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  Baptism statistics from CO

  by neat blue dog in

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  just went to the assembly yesterday and during the final talk the circuit overseer said:.

  'sure, there are some adults baptised here and there, but do you want to know something wonderful?

  the vast majority of those getting baptized are teens and preteens!

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  Wakanda

  Hasn't it been a few years since we have seen the average publisher hours in the U.S.? We used to see them every month in the KM (now CLAM). That's one statistic gone, right?

  We discuss this in my family, how do we know what the national average is? We haven't heard for years, and before that, it was going down. I remember many months it being around 7 hours. Removing it keeps the servant body with their ~10 hour quota.

  I think you are on to something with the statistics going away. They are ever so slowly taking one or two away, and replacing a little fluffy piece about somewhere far away...

  In the mean time, why wouldn't a liar lie about their statistics?

  Thanks for the report from the assembly, neat blue dog!
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  JW Rumor: End of the Traveling Overseer

  by Edison Trent in

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  a friend of mine has contacts to a family with several circuit overseers and special pioneers.

  they have good connections to bethel.. he told me that the latest rumor from bethel states that the cos should be abolished in their present form.

  they have also recently begun to take cos back to bethel.. over the same channel i have already heard of the car fleet program and that the dos should be abolished.. has anyone else already heard of it?

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  Wakanda

  So many congregations have dissolved, making circuits smaller.

  C.O.s come a knockin' more often as far as I see.

  Two advantages if there are no more C.O.s:

  1. These smaller circuits would be easier for super special elders to manage, hence easier to sell the new program.

  2. They would not have to start merging circuits (I was wondering when that would happen).

  If this happens: Bye bye scripture about prophet not being honored in his home town!
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  Help! Mike & Kim videos all being deleted by Youtube

  by mrmagic in

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  2. scandals

  due to watchtower flagging the mike & kim videos on youtube for copyright, youtube is giving them 6 days before they are shutting down their entire youtube channel.

  can you help with a mass downloading program and then reuploading them on a mirror ?

  would hate to lose all those good videos!

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  Wakanda

  how do we know that the wts is behind this?

  A little research before you talk please:

  http://www.watchtower.exposed/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/wt-of-PA-video-strike-youtube-9-12-2017.jpg
  
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  Special Talks now via video

  by AverageJoe1 in

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  tired of listening to your local elders giving the "special" talk ever year after the memorial?

  well don't worry, as of next year we will be spicing things up for your enjoyment.. not only will we be having the talk before the memorial (i know, wild huh), but we will be treating you to the talk via video starring our famous speakers from bethel so you can see how a talk should be given (after all bethel does boast the best speakers in any country, right?!).

  here's a copy of the text from our latest letter as i'm sure that with so much excitement you won't believe it at first!.

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  Wakanda

  Dub, your right. It is right in the letter:

  To generate enthusiasm for the Memorial,
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  2018 Special Talk Outline: “Who Really is Jesus Christ?”

  by wifibandit in

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  revision date: 8/17.

  the talk outline “jesus christ—earth’s new ruler” has been discontinued and should no longer be used.

  it has been replaced by “who really is jesus christ?”note: this is the special public talk outline for 2018. the talk will be given in most congregations the week of monday, march 19, 2018.. .

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  Wakanda

  Paul spoke some excellent smack useful for cults today.

  HA! Yes.
  
  
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  Special Talks now via video

  by AverageJoe1 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  tired of listening to your local elders giving the "special" talk ever year after the memorial?

  well don't worry, as of next year we will be spicing things up for your enjoyment.. not only will we be having the talk before the memorial (i know, wild huh), but we will be treating you to the talk via video starring our famous speakers from bethel so you can see how a talk should be given (after all bethel does boast the best speakers in any country, right?!).

  here's a copy of the text from our latest letter as i'm sure that with so much excitement you won't believe it at first!.

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  I can see your thinking Dub. If it is also the GB's, my bet is it will fail IF they are trying to get people to come to the especial talk too.

  I get the "will you do a little favor for me?" again and again, seems to work to lure people into sales, etc. If that is even related to what you are saying. Anyway, it made me think about that little trick.

  Who knows, maybe they are reading our posts and changing the invite to only have the Memorial, if I can be so pompous.

  Whatever. We'll see, I just wanted to give my two cents.

  I bet attendance went down this year worldwide, as it did in every congregation I heard about... and it hopefully will continue to go down.
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  7.1 Earthquake hits Mexico City

  by ILoveTTATT2 in

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  2 earthquakes in less than a month.... witnesses are going to have a field day with this... bounce back from that decline.....

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  Wakanda

  Time to send flyers to churches and community centers in Mexico City (spanish jwfacts).

  That's how I get my placements up! ;)
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  Special Talks now via video

  by AverageJoe1 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  tired of listening to your local elders giving the "special" talk ever year after the memorial?

  well don't worry, as of next year we will be spicing things up for your enjoyment.. not only will we be having the talk before the memorial (i know, wild huh), but we will be treating you to the talk via video starring our famous speakers from bethel so you can see how a talk should be given (after all bethel does boast the best speakers in any country, right?!).

  here's a copy of the text from our latest letter as i'm sure that with so much excitement you won't believe it at first!.

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  Wakanda

  I don't know about the effectiveness of ramping up attendance before the Memorial. Seems like lots of people get there fill of Bible stuff and take a meeting off... like after C.O. visit, Memorial, Assemblies, etc. It has been that way in my area for over five years, didn't used to be like that. Attendance dips lower than normal low.

  If that is their plan, it will backfire. YES!

  We had dismal attendance for the "special" talk this year.

  We haven't heard Memorial attendance for 2017 yet have we? Didn't we usually hear in the summer? At least rumors (oral tradition crap, but we don't do oral tradition, yeah right).

  I don't know what the h~}} they are thinking. Maybe they are giving up on inviting people to the "special talk" and instead telling JWs how to behave for the Memorial?
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  The special talk is now BEFORE the Memorial

  by wifibandit in

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  august 11, 2017 to all bodies of elders re: 2018 memorial invitations and date of special talk .

  fyi:.

  the 2018 memorial will be held on saturday, march 31, 2018.. the 2019 memorial will be held on friday, april 19, 2019..

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  Wakanda

  Special video especially made for the special talk before the special memorial!

  I just threw up a little in my mouth.

  Thanks Wifi.
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  Help! Mike & Kim videos all being deleted by Youtube

  by mrmagic in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  due to watchtower flagging the mike & kim videos on youtube for copyright, youtube is giving them 6 days before they are shutting down their entire youtube channel.

  can you help with a mass downloading program and then reuploading them on a mirror ?

  would hate to lose all those good videos!

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  Wakanda

  This might help you understand the copyright strike issue on youtube:

  https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2814000?hl=en

  Three strikes shuts down a channel, and deleting a video that has a copyright strike does not resolve the issue. On Mike and Kim's latest video they said that four of the eight have been resolved. That leaves two more to keep the channel. Anyway, hope that clears things up a bit.

  I agree with you in a way, because when they load complete wt videos with a little commentary or no commentary it is asking for trouble. People have left comments for Mike and Kim, warning them, but I do not think they get to read all the comments.