Cart Witnessing - Thrilling! Productive! Epic! Er.....um, well, not so much.....

by sir82 47 Replies latest jw friends

  • Doltologist
    Doltologist

    Sir82

    Thought that you'd like this. Sounds appropriate, no?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn0UPXd7zlA

  • StrongHaiku
    StrongHaiku
    I'm seriously thinking about buying a cart and filling it up with Scientific American, Discover, National Geographic, etc. and parking it 10 feet away from a JW cart.
  • Ding
    Ding

    I thought JWs were supposedly following the pattern set in the first century.

    I don't recall Jesus or his disciples standing silently next to literature carts.

  • Poztate
    Poztate

    I don't know about any special training for cart work but you do have to fill out an application and then be vetted by your local congregation elders

    APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL METROPOLITAN

    PUBLIC WITNESSING PROGRAM

    1. Legal name:.

    2. Address:

    (City)

    3 . Congregation name:.

    (Last)

    (Street address or route and box)

    (Province or state)

    (Directional or geographic designation)

    4. What languages do you speak fluently?

    (First) (Middle)

    (E-mail address)

    (Zone or code) (Home phone) (Mobile phone)

    (City) (Province or state)

    5. Date of birth: Date of baptism: I.

    (Month) (Day) (Year) (Month) (Day)

    6. Marital status: Married ( ) Single ( ) Divorced { ) Separated ( ) Widowed ( )

    7. Are you a: Regular or special pioneer? Ministerial servant? Elder?

    g Have you been reproved by a judicial committee within the last three years' If so, when?

    9. Have you been reinstated by a judicial committee within the last five years? If so, when?

    10. Are you now of good moral standing and habits?

    11. Are you willing and able to follow theocratic direction on public witnessing?

    (Year)

    Please indicate your current weekday availability:

    Symbols to be placed in the boxes below:

    M = Morning

    H = Half day

    A - Afternoon

    F = Full day NA

    E = Evening

    = Nnt available

    Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

    Please indicate below the number of weekend days you are available each month:

    Saturday Sunday

    Please note that completing this application is not a guarantee that you w i l l be approved to

    participate i n this special public witnessing program.

    (Signature) (Date)

    S-73-E 11/12

    THE FOLLOWING SECTION IS TO B E FILLED OUT BY THE

    CONGREGATION SERVICE COMMITTEE

    1. Is the applicant a zealous Kingdom publisher?

    2. Does he care well for his responsibilities?

    3. Does he enjoy and promote good relations with others? _ -

    4. Does he demonstrate a proper view toward people of other cultures?

    5. Does he cooperate with the body of elders?

    6. (a) Does he demonstrate a willingness to approach people in different public settings in order to share the good news?..

    (b) Does he demonstrate discernment when doing so?

    ( ) N/A ( ) Yes ( ) No (b) If so, when?

    8. Has he been reproved by a judicial committee in the last three years? When? Date restrictions lifted:..

    9. Is he now of good moral standing and habits?

    10. Do you recommend that he be trained for this special public witnessing program? _

    YOUR PERSONAL RATING OF THE APPLICANT

    Whenever possible, close relatives should not sign the application

    Rating symbols to be placed in the boxes below:

    A - Excellent B^Good C = Average (qualifies) D - Poor (may not qualify) E - Does not qualify

    Coordinator

    of the body

    of elders

    Secretary Service

    overseer

    Circuit

    overseer Comments

    Dependable and organized

    Balance in judgment and

    discernment

    Physical stamina

    (Coordinator of the body of elders—Sign and print name) (Circuit overseer—Sign and print name and circuit assignment)

    (Secretary—Sign and print name) (Date)

    ( & ^ " c c o ^ r ' s c c ^ ^ " M * h e circuit overseer approves the applicant, he

    should sign this form and forward it to the

    public-witnessing coordinating elder. The form

    should be kept on file.

    Oops a Little Late I see

  • Driving Force
    Driving Force

    When looking at this application 1 Co. 13:4,5 comes to mind.
    The application is clearly going against this bible text concerning "keeping account of the injury".

    Just more rules and going beyond the things written.

  • konceptual99
    konceptual99

    There is a difference between plain ole' cart work and special metropolitan witnessing.

    Cart work can be done by pretty much any adult publisher with the minimum of training.

    Special Metropolitan Witnessing is invite only. You have to apply and then be approved. It's mostly pioneers that get the "privilege". This may involve cart work in high visibility areas but also other activities like kiosks and desks.

  • punkofnice
    punkofnice
    Driving Force3 hours agoWhen looking at this application 1 Co. 13:4,5 comes to mind.
    The application is clearly going against this bible text concerning "keeping account of the injury".
    Just more rules and going beyond the things written.

    Speaking of injury....I imagine 'liablity' for bodily injury or damage comes into play. The WBT$ don't want lawsuits against them. Provide faux training to the R&F and the WBT$ is absolved from any liability. Sue the dub not the corporation.

    The GB need all the money they can get to suit their gluttonous lifestyle.

  • user100
    user100
    hah.. looks like I wont be able to get cart witnessing privileges.. i don't remember when i was baptized... it was in the 90s.
  • Heaven
    Heaven

    Wasn't it you punky who aptly named these "The Apathy Trolley/Cart"?

  • Brokeback Watchtower
    Brokeback Watchtower

    Cart witnessing/just standing next to it I think will have the opposite effect of door to door.

    1. can be approached by postates

    2. your standing/sitting there looking like a pertified zombee

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