Posts by Edison Trent

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New Letter CONG-E: 2018 Memorial and Special Talk

by Edison Trent in

a friend sent me a new letter, that should be read to the congregation:.

september 18, 2017. to all congregations.

re: 2018 memorial and special talk.

Edison Trent

A friend sent me a new letter, that should be read to the congregation:

September 18, 2017
TO ALL CONGREGATIONS
Re: 2018 Memorial and Special Talk
Dear Brothers:
On Saturday evening, March 31, 2018, we will gather to observe the Lord’s Evening Meal. (Luke 22:19) To generate enthusiasm for the Memorial, the special public talk, entitled “Who Really Is Jesus Christ?,” will be presented one week before the Memorial, during the week of March 19, 2018. Congregations that have an assembly or the visit of the circuit over-seer the week of March 19 will have the special talk one week earlier. Most congregations will view a talk that has been prerecorded by the branch office, and in many cases, given by a member of the Branch Committee. We hope this advance notice will be helpful to you in pre-paring for these important events.
Your brothers,
c: Circuit overseers

PS to bodies of elders:
Please arrange for this letter to be read to the congregation at the first midweek meeting after its receipt. Thereafter, it should be posted on the information board. However, this postscript should neither be read to the congregation nor be posted on the information board.

In preparation for the 2018 Memorial, please review the direction on selecting a Memorial speaker and selecting Memorial meeting times found in the February 13, 2017, letter to all bodies of elders.

The prerecorded special talk will be available on JW Stream about one month prior to the week it is to be presented. Please assign an elder or a ministerial servant to download the prerecorded talk from JW Stream (using his jw.org credentials) several weeks before the congregation is scheduled to view it. Since there may be multiple recordings available in the same language, in early 2018 the branch office will inform groups and congregations which recording they should use. If possible, a backup speaker should be assigned in case of technical problems with the recording. If a congregation or group does not have the necessary equipment to view the recording or if the recording is not available in the language of the congregation or group, the body of elders should assign a qualified speaker to give the talk in the usual manner.

Is this the beginning of the end of "live" public talks?

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New Letter CONG 06/20/2017

by Edison Trent in

a new letter became available.

i got it from a friend of mine in a german congregation.

he told me the book is not available until now, because the revised bible haven't been released in german.. to all congregations.

Edison Trent

A new letter became available. I got it from a friend of mine in a german congregation. He told me the book is not available until now, because the revised bible haven't been released in german.

TO ALL CONGREGATIONS

Re: Jesus—The Way, the Truth, the Life

Dear Brothers: We are pleased to inform you that the book Jesus—The Way, the Truth, the Life will be considered at the Congregation Bible Study beginning the week of December 18, 2017.

In anticipation of this, production of printed copies will begin in the next few months. In view of the cost involved in producing printed publications, it is preferred that publishers make full use of electronic copies if possible. However, if you wish to request a printed copy, please inform your group overseer at the conclusion of this meeting.

We send our warm Christian love.

PS to bodies of elders:

Please arrange for this letter to be read to the congregation at the first midweek meeting after its receipt. Thereafter, it should be posted on the information board. However, this postscript should neither be read to the congregation nor be posted on the information board.

Each group overseer should ask each publisher in his group whether the publisher desires a printed copy. Special care should be taken by each group overseer to contact any publishers in his group who are homebound or were absent from the meeting when the announcement was made. After tallying the requests from his group, the group overseer should promptly inform the service overseer of the quantity needed. The service overseer, with the help of the literature servant, should verify the number of requests that could not be filled immediately. The service overseer should then convey this number to the languagecoordinating congregation.

Language-coordinating congregations should submit requests for the total quantity needed by the congregations in their language group. A few additional copies may be requested for stock. All requests should be submitted to the branch office by July 16, 2017.

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2017 Convention Releases

by Edison Trent in

on http://avoidjw.org/2017-regional-convention/ you can find the talk outlines of the regional convention this year.. i looked into the final talks each day and found these releases to be announced:.

on saturday:.

new magazine-size book entitled "lessons you can learn from the bible".

Edison Trent

On http://avoidjw.org/2017-regional-convention/ you can find the talk outlines of the regional convention this year.

I looked into the final talks each day and found these releases to be announced:

On Saturday:

New magazine-size book entitled "Lessons You Can Learn From the Bible". It is a revision of the Bible Stories book.

On Sunday:

New Video “Remember the Wife of Lot” (the "drama" shown at the convention)

The last time they announced a book not for kids was in 2015. Isn't it unusual?

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Major changes to convention security beginning in 2017

by Edison Trent in

short info on interesting changes to the major conventions this year: there will be a new security concept that will be implemented at all regional conventions in 2017.. similar to other major events (e.g.

festivals, concerts), there will be admittance controls in stadiums.. - at each entrance, there will be a massive presence of attendants that look at each visitor.. - there will be pocket checks at the entrance.. - suspicious persons are no longer left on the convention grounds.. - suppliers to the stadium will be intensively inspected by attendants.. - there will be a special sign for attendants that must enter the stadium before 7.30 am.

all others (even all attendants) can only enter after 7.30 am..

Edison Trent

My info says, it is for regional conventions, not just international ones, and the GB asked for it. I think this will be a worldwide thing.

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Major changes to convention security beginning in 2017

by Edison Trent in

short info on interesting changes to the major conventions this year: there will be a new security concept that will be implemented at all regional conventions in 2017.. similar to other major events (e.g.

festivals, concerts), there will be admittance controls in stadiums.. - at each entrance, there will be a massive presence of attendants that look at each visitor.. - there will be pocket checks at the entrance.. - suspicious persons are no longer left on the convention grounds.. - suppliers to the stadium will be intensively inspected by attendants.. - there will be a special sign for attendants that must enter the stadium before 7.30 am.

all others (even all attendants) can only enter after 7.30 am..

Edison Trent

The bag checks: The attendants will ask the visitors to open their bag and just look into it, don't open it by themself or touch it. If someone does not cooperate they won't be let in. They will not check every single bag, but randomly choosen people will be checked.

No attendant is allowed to initiate body contact but can defend himself if someone else touches him. So when someone tries to get in and touches an attendant he may hold and stop him.

I find it remarkable to slow the entrance process down, so people will have to wait many minutes in line. In the last years lots of witnesses are very impatient to get into the stadium. Some get very angry and start to curse against the attendants. This change will make it worse. But of course it is necessary.

My information is about conventions in Europe. Some take place in stadiums but will be less public than in the past. It's less about "real security" but about "felt security".

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Major changes to convention security beginning in 2017

by Edison Trent in

short info on interesting changes to the major conventions this year: there will be a new security concept that will be implemented at all regional conventions in 2017.. similar to other major events (e.g.

festivals, concerts), there will be admittance controls in stadiums.. - at each entrance, there will be a massive presence of attendants that look at each visitor.. - there will be pocket checks at the entrance.. - suspicious persons are no longer left on the convention grounds.. - suppliers to the stadium will be intensively inspected by attendants.. - there will be a special sign for attendants that must enter the stadium before 7.30 am.

all others (even all attendants) can only enter after 7.30 am..

Edison Trent

@sir82: My information is that this is an worldwide change requested by the GB. In recent years this was already the case, for example in russia.

@fifth.column: 25 min. Every day?

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Major changes to convention security beginning in 2017

by Edison Trent in

short info on interesting changes to the major conventions this year: there will be a new security concept that will be implemented at all regional conventions in 2017.. similar to other major events (e.g.

festivals, concerts), there will be admittance controls in stadiums.. - at each entrance, there will be a massive presence of attendants that look at each visitor.. - there will be pocket checks at the entrance.. - suspicious persons are no longer left on the convention grounds.. - suppliers to the stadium will be intensively inspected by attendants.. - there will be a special sign for attendants that must enter the stadium before 7.30 am.

all others (even all attendants) can only enter after 7.30 am..

Edison Trent

Short info on interesting changes to the major conventions this year: There will be a new security concept that will be implemented at all regional conventions in 2017.

Similar to other major events (e.g. festivals, concerts), there will be admittance controls in stadiums.

- At each entrance, there will be a massive presence of attendants that look at each visitor.

- There will be pocket checks at the entrance.

- Suspicious persons are no longer left on the convention grounds.

- Suppliers to the stadium will be intensively inspected by attendants.

- There will be a special sign for attendants that must enter the stadium before 7.30 am. All others (even all attendants) can only enter after 7.30 am.

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BOE: Singers for recordings in German - bethel email address uncovered

by Edison Trent in

last week a new letter for the boe in germany was published online.

i want to share it with you (poor translation by google, sorry for that):.

to all service comitees of german speaking congregations.

Edison Trent

Last week a new letter for the BOE in Germany was published online. I want to share it with you (poor translation by Google, sorry for that):

____________________

TO ALL SERVICE COMITEES OF GERMAN SPEAKING CONGREGATIONS

Singers for recordings in German

Dear brothers,

Surely, it has pleased you that we have some of our beautiful songs on JW Broadcasting also in German language. To be able to do so in the future too, we would like to ask you for your help in the search for further singers, preferably brothers and sisters with a vocal education. If possible, they should fulfill the following criteria:

1. Age between 20-45 years.

2. A vocal training in jazz or musical would be an advantage. A classic education is helpful, but could be a hindrance for this type of music.

3. Applicants should master the German language so well that the lyrics of the song is good to understand.

4. As with all applicants for theocratic privileges, it should be exemplary promoter recommended by the Service Committee for such a task.

We are aware that there may not be many brothers or sisters who fulfill all criteria mentioned above. Therefore, those who are not vocal trained should be considered.

To check whether someone is suitable, we need an audio or video recording (Tablet or smartphone is enough). Brothers or sisters who are eligible for this project, should provide their files, contact information or questions that may occur at the following address send:

Audio.de@jw.org.

If someone is after the examination of the recording for this project in the shortlist the Audio / Video Department comes with the concerned brother or sister in directly contact.

We thank you very much for your support and send you cordial greetings.

____________________

So maybe someone wants to share a recording with the brothers in bethel Selters?

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The Great October 2016 Invite to the Sunday Meeting campaign ...

by freddo in

jw
friends

well how's it going round your way?

massive increase of interested ones?

did you even know it was supposed to be happening?

Edison Trent

Our Cong (in central Europe) has ~90 pubs.

Oct. 2: ~50

Oct. 9: ~60

About 15 attended online or via telephone.

At the end of the month over 2000 invites will be distributed in our area, but until now... no new faces. I think it would be the same result after 20000 invitations.

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They Don't Have A Secret Elder's Book

by pale.emperor in

"they don't have a secret elder's book" so said my mother.

"all of our publications are open to everyone.

we all have the same information and nothing is hidden in this religion.".

Edison Trent

Yes, most stuff in the flock book can be found in other publications. I see 2 reasons, why these books (for elders and pioniers e.g.) are kept secret.

1. To get and to have these books makes the owners feel special. They say it's a privilege.

2. Without the flock book, the elders couldn't manage all the rules of the org. It's really sad they need it and i wish it would become a public download like the organisation book or the km. These also were kept secret a long time.

Even better would it be, if these book wouldn't exist. It is so harmful.

The flock book is available for download on jw.org, if you are logged in as an elder. It's provided in PDF and ePUB format. They include all the changes and notes, that came with the letters to the BOEs.