@bugbear the New bigger assembly halls will be build by an international group of volunteers. Some halls that are used now will be sold (for example one in the Netherlands that was used for 40 years). The money will be used for the new halls. The bigger new halls will serve for decades to come as assembly and convention halls. They will also be used for education like the school for couples. Housing, for the students will be there as well so that they dont have to travel each day back and forth to the hall.
Posts by emeth
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37The Signs of the Declines
by Londo111 inabout the circuit i grew up in:.
last decade, a congregation was dissolved.. last year, about a half a dozen or so congregations meeting in a double-hall got re-orged and it works out to one less congregation.
they received all new territories, bodies of elders, publishers.
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The Signs of the Declines
by Londo111 inabout the circuit i grew up in:.
last decade, a congregation was dissolved.. last year, about a half a dozen or so congregations meeting in a double-hall got re-orged and it works out to one less congregation.
they received all new territories, bodies of elders, publishers.
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emeth
@Bugbear the closing and selling of assembly halls has to do with a new strategy. They are going to build new and bigger assembly halls in 7 european countries. In that way they have to rent less locations for conventions and are reducing costs by maintaining bigger assembly halls instead of a few smaller ones.
The Netherlands is the first european country where such a hall will be made with about 3 X the capacity of existing ones.
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Unconfirmed 2014 Year Book Numbers - Peak Pubs, Baptized, Hrs, Reg Pio & Studies
by OwnAccord ini bethelite sent this email out - can't really give out names.
we wrote these figures as quickly as possible, but could not keep up 100%).
you get to check these figures out when you get your 2014 yearbook.
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emeth
@kate or just things that make sincere believers dissapointed like for example the scandal with the bling bling bishop that is now in the news in germany. The german catholic church is scared of the new pope and public opinion, because disclosure of facts could lead to less revenues and donations and more people leaving the catholic church.
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Unconfirmed 2014 Year Book Numbers - Peak Pubs, Baptized, Hrs, Reg Pio & Studies
by OwnAccord ini bethelite sent this email out - can't really give out names.
we wrote these figures as quickly as possible, but could not keep up 100%).
you get to check these figures out when you get your 2014 yearbook.
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emeth
@Steve the situation is not much different. Around 30,000 publishers for the last decades and on the memorial about 50,000. Its stable and healthy but not much growth to be expected anytime soon unless something happens to religion in common.
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Hello, how are you, see you, good bye
by Gorbatchov inyesterday i was at a supermarket and i walked right in the arms of a nice jw couple.. they are so nice, they could be our family friends, if we went to the congregation.. how it went: mr nice walked by and said "hello" and walked straight on, without looking to me.. his very nice wife smiled and looked surprised to see me, a look only a jw can have, looking to a poor fader like me.. she said "hello, how are you?
see you, good bye?
how can these nice people so cold?.
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emeth
@NVR2L8 In a marriage things are different than cases between other people and former friends . S just be a good husband for her. She has to be a good wife for you. And indeed its better to avoid the subject.
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Hello, how are you, see you, good bye
by Gorbatchov inyesterday i was at a supermarket and i walked right in the arms of a nice jw couple.. they are so nice, they could be our family friends, if we went to the congregation.. how it went: mr nice walked by and said "hello" and walked straight on, without looking to me.. his very nice wife smiled and looked surprised to see me, a look only a jw can have, looking to a poor fader like me.. she said "hello, how are you?
see you, good bye?
how can these nice people so cold?.
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emeth
If you hate the thing they love most,.. how can you be friends?
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The Signs of the Declines
by Londo111 inabout the circuit i grew up in:.
last decade, a congregation was dissolved.. last year, about a half a dozen or so congregations meeting in a double-hall got re-orged and it works out to one less congregation.
they received all new territories, bodies of elders, publishers.
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emeth
In my circuit (in the netherlands) i see small growth too
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Unconfirmed 2014 Year Book Numbers - Peak Pubs, Baptized, Hrs, Reg Pio & Studies
by OwnAccord ini bethelite sent this email out - can't really give out names.
we wrote these figures as quickly as possible, but could not keep up 100%).
you get to check these figures out when you get your 2014 yearbook.
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emeth
@steve I am only familiar with the situation in germany, the netherlands and belgium. Here in the netherlands the average baptism age is relatively high compared with a lot of other countries around the world (due to our culture). Gerrit Lösch held a special talk here not that long ago in which he mentioned it. He encouraged youngsters and parents to think about getting baptised at a younger age.
yes i am looking forward to the yearbook too
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Unconfirmed 2014 Year Book Numbers - Peak Pubs, Baptized, Hrs, Reg Pio & Studies
by OwnAccord ini bethelite sent this email out - can't really give out names.
we wrote these figures as quickly as possible, but could not keep up 100%).
you get to check these figures out when you get your 2014 yearbook.
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emeth
@steve i said before that in most internet penetrated countries the number of witnesses remain stable or show a slight increase. In my country it is 'stable' too but that does not change the fact that the mix of baptism candidates is born in / convert 40/60
so the influx of people is enough to cover the loss of those who died or faded/df'd
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2013 JW-Wimp Mobile!
by Atlantis inthe jw-wimp-mobile!
this is how they are doing it in mexico..........atlantis
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emeth
So you are bittered because 7 very old men and one younger man have a living space, food , dry cleaning and suits? Sounds a bit pathetic to me. As far as i am concerned they work hard together with about 20,000 other people who are part of the worldwide bethel family
My experience is different than yours. Other topics i likely will not comment on because i dont discuss our teachings on here. Have a nice day.