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  Watchtower Headquarters video inside/outside

  by SeymourButts in

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  this was just added to youtube...a news station video of the wtbts in ny.

  notice the high $$$$ furnishings.

  there are several comments by current jws who find the video "upbuilding".

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  JW_Researcher

  >How does that work then? That you get moved into increasingly bigger and better appartments the longer you are there. Is there some kind of unspoken 'promotion' system? I was told at the German branch that if there is a vacancy in rooms you can applie for it and your number of full-time service years go into the decision if you get it.

  Yes, you "bid" on rooms based on seniority . If you don't have enough seniority to "win" a room you are simply assigned but....sometimes you can get a nice room that way.
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  "Bible Teach" Book Question

  by JW_Researcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  was the "what does the bible really teach?

  " book released in hardcover in addition to soft cover or was it released in soft cover only?.

  please and thank you..

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  Thank you for the information. I wasn't clear and have been out for a bit.
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  "Bible Teach" Book Question

  by JW_Researcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  was the "what does the bible really teach?

  " book released in hardcover in addition to soft cover or was it released in soft cover only?.

  please and thank you..

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  JW_Researcher

  Was the "What Does the Bible Really Teach?" book released in hardcover in addition to soft cover or was it released in soft cover only?

  Please and thank you.
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  Best Method for Searching JWD?

  by JW_Researcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  best method for searching jwd?.

  i have used the google option found on the boardand have used google via a site:www.jehovahs-witness.com [topic] command.. i am fairly certain that i am missing some posts as i remember reading posts and then am unable to locate them later.. any suggestions are appreciated.. thank you..

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  JW_Researcher

  Thank you for the suggestions and the link to Yahoo! search.

  It is frustrating at times to search for stuff but, as we all know, there is some exceptional and unique information contained in some posts...so worth the effort.
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  Kingdom Ministries Needed for Study – Reimbursement Available

  by JW_Researcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  im trying to assemble current kingdom ministries for a paper.

  id like to secure the complete 2006 year (but also interested in complete 2005 and future issues).. i am missing:.

  august 2006 (i have pages 3 and 4 insert),.

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  JW_Researcher

  Yes the Watchtower CD has KMs up till December 2005.

  I am looking at 2006 and some of 2005 (which I view on the CD).

  Thank you for the suggestion.

  Sometimes the placement of an article, the headlines, etc. are of interest to me and with a text only format....it is limiting.
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  Best Method for Searching JWD?

  by JW_Researcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  best method for searching jwd?.

  i have used the google option found on the boardand have used google via a site:www.jehovahs-witness.com [topic] command.. i am fairly certain that i am missing some posts as i remember reading posts and then am unable to locate them later.. any suggestions are appreciated.. thank you..

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  JW_Researcher

  Best Method for Searching JWD?

  I have used the Google option found on the boardand have used Google via a “site:www.jehovahs-witness.com [topic]” command.

  I am fairly certain that I am missing some posts as I remember reading posts and then am unable to locate them later.

  Any suggestions are appreciated.

  Thank you.
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  Kingdom Ministries Needed for Study – Reimbursement Available

  by JW_Researcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  im trying to assemble current kingdom ministries for a paper.

  id like to secure the complete 2006 year (but also interested in complete 2005 and future issues).. i am missing:.

  august 2006 (i have pages 3 and 4 insert),.

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  JW_Researcher

  bttt
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  Kingdom Ministries Needed for Study – Reimbursement Available

  by JW_Researcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  im trying to assemble current kingdom ministries for a paper.

  id like to secure the complete 2006 year (but also interested in complete 2005 and future issues).. i am missing:.

  august 2006 (i have pages 3 and 4 insert),.

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  JW_Researcher

  Greetings,

  I’m trying to assemble current Kingdom Ministries for a paper. I’d like to secure the complete 2006 year (but also interested in complete 2005 and future issues).

  I am missing:

  August 2006 (I have pages 3 and 4 insert),

  September 2006, and

  October 2006.

  I would also like to procure

  November 2006 and

  December 2006.

  E-mailed scans would be fine and I am willing to compensate someone for their time and effort. Snail mailed photocopies are fine as well.

  Please PM me if you are interested.

  Please post any suggestions on how I might locate these KMs.

  Thank you.
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  Jehovah's Witnesses by F. E. Mayer 1942

  by Atlantis in

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  2. bible

  "jehovah's witnesses by f. e. mayer" this 52 page booklet was published in 1942 (the same year rutherford died), and was then revised in 1943. if you would like to download the whole booklet then send me a [pm].

  the front cover of this booklet looks like this: http://www.wirefiles.com/show.php/7789_mayer10001.jpg cheers!

  atlantis-

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  JW_Researcher

  Thank you.
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  Do you agree with this statement?

  by JW_Researcher in

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  2. bible

  do you agree with this statement?

  "leaders (called elders) of a given congregation are selected from within and there is routine and frequent turnover.".

  from: stark, rodney & iannaccone, laurence.

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  JW_Researcher

  the only thing I could think he means is the foreign speaking congs where there is such a short supply of elders and servants that even newly baptized ones have the chance to progress up the wts ladder

  The short supply of Elders is somewhat addressed also:

  Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Witnesses no longer operate underground there. Table 3 shows their growth in the nations of the former Soviet Union since 1990-they have been growing at the remarkable rate of about 30% per year. The Yearbook (1996: 51) reports that there was only one congregation in Moscow in 1990, compared with 40 in 1995. Moreover, these congregations are far larger than the Witnesses prefer, as the Yearbook
  explained "almost all of these could be divided into 2 or 3 congregations if more elders were available". The Yearbook noted that in Murmansk, a congregation having 800 publishers cannot be divided "because there is only one elder". This is because no one else has been a member for more than a year and the Witnesses are reluctant to place leadership responsibilities on someone with so little experience.