You are correct. Between 1971 and 2003, there were 1,323,484 baptisms, and at the same time, "average publishers" increased only 580,481, which means a loss of 743,003.
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Some fun w/US Watchtower numbers
by jstalin inbelow is a graph of us wt numbers.
yellow is total annual baptisms, purple is average publishers, and cyan is attrition rate (total people who left the organization each year).
these numbers relate to calendar years, not service years.
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Family Bible Study
by drew sagan inwhat are some good ways a "family head" could study with his family, helping them to see the weak points in watchtower thinking?
i wish to start this somehow, but since "family study" is seen as simply going over some misc.
watchtower publication, i don't see where i can make the headway.
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jstalin
Start pointing out all the instances of "it seems" and "apparently" which riddle WT literature.
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Still need some KM numbers....
by jstalin ini need some numbers - please help.
us monthly publisher numbers - august 2005-present .
us monthly baptism numbers - oct 2004-present .
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jstalin
They used to publish US memorial partakers until about 1995... after that I can't find any more.
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The Life of an Atheist and Agnostic
by Golf in.
what do you base your hopes,dreams,aspirations and your eventuality on?
golf
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jstalin
I base my life goals and aspirations around two things:
1) Personal fulfillment. I love learning and challenging myself.
2) Improving the lives of those around me.
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Some fun w/US Watchtower numbers
by jstalin inbelow is a graph of us wt numbers.
yellow is total annual baptisms, purple is average publishers, and cyan is attrition rate (total people who left the organization each year).
these numbers relate to calendar years, not service years.
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Below is a graph of US WT numbers. Yellow is total annual baptisms, purple is average publishers, and cyan is attrition rate (total people who left the organization each year). These numbers relate to calendar years, not service years. Below is also the corresponding list of actual numbers.
Year
Average Pub
Baptized
Attrition
1971
409,679
42,741
(30,850)
1972
421,570
48,894
(6,226)
1973
464,238
61,377
(7,355)
1974
518,260
83,324
(60,933)
1975
540,651
64,654
(66,282)
1976
539,023
37,710
(50,860)
1977
525,873
25,405
(37,147)
1978
514,131
24,171
(11,227)
1979
527,075
28,344
(5,710)
1980
549,709
28,772
(12,285)
1981
566,196
28,155
(4)
1982
594,347
35,905
(3,965)
1983
626,287
33,609
352
1984
660,248
35,783
(7,789)
1985
688,242
36,736
(6,623)
1986
718,355
40,156
(15,713)
1987
742,798
40,199
(9,912)
1988
773,085
43,988
(20,268)
1989
796,805
48,760
(20,487)
1990
825,078
47,336
(18,016)
1991
854,398
42,878
(15,376)
1992
881,900
40,742
(27,074)
1993
895,568
39,431
(21,312)
1994
913,687
44,776
(41,848)
1995
916,615
44,780
(38,038)
1996
923,357
45,322
(34,534)
1997
934,145
42,297
(30,560)
1998
945,882
37,416
(43,375)
1999
939,923
30,977
(24,065)
2000
946,835
30,234
(23,732)
2001
953,337
27,628
(2,876)
2002
978,089
30,687
(18,616)
2003
990,160
30,297
(25,432)
2004
995,025
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Still need some KM numbers....
by jstalin ini need some numbers - please help.
us monthly publisher numbers - august 2005-present .
us monthly baptism numbers - oct 2004-present .
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jstalin
Auldsoul - thanks... if you can find them, I also need baptism numbers for oct, nov, and dec of 2004 and all of 2005....
Looks like the #s you list there are Aug 05... correct?
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Still need some KM numbers....
by jstalin ini need some numbers - please help.
us monthly publisher numbers - august 2005-present .
us monthly baptism numbers - oct 2004-present .
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jstalin
Thanks serendipity... also looking for 1996-2004 US memorial attendees.
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Still need some KM numbers....
by jstalin ini need some numbers - please help.
us monthly publisher numbers - august 2005-present .
us monthly baptism numbers - oct 2004-present .
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jstalin
bttt -Someone has to have these numbers...
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Funniest damn thing I've ever seen!
by funkyderek inwarning: adults only.
if you're easily offended - especially you religious types - don't click on the link.
(you need sound to enjoy this).
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jstalin
Baaaaaad
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BIG NEWS!! MONTHS LEFT!!
by Pistoff inhi all just had to shout this from the rooftops!!!
my wife and son went to the ts/sm the other night where divine education was discussed; at the end, brother po said: .
"we don't know how many months are left in this system, so we need to spend them wisely.
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And just think, only about 23,670 months ago Jesus first promised his followers "this generation will by no means pass away."&
That's what he said, but that's not what he meant.