When I was in Bethel there were many who took it very seriously.
Yes many others I knew did take the ministry very seriously really genuinely thinking there is not much time left.
Just like before 1975 sense of urgency there was again in the 1990s but this has slowly declined in the 2000s.
then covid happened and zoom was a chance for a good chat while pretending to write letters
many or most did not want to go back to door to door.
most COs have suggestions like dropping the zoom option saying in person only, but there are some who genuinely can’t go out so the zoom option remains and this is so much easier in your slippers and PJs.
for those that do go out in person it’s a long time at the ministry group having a good chatter and catch up with each other and those on zoom if it’s a hybrid group then literally 10mins maybe one or two calls with lots of standing around chatting to each other then coffee break.
then often ‘going on calls’ which often means shopping then coffee breaks
so the answer is nobody takes it seriously
