I went to people with the premeditated purpose of having a Bible study with them. Whatever I said was to achieve my purpose. When I said have a nice day, it was tom soften them uo for an rv by me or anothe visit from another jw but I wsnst wasting my time goinaround wsishing people gaday. I was engaged in a Bible educational work teaching and disciple making and trying to save people from God's judgement to get out of Babthe G and to help them. Telling them gooday would not helpthem. But telling them athing or two about Godsword would. So I made it a point not to be intimidated and not to say gooday without firstletting them hear the kingdom message.
"I'm not interested" / "Have a good day" ??
by Gopher 33 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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Fe2O3Girl
It's ten years since I left, but here in Britain, you did not need to be a "good pioneer" to sidestep conversation stoppers. I'd usually make one attempt to keep their attention, but if they were obviously disinclined to listen I would give a polite goodbye. However, sometimes my partners would make me cringe........
Working with an elder one day, a middle-aged woman answered the door. "No, thanks, I'm not interested" she politely said. Well, my brother here was going to prove she was interested. He just would not leave, becoming more aggressive and persistent, until finally the woman, who had become quite upset, slammed the door.
"She wasn't very nice, was she?" remarked the elder. The poor woman probably hid behind the settee next time she saw JWs down her street.
I usually had a more pleasant doorstep experience if I worked on my own. It must be an intimidating experience for the householder to open the door to two religious weirdos - not only are you uninvited, you outnumber them two to one. The householder doesn't know that the JWs are more scared of them than the householder is scared of the dubs.
My best sidestep ever was with a gentleman who had started the usual objections to the blood policy. My mother was ready with all the usual responses. I interjected - "I expect you mention this each time a JW calls on you? Then you will have seen already our reasons from the Bible. But today we are talking to people about the Bibles hope for the future.........blah blah." No-one is converted because of the blood doctrine, its something that you accept when you are alrready suckered, so why debate it on the doorstep?
Of course, this was when I was a true rank and file believer. My drive and skill wand somewhat towards the end. Another door I remember is the guy who said "Do you really believe all this stuff?". Me: "Eeerrr, fluster, fluster". He must have seen right through me.
These days, on the other side of the door, I find the best conversation stopper is "I'm disfellowshipped". Dub <scuttles down path, clutching mags to chest to protect from frightening df'd lady>.
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Gopher
I usually had a more pleasant doorstep experience if I worked on my own. It must be an intimidating experience for the householder to open the door to two religious weirdos - not only are you uninvited, you outnumber them two to one.
I felt this way too. It is why I enjoyed working the doors alone rather than with another adult. (If I had a child along, then the householder wouldn't feel outnumbered.)
The householder was usually more at ease talking to just one person. I always wondered why this point was never mentioned in the "Our Kingdom Ministry".
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fearnotruth22
Goph: I agree with you. I was alaso comfortable on my own and frkt that the hh was more relaxed.Reasons for 2 people though, there is an issue of safety, also diring field service a pub can receive sheperding from an elder,and legal reasons unkown to the average pub, it is also more enjoyable to have company as one covers the t. ne stays out longer.