Theocratic Ministry School Review for Week of June 27, 2005

by TheListener 7 Replies latest watchtower bible

  • TheListener
    TheListener

    This is the new written review process. Now there are fewer questions and it is handled as an oral review.

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    The following questions will be considered orally at the Theocratic Ministry School during the week beginning June 27, 2005. The school overseer will conduct a 30-minute review based on material covered in assignments for the weeks of May 2 through June 27, 2005. [Note: Where there are no references after the question, you will need to do your own research to find the answers. - See Ministry School, pp. 36-7].

    SPEECH QUALITIES

    1. Why are similes and metaphors powerful teaching tools (gen. 22:17; ps. 1:3; Jas. 3:6) [be p. 240 pars. 2-4, box]

    2. Where can we find examples that teach valuable lessons, but what caution should we observe in this regard? [be p. 242 pars 1-2]

    3. What do we need to keep in mind when selecting illustrations that will be most effective? [be p. 244 pars. 1-2]

    4. Why should we employ visual aids in our teaching, and how has Jehovah done so? [be p. 247 pars. 1-2, box]

    5. How can we use visual aids in the field ministry? [be p. 248 par. 1-p. 249 par. 2]

    ASSIGNMENT NO. 1

    6. What direction is there in God's Word concerning the education of children[w03 3/15 p.12 par.2; p.14 par. 3]

    7. How did Jehovah show interest in David as a youth, and how did David show interest in Jehovah? [w03 4/15 p.29 par. 4; p. 30 par. 3]

    8. Why did Jehovah take note of Abel's sacrifice, and of what does this assure us? (Gen. 4:4) [w03 5/1 p. 28 par. 4 - p. 29 par. 1]

    9. What is "the discipline of Jehovah" that Proverbs 3:11 admonishes us not to reject? [w03 10/1 p. 20 pars 2-4]

    10. What is the meaning of "self-sufficiency" as used at 1 Timothy 6:6-8? [w03 6/1 p. 9 pars. 1-2; p. 10 par. 1]

    WEEKLY BIBLE READING

    11. What did the uniting bond of love between Jonathan and David foreshadow? (2 Sam. 1:26)

    12. What can be learned from David's first attempt to bring the ark of the covenant into Jerusalem(2 Sam. 6:2-9)

    13. After David and Bath-sheba sinned, why did their son have to die, since Deuteronomy 24:16 and Ezekiel 18:20 say that a son is not to die for his father's error (2 Sam. 12:14; 22:31)

    14. How do we know that Ziba's claim about Mephibosheth was a lie? (2 Sam. 16: 1-4)

    15. Why was Mephibosheth's reaction to his situation with Ziba a fine example for us? (2 Sam. 19:24-30)

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    That's it. The reference in the brackets is: be. BE is the new school guidebook that came out about 2 1/2 years ago.

  • stopthepain
    stopthepain

    just looking at that made my stomach turn.Basically put"how can you effectively manipulate naive ,poor,helpless people,uneducated people.

  • RichieRich
    RichieRich

    I'm going to the DC... We get to miss it.

    Talk about Damned if you do, Damned if you don't...

  • lawrence
    lawrence

    Hey, I got the answer!

    How can we use visual aids in the field ministry?

    Go naked!

  • blondie
    blondie
    Now there are fewer questions and it is handled as an oral review.

    Of course, they get the questions several weeks before the night of the review and are supposed to research and write down any notes before the meeting as opposed to during the meeting.

    If you lose the insert or forget the prepare, I would bet there are fewer participants than before.

    Blondie

  • TheListener
    TheListener

    In most halls that I've been to in the last couple of years there are fewer hands for every Q&A part. This part is no exception. Volume and quality of commenting has dramatically decreased.

  • ezekiel3
    ezekiel3
    What did the uniting bond of love between Jonathan and David foreshadow?

    hehe, I dunno, maybe the Bethel underwear wrestlers?

  • Pole
    Pole

    LOL at Zeke!

    1. Why are similes and metaphors powerful teaching tools (gen. 22:17; ps. 1:3; Jas. 3:6) [be p. 240 pars. 2-4, box]



    This is exactly why the "Theocratic Ministry School" meetings should be renamed to the "Theocratic Brainwashing Techniques School" meetings. I just love the way they teach brainwashing without explicitly admitting it. LOL.
    Metaphors and similies as used by the WTS are powerful 'teaching tools' in the hands of WTS agents because they allow them to divert the newbie's attention from the factual fallacy of what they teach. All that helps to justify why you should devote your life to the WTS without a single factual reason. Just a whole lot of metaphorical ones.
    For instance: "Jehovah's organization today is like a high-speed train which is just about to leave to take us all through Armageddon. There's still time to get on it, but once Jehovah sounds the horn, there will be no way to save your life. That's why you should get baptized as soon as possible."

    Powerful metaphor. Zero factual reasons.

    Pole

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