2011 Yearbook (2010 Grand Totals) Stats

by Inside Man 26 Replies latest jw friends

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  Inside Man

  Here is a recap of last years service year.

  116 Branches down from 118

  236 Lands reporting same as last year

  107,210 Total Congregations up from last year total of 105,298

  18,706,895 Worldwide Memorial Attendance up from last year total of 18,168,323

  11,202 Memorial Partakers up from last years 10,857

  7,508,050 Peak Publishers up from last years 7,313,173

  7,224,930 Average Publishers each month up from last years 7,046,419

  2.5 percentage increase which is down from last years 3.2 increase percentage.

  294,368 Number of people baptized which is up from last years total of 276,233

  287,960 Average Aux. Pioneers which is down from last years 304,551

  844,901 Average Reg Pioneers which is up from 794,317

  1,604,764,248 Hours driving around in circles which is up from 1,557,788,344

  8,058,359 Average Home Bible Studies which is up from last years total of 7,619,270

  155 million was spent on special pioneers, missionaries and traveling overseers which is up from the 140 million they spent last year

  20,062 ordained ministers at branches up from 19,829 from last year.

  What are your thoughts JWN?
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  Gayle

  20,062 ordained ministers at branches up from 19,829 from last year. So, with some branches downsizing or closing, there's still more "ordained" ministers?

  And no doubt, with new arrangement for 30-hr aux. pio. in April, that will show increase for this next year also.
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  VoidEater

  "How to manipulate people into delivering statistics!
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  Heaven

  1,604,764,248 Hours driving around in circles which is up from 1,557,788,344

  LOL!
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  InterestedOne

  What is an "ordained minister" in JW terms? I thought all baptized JW's were "ordained ministers."
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  VM44

  Yes, as InterestedOne said.

  Are not ALL baptised JWs ordained ministers?
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  sir82

  287,960 Average Aux. Pioneers which is down from last years 304,551

  There's the reason for the 30 hour requirement for auxiliary pioneering for April 2011.

  A 5% drop in APs despite a 2.5% overall increase in publishers.

  Hey pioneers! Want the 70 hour monthly requirement to drop to 60 or even 50? Just discourage newbies from pioneering. When the count of regular pioneers gets too low the GB will "see the light" and drop the hour requirement.
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  Caminante

  Yes, all baptized Witnesses are ordained ministers, but 20K brothers and sisters are members of the Religious Order of Special Full Time Ministers ... I don't remember how it is called exactly.
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  InterestedOne

  "Religious Order?" . . . "Ordained Ministers?" I would like to know more about this aspect of the JW org which claims to have no clergy/laity distinction.
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  Caminante

  I think that count includes branch office staff, special pioneers and traveling overseers (and their wives). Correct me if I'm wrong.