Also we are asumming that all publishers are reporting the truth to the GB. How many are Faders?
Unconfirmed 2014 Year Book Numbers - Peak Pubs, Baptized, Hrs, Reg Pio & Studies
by OwnAccord 97 Replies latest jw friends
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sir82
Curious that they chose to highlight "peak" and not "average" numbers.
As has been documented on this site, the "peak" numbers are utterly meaningless, as they include reports from previous months when the publishers neglected to turn in a field service report.
The "peak" count always comes in August. There is a "year-end" congregation report that is due in mid-September, so 10's of thousands of secretaries are hounding publishers for forgotten reports from May, June, July, etc.
If Joe Publisher turns in reports for himself for May, June, July, and August in one month, it counts as "4 publishers" for that August report to the WTS.
So that's your "peak publishers" - at least 10% are previous months' reports.
The real indicator of growth is the year over year comparison of average publishers - that one "peak" month is smoothed out with the other data.
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neverendingjourney
I didn't know that about "peak publishers."
As with the 15 minute arrangement for the infirmed, there are games the society can keep playing to massage the numbers, but you gotta think at some point they'll run out.
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redvip2000
To put things in perspective, the mormons had about 270,000 baptisms which is roughly the same as the JWs, but they only have about 80,000 people preaching.
The Watchtower organization needs 8 million people to accomplish the same number of baptisms. Perhaps the Watchtower should ask the mormons how to use their human resources more effectively.
Perhaps even ask the mormons how they actually spend time in more useful things such as having 10,138 Welfare Service Missionaries mssionaries in 179 countries providing relief in projects such as neonatal resuscitation training, clean water projects, wheelchair distribution, vision treatment and measles vaccinations.
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Oubliette
Any word on partakers?
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neverendingjourney
Perhaps even ask the mormons how they actually spend time in more useful things such as having 10,138 Welfare Service Missionaries mssionaries in 179 countries providing relief in projects such as neonatal resuscitation training, clean water projects, wheelchair distribution, vision treatment and measles vaccinations.
Why help people who'll be destroyed in Armageddon soon?
<sarcasm>
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gingerbread
"Most are humble and poor."
That's the most depressing line from this post.
Religion has preyed upon and used (and abused) this demographic for centuries. Jehovah's Witnesses are no different. And they want you to stay that way...
ginger
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besty
The Watchtower organization needs 8 million people to accomplish the same number of baptisms. Perhaps the Watchtower should ask the mormons how to use their human resources more effectively.
The Mormons spend more time banging their wives and less time preventing deaf people from masturbating.
Thats the main factor IMHO.
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dropoffyourkeylee
Seems like each year they report an increase of 2-3 percent in publishers and baptisms. But where the new people are is a mystery. Most assemblies I have been to have baptisms in the low single digits, sometimes just one or two. And I don't recall the last time I saw a new Witness who wasn't already family-associated in some way. It's like if the government reported inflation of 3 percent but everything you purchase had the same price as before or even lower. It just doesn't add up.
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eyeuse2badub
More Pioneers. lol
My wife's best friend starting 'pioneering' last year. It was her "heart's desire". She has about 8 BS's but here is the kicker. She studies (baby sits) with 4 kids from the same family of a inactive mother. 4 hours at the same home (baby sitting) studing? Very creative ways to report hours. Heck, I report 3-4 hours per month just to keep the brothers from bothering me. I haven't been in field service for 2 years but I need to keep up appearances until my famnily sees ttatt. Got to report 20 hours per month during KH build a couple of years ago. Scared service they call it. I mean 'sacred service'.
My wife is starting to see the hipocracy and one of my son's sees it clearly but he has a very born-in wife.
eyeuse2badub