Checklist of Theocratic Goals

by 4JWY 21 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  4JWY

  Time to crack the whip! Admit it - YOU had this posted on your fridge! I was just thinking - how many people have THIS MANY GOALS? Did you accomplish your goals? Can you spot the most used word?

  Theocratic Goals to Pursue

  1. Be more regular in meeting attendance.
  2. Come to meetings earlier so as not to miss song and prayer.
  3. Comment at more meetings.
  4. Improve preparation for congregation meeting by studying more..
  5. Enroll in the Theocratic School.
  6. Prepare school assignments as soon as they are received.
  7. Become a regular publisher by going in service each month.
  8. Improve field service (become a 4 to 6 hr. publisher)
  9. Improve field service (become a 6 to 8 hr. publisher)
  10. Improve field service (become a 8 to 10 hr. publisher)
  11. Improve field service (become a ____ hr. publisher)
  12. Start doing more house to house field service.
  13. Become more effective in using the Bible out in field service.
  14. Start making return visits.
  15. Make more return visits.
  16. Start a Bible study.
  17. Conduct my family Bible study regularly.
  18. Auxiliary pioneer.
  19. Strive to become a regular pioneer.
  20. Plan on Bethel service.
  21. Keep up with daily/weekly Bible reading.
  22. Read more articles in the Watchtower magazine.
  23. Read more articles in the Awake magazine.
  24. Do more to work on and keep the Kingdom Hall clean.
  25. Increase financial contributions to the Kingdom Hall.
  26. Send more financial contributions directly to the society.
  27. Qualify for more responsibility in the congregation.
  28. Work with the circuit overseer in service on his next visit.
  29. Get better acquainted with the elders.
  30. Get better acquainted with newer ones.
  31. Show more hospitality by inviting the friends over.
  32. Fellowship more with the friends before and after the meetings.
  33. Visit and help the sick and elderly ones more.
  34. Make more shepherding visits.
  35. Become more interested in applying Bible principles.
  36. Cultivate more fruitage of the spirit in my personality.
  37. Eliminate more gossip and idle talk from my life.
  38. Pray more and draw closer to Jehovah as a real person.
  39. Become a more loving husband, exercising better headship.
  40. Become a more submissive wife, showing more respect.
  41. Become a more obedient child, avoiding worldly ways.
  42. Reduce more time spent on the computer.
  43. Reduce more time spent watching television.
  44. Spend more time reading God's word the bible.
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  ApagaLaLuz

  45. Use God's name in vain less often

  46. stop fantasizing about the hot brother that always sits in the 4th row

  47. stop smoking on my way to and from the meeting

  48. stop watching porn before the meeting

  49. cut back on my consumption of alcohol during the lunch session at the assemblies
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  blacksheep

  This week's number 1 goal:

  Overcoming my habit of drinking blood while saluting the flag and looking at pornography.
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  xjw_b12

  4JWY Is that an actual list you had on your fridge?

  Tell me more.
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  4JWY

  xjw-b12 -

  Are you kidding?? Not ME - but I did find it on a current JW's website for usage by anyone that would like to print it up! My sister did have one similar to this for her son's "goals" tho I remember. Trying to do it all, has driven them both OUT too.

  I get physically ill just reading it.
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  mustang

  GOALS & OBJECTIVES is commendable. This is a standard management scheme, of course. Here's my plan:

  Theocratic Goals to Pursue

  1. Be more regular in meeting attendance.

  Find where the KH's are, so I can avoid them.

  2. Come to meetings earlier so as not to miss song and prayer. See #1.

  3. Comment at more meetings. See #1.

  4. Improve preparation for congregation meeting by studying more.. See #1.

  5. Enroll in the Theocratic School. See #1.

  6. Prepare school assignments as soon as they are received. See #1.

  7. Become a regular publisher by going in service each month. See #1.

  8. Improve field service (become a 4 to 6 hr. publisher) Do less than nothing.

  9. Improve field service (become a 6 to 8 hr. publisher) See #8.

  10. Improve field service (become a 8 to 10 hr. publisher) See #8.

  11. Improve field service (become a ____ hr. publisher) See #8.

  12. Start doing more house to house field service. See #8.

  13. Become more effective in using the Bible out in field service. See #8.

  14. Start making return visits. See #8.

  15. Make more return visits. See #8.

  16. Start a Bible study. See #8.

  17. Conduct my family Bible study regularly. Sure; I'll give'em one.

  18. Auxiliary pioneer. See #8.

  19. Strive to become a regular pioneer. See #8.

  20. Plan on Bethel service. See #8.

  21. Keep up with daily/weekly Bible reading. OK, if I feel like it.

  22. Read more articles in the Watchtower magazine. Note: visit laundromat. See #1.

  23. Read more articles in the Awake magazine. See #22.

  24. Do more to work on and keep the Kingdom Hall clean. See #1.

  25. Increase financial contributions to the Kingdom Hall. See #8.

  26. Send more financial contributions directly to the society. See #8.

  27. Qualify for more responsibility in the congregation. See #8.

  28. Work with the circuit overseer in service on his next visit. See #1.

  29. Get better acquainted with the elders. See #1.

  30. Get better acquainted with newer ones. See #1.

  31. Show more hospitality by inviting the friends over. OK; my friends, not theirs.

  32. Fellowship more with the friends before and after the meetings. See #1.

  33. Visit and help the sick and elderly ones more. This is possible: See #1.

  34. Make more shepherding visits. See #39.

  35. Become more interested in applying Bible principles. This is possible: See #1.

  36. Cultivate more fruitage of the spirit in my personality. This is possible: See #1.

  37. Eliminate more gossip and idle talk from my life. I have achieved this: See #1.

  38. Pray more and draw closer to Jehovah as a real person. This is possible: See #1.

  39. Become a more loving husband, exercising better headship. N/A.

  40. Become a more submissive wife, showing more respect. See #39.

  41. Become a more obedient child, avoiding worldly ways. See #39.

  42. Reduce more time spent on the computer. Right, hard choice: TV vs. 'puter.

  43. Reduce more time spent watching television. See #42.

  44. Spend more time reading God's word the bible. Duplicitous: see #21.

  Mustang
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  ApagaLaLuz

  Overcoming my habit of drinking blood while saluting the flag and looking at pornography

  LOL! This is the spiritual goal I have on MY refrigerator
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  4JWY

  Mustang - great work, but I think I got lost !

  #45 - Drop dead and wait for a new world.

  Mustang - with your edit, a little better, thx!
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  Mulan

  My list pretty much consisted of:

  1. Go to Hawaii as often as possible!!

  The rest of those things were a given, constantly harped on at the KH.
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  xjw_b12

  I get physically ill just reading it.

  Amen, to that.

  I don't think my fridge is big enough for a list that large.