Everything You Wanted to Know About Cart Witnessing But Were Afraid to Ask

by OrphanCrow 10 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  OrphanCrow

  Orange County Public Witnessing has a website up and running.

  http://ocpw.org/
  

  The PW "reminders" (rules) are simplified on this website:

  http://ocpw.weebly.com/reminders.html

  REMINDERS
  PLEASE Keep Your cell phone ON & on your person at ALL times while in PW.
  If You're scheduled for ANY morning shift. Please meet at the KINGDOM HALL field service meeting.
  When displaying the MAGAZINES, PLEASE DISPLAY BOTH the Watchtower & Awake!
  And PLEASE "double them" by placing the single Watchtowers in the Awakes when displaying on the cart (the Watchtowers already come shipped with the Awake! magazine inside).
  Be sure people understand that "either" magazine already have the other one in there.
  Publicize jw.org at every opportunity possible

  
  BE EFFECTIVE
  Smile and say hello to people. Be friendly. The more approachable you present yourself, the more effective you will be.
  Show with your body language that literature is free and available: Hold a few in one hand, and hold one out with the other hand.
  Do not engage people; let them engage you.
  Prepare a one sentence summary of what you're offering to answer the question "So what's this all about?"
  Do not hesitate to get into a conversation with someone who shows interest.
  Use your Bible to answer a Bible question.
  Use jw.org on your mobile device freely for foreign languages, or to show interested ones how they can find answers to Bible Questions.
  PLEASE take extra care with your dress and grooming whenever engaging in Public Witnessing.
  Be familiar with jw.org & its features and tell people about it. People who hesitate to converse with us or pick up literature, may be more inclined to investigate the website.
  WIDELY PUBLICIZE JW.ORG

  
  Donations: In this setting, publishers should NOT ACCEPT ANY MONIES OR DONATIONS. If visitors insist on making a donation or inquire about how our work is funded, publishers should direct them to jw.org

  
  The media: PLEASE DO NOT GIVE AN INTERVIEW OR ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE INTERVIEWED.
  Explain that we have a wonderful message to share but would like to set up an appointment if an interview is being requested. Ask for a business card and inform the individual that they will be contacted with further information. They can also be directed to jw.org for additional information about the work of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
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  DesirousOfChange

  PLEASE DO NOT GIVE AN INTERVIEW OR ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE INTERVIEWED.

  Yep, most JWs ain't smart enough to witness extemporaneously. They gotta have the script just like the demos during the Service Meeting.

  Doc
  
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  jookbeard

  oh, thats why they are constantly playing with their cellphones
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  OrphanCrow

  I have found a few more PW sites that are up and running - some of them you have to login to view the content - so, for anybody interested in the content on the first website, you should grab it before it is made into a login only site.

  http://www.harvestpwp.org/mission.html

  http://birminghamsmpw.co.uk/
  

  http://bh-jw.azurewebsites.net/Account/Login

  Stanley Park PW has a website with lots of reminders/rules on it about cart witnessing:

  http://sppw.weebly.com/reminders.html
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  Watchtower-Free

  Thanks "OrphanCrow"....................................
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  OrphanCrow

  Clinical Posters advertises a cart frame for the PW cart:

  http://clinicalposters.com/news/2014/1119-global-literature-cart-frames.html

  From the same site:

  Literature Carts Are Everywhere!

  Clinical Posters also offers anatomy posters and various posters directed to the medical world:

  http://clinicalposters.com/cgi-bin/store/cart.cgi
  
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  OrphanCrow

  Wow! The PW websites are popping up all over the place.

  http://www.lhbeachpublicwitnessing.com/monthly-schedule.html

  http://www.blueridgeadventuretours.com/

  http://www.eastvalewitnessing.org/public-witnessing-form.html

  https://sites.google.com/site/amhariclpw/lpw-schedule

  http://mountvernonpw.org/

  http://www.publicwitnessingschedule.net/login.php

  http://www.sandiegohuizhong.com/

  http://5minutesite.com/vp.php?ui=55634
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  cha ching

  OMG, they are sooo 21st century!

  Pinterest! Jehovah's celestial chariot... um... earthly cart.... just keeps going faster and faster!

  https://www.pinterest.com/chantaleneault/jworg-public-witnessing/
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  FreeGirl2006

  I loved this post on one of those websites "One Tuesday morning session, Nicole and I counted 250 different people walk by our cart! That's a lot more than we would encounter door to door."

  I wonder how many of those 250 different people even noticed or remembered seeing the cart ladies? Yes, you encountered more people, but did you make an impact?
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  OrphanCrow

  The impact of the PW is measured in public exposure. The carts are simply public advertising - it is cheaper than a billboard, I guess. And...the WT doesn't advertise in any other mainstream venue so they have to design their own advertising campaign. The PW is how the JWs are promoting the jw..org site.

  http://www.lakelandvillagepublicwitnessing.com/reminders.html
  

  FOUR EYE CONTACTS FROM PEOPLE:
  1. If a passer-by does not look at you or literature - Just smile as they walk by.
  2. If a passer-by gives a quick look - Smile and extend a brief greeting.
  3. If a passer-by gives a constant stare at you or the carts - Smile and extend a general invitation to the cart. "Would you like something to read?"
  4. If a passer-by gives a look and then stops at the cart - Engage in conversation with the goal of starting a bible study.

  And, it is a handy way to identify the "bad guys" for the elders:

  What to do if an inactive one approaches to the cart:
  Jehovah has not forgotten them. (Psalms 119:176)
  Get their contact information and give to one of the elders as soon as possible.
  
  Get their contact information and give to one of the elders as soon as possible.
  What to do if a disfellowshipped person approaches cart:
  Get their contact information and give to one of the elders as soon as possible. No need for further discussion.

  I guess that "eye contact" is really important:

  Made eye contact and said hello to many people. One man looked at the cart and walked inside and then came back out and asked if he could take a publication.