Wow this is interesting! I think how much emphasis this puts on "loyalty" shows their is an issue. They're trying to plug the wholes as much and quickly as possible. There must be a lot of people not showing "loyalty" if they have to go this hard on a whole convention.
I'm not going to lie, you hand this to the public and they will think you're bat shit crazy as they read through it.
I also find it very, very interesting that they use the word "Shun". On JW.org they dance around it and use everything but that word. Are they finally embracing and being open that they do, in fact, shun? It's funny how they put that on Friday's program when the public rarely attends that day. Mainly just die-hard JW's on Friday.
It's concerning that they put unrepentant wrongdoers at the end of shun. They are wording it more and more that way. No longer do you have to be DF to be shunned. They are now targeting any unrepentant wrongdoer. They're coming for you inactive ones!
I fear for inactive ones. They are slowly going after you and really going after you with this convention. One, they are trying to re-recruit you with Saturdays talk. Aka, find out what you have been up to.
From Reddit:
Official Source: www.jw.org/en/publications/books/2016-Convention-Program/
The program features the following interesting talk titles:
FRIDAY
- Chairman's Address: Jehovah Deserves "Undivided Loyalty"
- Maintain Loyalty in – Thought!
- Maintain Loyalty in – Word!
- Maintain Loyalty in – Action!
- DRAMATIC BIBLE READING: "Who Is on Jehovah's Side?"
- Jehovah's "Loyal Love Is Better Than Life"
- Be Loyal, as Jesus Was – When Young
- Be Loyal, as Jesus Was – When Persecuted
- Be Loyal, as Jesus Was – When Tempted
- Be Loyal, as Jesus Was – When Praised
- Be Loyal, as Jesus Was – When Tired
- Be Loyal, as Jesus Was – When Abandoned
- Be Loyal, as Jesus Was – When Facing Death
- Loyally Uphold Jehovah's Judgements – Hate What Jehovah Hates
- Loyally Uphold Jehovah's Judgements – Shun Unreptentant Wrongdoers
- Loyally Uphold Jehovah's Judgements – Be Forgiving
- Loyalty—Part of the New Personality
- How Christ's Loyalty as High Priest Helps Us
SATURDAY
- Helping Others to Become Loyal to Jehovah – Unbelieving Mates
- Helping Others to Become Loyal to Jehovah – Former Bible Students
- Helping Others to Become Loyal to Jehovah – Inactive Ones
- Helping Others to Become Loyal to Jehovah – Relatives
- Do Not Imitate Disloyal Ones – Adam
- Do Not Imitate Disloyal Ones – Absalom
- Do Not Imitate Disloyal Ones – Solomon
- Do Not Imitate Disloyal Ones – Judas Iscariot
- Imitate Loyal Ones – Ruth
- Imitate Loyal Ones – David
- Imitate Loyal Ones – Hushai
- Imitate Loyal Ones – Shiprah and Puah
- BAPTISM: Never Abandon Your Loyal Love for Jehovah
- Lessons on Loyalty From the Book of Job – Loyal Despite Direct Attacks
- Lessons on Loyalty From the Book of Job – Loyal Despite Subtle Attacks
- Lessons on Loyalty From the Book of Job – What We Learn From Natural Forces
- Lessons on Loyalty From the Book of Job – What the Animal Creation Teaches Us
- DRAMA: "Hope for What We Do Not See"
- Keep Waiting Eagerly With Endurance!
SUNDAY
- Avoid What Erodes Loyalty – Pride
- Avoid What Erodes Loyalty – Improper Entertainment
- Avoid What Erodes Loyalty – Bad Associations
- Avoid What Erodes Loyalty – Fear of Man
- Pursue What Builds Loyalty – Appreciation
- Pursue What Builds Loyalty – Self-Control
- Pursue What Builds Loyalty – Love
- Pursue What Builds Loyalty – Faith
- PUBLIC BIBLE DISCOURSE: When Will Loyal Love Triumph Over Hatred?
- Summary of The Watchtower
- DRAMA: "O Jehovah, ... I Trust In You"
- Jehovah Will Treat His Loyal One in a Special Way
One cannot escape the conclusion that this is a convention for the members, not for the public.