I'm probably in the minority here but yes I liked the ministry. Not that I always enjoyed it, there were times it was a drag but there were many, many times over many years i enjoyed it very much. I felt it was the way to really help people in and out of the congregation and also it was beneficial to myself. Somehow it was satisfying and almost addictive. The last few years though that I was in I found it harder and harder because i realized I could never direct people to that organization. I tried encouraging bible reading only. Finally, it was all just too much of a drag and i couldn't live a lie and stopped.
Was The Ministry Ever Rewarding To You?
by minimus 45 Replies latest jw friends
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Golf
Yes, I never regret the experience.
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minimus
The only good thing about having to preach to strangers is that it made me understand people and how far to go when I bother them.
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LouBelle
I only felt rewarded now and again - perhaps only when we went out into the rural areas, where "the preaching work" didn't reach (go out once a year to these outlying areas) I felt that people were hungry for God.
Otherwise the quicker we did it the better - I remember once this guy and myself did ONE whole door - placed a book and we went off for breakfast.
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minimus
We used to hear a lot of talks on not going to breakfast by the Service Overseer. (He was the biggest offender).
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hillbilly
Yes it was....after scouring the rural area territories for years I knew where every old, classic car and old car parts were hiding. Plus I was able to find all kinds of construction jobs to bid on.... I also knew what homes would render a woman dresses in a towel at the door ...
You can see a lot if you look
~Hill