Week of June 20, 2005 Service Meeting & March U.S. Figures

by TheListener 19 Replies latest watchtower bible

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  TheListener

  Song 206

  10min: Local announcements. Review key points from the July 2003 Our Kingdom Ministry, page 4. Explain how publishers can obtain literature in a foreign language. Discuss how this information applies to the local territory. Any request for foreign-language items should be made through the literature servant, even if it is for just a single item, so that the needed literature can be obtained without unnecessary delay.

  15 min: God's Word Exerts Power. (Heb. 4:12) Talk based on the November 15, 2003, Watchtower, page 11, paragraphs 13-17. Relate experiences showing how bible instruction can move people to make changes in their way of life. (w00 1/1 pp. 3-5) Encourage all to make good use of the Bible in all features of the ministry.

  20min: "Conducting Progressive Bible Studies - Part 10."* Include a demonstration showing a practice session in progress. As the student rehearses a presentation, the conductor, who is playing the role of the householder, gives a common objection and, when the student is unsure of what to say, explains how it might be handled. In addition, arrange in advance for one or two to comment on the training they received when they began sharing in the house-to-house ministry.

  Song 208 and concluding prayer.

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  March 2005 Service Report (U.S. only)

  total publishers: 992,732 baptized: 2,056

  avg. hours for pubs: 9.4

  Avg. mags for pubs: 8.2

  avg r.v. for pubs: 3.6

  avg. b.s. for pubs: .3
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  Blueblades

  BS..3 means 0 studies! Considering all the hours, like sitting in the park, standing around talking to each other, drinking coffee, hanging out at the laundry, sitting in the car, driving from one end of the territory to the other, shopping in - between, makes for a full day of counting empty time. No wonder there are no BS's.

  Blueblades
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  nicolaou

  avg. b.s. for pubs: .3

  I thought the b.s. meant, well, you know, BS!
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  keeshah

  Well... point 3 really means one in every 3 publishers has a bible study. In my day, it seemed like the pioneers were the only ones that had Bible studies. I was one of the few pioneers that didn't have one.
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  peacefulpete

  one in three (actually 30 in 100 or about the size of an average congo.)counts a BS. Exclude the 10-15 or so JW minors being counted by mothers and father's family studies(whether it is really happening or not it is always reported), and exclude the 5 or so (tm) 'doorstop studies' being counted by ambitious pioneers, exclude the 5 or so studies with mentally handicapped or inmates, exclude the 5 or so lonely carreer unprogressive studies/social visits, and in reality perhaps at most a couple unfortunates are being sucked in who have the potential to become active witnesses themselves.
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  AK - Jeff

  Well, if u subtract the 'studies' with children in the homes of witnesses, I think you would have close to zero.

  If u had a hundred publisher congregation with say 30 families in it - if half had children that would be 15 studies reported. 15/100 would be .15 studies. Considering that some parents study 'seperately' with each child, that could easily be doubled [or .3] and turn into ZERO studies outside the family study.

  So, Blueblades might be right on -

  Jeff
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  AK - Jeff

  Sorry, PeacefulPete - I was writing the same thing as you.

  Jeff
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  AK - Jeff

  Speaking of 'Prison Ministry' - I had occasion to visit an inmate in prison a few weeks ago.

  I think every witness in the local hall was at the prison counting time. They have this big visitation area there, and I swear there were 50 witnesses in there. All with Bible and another witness publication in tow. Some of the prisoners were 'studying', but the inmate I visited said that most were just playing along due to loneliness. Some witnesses were actually sittning there alone waiting for an inmate to come along. A few were looking in the direction of my wife and I with that wistful witness eye that said ' I sure wish those people would get the truth, they look like they belong in the 'truth'. So clean-cut and nice!'

  The visitation is 2 hours - so 50 pubs counted at least 2 hours each, and prob a least one rv and study. Potential for new witnesses? ZERO % I would guess.

  Jeff
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  Panda

  Wait a second ... that was the same service meeting I went to for almost 20 yrs!!!!
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  Honesty

  It has to be the truth because of the huge increase. Joe Hoba is really making it grow in these end times.