. Sort of like the primitive catholics who crawl over a long distance to kiss the foot of an idol.
Yes, 99% of field service is nothing more than g0ing through the motions but it cultivates rock solid followers.
The point is that door to door is inefective given the time it takes for one JW to convert one non-JW.
Agreed.
Ditto WhiteDove: 2009: 1 newly baptized publisher = 5,100hrs. At an average of about 20hrs per month that still equals about 20 years!!. Given, the fact that most of the baptized are "born ins" that is a dissmal way of seeking converts. No wonder the R&F are fighting apathy, dissultionment and an eagerness to hit coffee shops and Saturday mornings.
Simon Morley
My grandmother has been working on her neighbor lady for the last 17 years, ever since my grandmother moved into the neighborhood. That lady has been studying for all that time with her and also has gone to Memorial sometimes. That's a buddy, not a convert.
