Some of the more "well thought of" Ministerial Servants are allowed to give both "home" and "away" public talks, but this is quite unusual and not practiced by every congregation. Most Ministerial Servants either give no public talks or just the occasional one in their home congregation. They are often "groomed" by being given the occasional half a public talk. This way the Elders can make two Ministerial Servant's happy little bunnies instead of just one.
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by kgfreeperson 18 Replies latest jw friends
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Maverick
I gave Public Talks as a servant. I have also given over 60 instruction and Bible highlight talks. They, the Elders, would use me if the speaker could not make it at the last minute or needed a Bro. the fill in for an away talk. As long as I had a couple hours notice I could pull it together. I carried outlines in my meeting bag! I loved giving the Creation talk. I am a trained illustrator and gave great talks! That is one of the few things I loved about being a member of the servant body! Maverick
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kgfreeperson
Wait. You only got used as a fill in?
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Euphemism
A person cannot be used as a fill-in for public talks if they are not approved to give scheduled public talks.
And to answer your question above... yes, to give a public talk anywhere, a brother must be a ministerial servant. (He must also have specific authorization from his elder body as a public speaker.)
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kgfreeperson
Thanks!
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logansrun
I was an MS and gave PT's at least once a month. I have four outlines in my possession. They are for sale, by the way, for fifty dollars apiece. Any takers?
Bradley
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shamus
I'll buy one Bradley!!!!
Oh wait... I need to buy some more crack instead... sorry!
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Thunder Rider
I believe that once the labotomy incision has healed you are eligible and qualified to give public talks.
Thunder
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Euphemism
Hey, I resemble that remark!
Nah, seriously, the quality of the average public talk is abysmal, of course. The worst, when I was in NY, were the young bethelites. Most of them were glib, knew the org lines pat... and had no content or substance whatsoever. Every one of them sounded exactly the same. True borgism.