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  Re: Shepherding Textbook in Digital Format

  by suavojr in

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  after years of leaked info, the gb has finally decided to publish their own shepherding textbook in epub format.. dear brothers:.

  we are pleased to inform you that the shepherding textbook is now available in epub,.

  mobi, and pdf format.

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  Da.Furious

  Link to download can be found in this thread:

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/213250001/new-2012-elders-book-2015-amendments
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  Memorial attendance up or down on last year?

  by freddo in

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  as per the title.

  and was the one you attended at an early or late time of the evening.. any partakers?.

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  Our attendance was the same as last year, no change for us - (UK) London non english speaking congregation.

  As others mentioned, having the memorial on the same day as good friday may be a big contributor to the low numbers.
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  New panel into historical child abuse allegations - UK Goverment

  by Da.Furious in

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  home secretary theresa may says she will establish statutory inquiry with a new panel into historical child abuse allegations.. it will investigate whether "public bodies and other non-state institutions have taken seriously their duty of care to protect children from sexual abuse in england and wales".. full article on bbc news.

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  I am wondering how this will have an impact on all historical events including within WTS or any other religion.

  Would this also provide protection to people to come forward and cause major problems on a large scale compared to very few cases that saw the light?
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  New panel into historical child abuse allegations - UK Goverment

  by Da.Furious in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  home secretary theresa may says she will establish statutory inquiry with a new panel into historical child abuse allegations.. it will investigate whether "public bodies and other non-state institutions have taken seriously their duty of care to protect children from sexual abuse in england and wales".. full article on bbc news.

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  Home Secretary Theresa May says she will establish statutory inquiry with a new panel into historical child abuse allegations.

  It will investigate whether "public bodies and other non-state institutions have taken seriously their duty of care to protect children from sexual abuse in England and Wales".

  Full Article on BBC News
  

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  New BOE letter: Re: Survey on Use of Printed Publications

  by pixel in

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  2. beliefs

  to all bodies of elders in the united states branch territory re: survey on use of printed publications .

  dear brothers: .

  the branch office is working on arrangements for the 2015 regional conventions.

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  Da.Furious

  This seems only for USA. Does the OP know if this will be done in other countries, i.e. UK?

  If they do it in UK, i will definitely order hard copies for the whole family - they are good for bonfire night!
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  Review of the www.ibsaconvention.org booking and Special Price

  by Da.Furious in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  new hotel booking for regional convention in uk.

  the website is called ibsaconvention.org.

  in order to be able to start booking you need a congregation number which is provided to the congregation by the branch..

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  IBSA = International Bible Student Association

  This is how they are registered in UK.

  Checked today and the hotels within 10 minutes walking distance to the venue:

  3 out of 5 have no more rooms and they have a message: requesting more rooms

  The other 2 are >£100 per room not to mention parking car is extra.

  The annoying thing, is that there was no announcement of available parking spaces for cars, if someone wants to drive there and get stuck crossing London after 5pm!
  
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  Am I going crazy?

  by HappyDad in

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  2. beliefs

  am i going nuts or am i just pissed off?

  there are so many posters who use abbreviations in their posts and so many of us have been out for years.

  the borg constantly changes everything from beliefs to organizational tactics, so those like me don't have a clue to what you are referring to.

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  you missed: BOE, AGM
  
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  Review of the www.ibsaconvention.org booking and Special Price

  by Da.Furious in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  new hotel booking for regional convention in uk.

  the website is called ibsaconvention.org.

  in order to be able to start booking you need a congregation number which is provided to the congregation by the branch..

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  Final Part:

  Moving to the cheap near lodge Travelodge. The price looks very cheap and interesting until you click on the price on the IBSAconvention link:

   

  So staying three nights: Thursday until Saturday and checking out on Sunday will cost £247 (US$373). This averages to £82.

  This booking can only be done via email and thru the ibsaconvention website:

   

  So chances of getting a room after waiting 3 days are very slim.

  So would booking directly be better, worse or the same?

  Unfortunately there are no rooms available online which means either they ran out of them or some are still reserved for the convention - poor family will have to fork north of £300 to attend.

  
  

  The interesting point is that there is another close one on the hotel list and it is much cheaper, but Not on the list to book via ibsaconvention.org.

  
  

  So why is this not part of the list?

  Overall, I don’t think the deals via the branch are good ones. I am not sure what rights (points or rewards) you will be giving away not to mention booking via third party booking agents may give you more discount.

  Moreover, the page was online for UK JWs on 10 Jan and after 2 days there are no cheap places to book near the venue.

  For twickenham, the options to attend for local congregations was Coaches, public transport and car. Whereas in this event there was no letter of video explaining how to get to the convention. The location of Excel is worst possible location in London for anyone living west, south west and north west of london. Its a business area and there is no direct transport links. Plus going by road via London may be an issue - on this note there was no mention to available parking (this costs at least £14 per day).

  For the congregations in East London or north London this may be the a very good location for transport. Only time will show that moving to this venue is profit driven and nothing else for the WTS.

   

  Hope this review helps!

  Da Furious
  
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  Review of the www.ibsaconvention.org booking and Special Price

  by Da.Furious in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  new hotel booking for regional convention in uk.

  the website is called ibsaconvention.org.

  in order to be able to start booking you need a congregation number which is provided to the congregation by the branch..

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  There will be no Part 2. I will post the remaining of the analysis in this Post.

  I have selected Excel B for testing what rates are available and what is the process. On first glance seems that rich JWs have snapped the 4 star hotels near the venue since no rooms are available.

  

  
  

  
  

  Unfortunately the special rates are not available – Had to change the booking to 3 people (2 adults and One Child in order to get a view of all available rooms):

  
  

  And a family of three (2 adults and 1 child) have to shell £327 (US$ 494)

  First test not a good deal due to availability and shockingly the provided price by the the branch the hotel are £100 and £120 whereas booking without the code is £109 which is in between.

   

  
  

   

  Da Furious
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  Review of the www.ibsaconvention.org booking and Special Price

  by Da.Furious in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  new hotel booking for regional convention in uk.

  the website is called ibsaconvention.org.

  in order to be able to start booking you need a congregation number which is provided to the congregation by the branch..

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  New hotel booking for Regional Convention in UK

  The website is called ibsaconvention.org. In order to be able to start booking you need a congregation number which is provided to the congregation by the branch.

   

  Login Page:

  

   

  Landing page after signing in with congregation number:

   

   

  Clicking on any of these cards will open a list of approved hotel. And the person attending should be using the instructions provided: Booking via link, Telephone or email. As shown below form the Help:

   

  Full list of available hotel with special rates for the JWs:

   

  

   

  The only cheapest option is a Travelodge, which is like a motel (room only style) with anything extra to be paid for. All other near ones are above £100 per night.

  Continued in in 2nd post.

  
  

  Da Furious