In southern Cali they are already having 5 congs in a hall and Saturday WT studies At 10 am &2 pm...and 'raising' money to build new halls... Yeah right
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Zone Visit: An Announcement That Will "Test Your Faith"
by breakfast of champions inthis is the scuttlebutt in one of the "bethel congregations" by us.. no details as to exactly what this "faith-testing" announcement might be.. anyone else hear any of this pre-zone visit hype?.
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Circuit assembly symposium: help those who have become inactive
by rosyray ini just discovered that the circuit assembly my family is attending tomorrow contains a symposium entitled:.
help others to seek jehovah's righteousness: those who have become inactive.
i poked around a bit on here and didn't find any comments about this.
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We had this yesterday. Basically, inactive ones have been dedicated and we need to show personal interest. They may have been stumbled by persons, or they are not understanding new bible teachings, or they are stressed with the pressures of life. "They may be quietly calling out to God, cast down, feeling disgraced. Organizationally and spiritually we are moving at light speed with new light, they may not understand".
Oh, the big one, they may be hiding a sin and it's wearing on them Mentally. They said how we need to love them more, reach out to them. Then the age old assumption that inactive ones have no relationship with Jehovah, because one must be close to the Borg to be close to God. The brother said, " remind them walking in spirit will help them resist temptation".
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Question for those attending mid week
by All for show indo you all know how many attend vs sundays?
talking to friends and family all find it so boring/difficult to sit through they say their meeting midweek attendance is about 50 percent less than sundays, with at least 15 percent of those leaving at the half.
we have had 3 local needs this year on staying the entire meeting, but people still leave, happily.
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Tech49... You're spot on with people's feelings of meeting boredom.
Our hall has 97 publishers-- 88 on sunday and 64 on Tuesday with 5-12 leaving at the half.
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Question for those attending mid week
by All for show indo you all know how many attend vs sundays?
talking to friends and family all find it so boring/difficult to sit through they say their meeting midweek attendance is about 50 percent less than sundays, with at least 15 percent of those leaving at the half.
we have had 3 local needs this year on staying the entire meeting, but people still leave, happily.
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Question for those attending mid week
by All for show indo you all know how many attend vs sundays?
talking to friends and family all find it so boring/difficult to sit through they say their meeting midweek attendance is about 50 percent less than sundays, with at least 15 percent of those leaving at the half.
we have had 3 local needs this year on staying the entire meeting, but people still leave, happily.
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Do you all know how many attend vs Sundays? Talking to friends and family all find it so boring/difficult to sit through they say their meeting midweek attendance is about 50 percent less than Sundays, with at least 15 percent of those leaving at the half.
We have had 3 local needs this year on staying the entire meeting, but people still leave, happily.
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Slip Sliding Away :I went to a 1 day assembly-Why?
by MissFit ini have not attended anything jw related for over a year.... until last week when i went to our one day convention.. why you ask?.
i can do what i want i'm a grown adult.. ok...ok...so my jw childhood friend who i have not seen forever, came by for a visit.. i mentally went through the check list:.
is she pioneering and need extra time?.
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My goodness this is me. I started waking up a few months ago and ours is Saturday. I considered an excuse to not go and realized hubby was going despite. I figure it's better I'm there to hear and have good critical thinking questions for after. Ya know... So I can ' be on the watch' ha. Also... I'm going to play some games in my head, like a last days counter, Jesus mention, school is bad mention.... I can have some fun, that's what I'm trying to convince myself of. I really am curious to let you know the $cost we are assigned.
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Let's Say 1914 Was The Establishment of God's Kingdom....what is the significance?
by minimus inas hillary clinton might say, what difference does it make???.
even if god's kingdom was established in 1914, why is that such a big deal?
other than unprovable actions in heaven, what can jws say is the significance of it all...with a straight face?.
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When JWs tell me how amazing it is, Bethel, the website, JW TV, I tell them it's nothing greater than what the Mormons have done. I then refer them to their website, farming abilities, and how they have food sheds to help with the needy within their faith. I say this at meeting, or gatherings which I host a lot of. That gets JWs real worked up.
Does anyone know their numbers and growth since their inception? I'm having a big gathering and would love to Know such numbers, just seeing JWs faces when you present this info..priceless.
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We have family dinners often, the older relatives talk the truth, but always shut up when any of us come in the room and we are in our 30-40's.
to our surprise, last night at a family dinner 8 of my aunts/uncles, who were born in and we consider spiritually mature said 1914 is wrong, the end isn't coming anytime soon, and like any group of humans this group of Gods people has turned corrupt. What a shocker! They range in age from 55-76. Then this thread of what we are about to hear...their going to die at meeting, can't wait for family dinner after that.
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Couple of questions
by All for show inwhy would the wts want to get rid of fence sitter?
as in, why are weak ones a burden to the cong, isn't that the whole point, to shepherd the flock?.
does anyone know if the gb gets a paycheck, flies first class, how they vacation?
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Why would the WTS want to get rid of fence sitter? As in, why are weak ones a burden to the cong, isn't that the whole point, to shepherd the flock?
Does anyone know if the GB gets a paycheck, flies first class, how they vacation? (I said/asked a few things to my mom who is convinced they are so loving and live poorly like other Bethelites).
Why do they not encourage higher education- like the Mormons- wouldn't wealthier flock contribute more funds, thus more income?
How does it benefit the WTS to have a poor flock? How does millions of hours knocking on doors benefit them? hardly anyone places literature in my cong, the literature servant said they had to cut their monthly order by 65/70 percent Because they had so much extra Material.
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Tv.jw.org - Average Jdub reaction? I'm getting NOTHING but Silence!
by 4thgen inhello all, as you know, when jw tv was announced, our board went wild.
many comments, much speculation and alot of negative feedback on the quality, etc.
well, what has me concerned is that i have not heard a peep from any of my connections left in kingdom-land.
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No one at a congregation gathering aid anything. Nor at meetings, I asked my closest jw girlfriend and she said yeah her mom told her. The most I have heard is sisters saying they like the Gilead Graduation. And... All the kids getting Caleb and Sophia indoctrination. Also, someone told me even though our hall is terrible, no spiritual refreshment or encouragement, we can listen to tv jw to get that spiritual refreshment. Gag.