It’s all very well saying that a bounce back after the pandemic was inevitable, but I know many churches that suffered huge losses during the pandemic … that continue to suffer even greater losses post pandemic. Membership of the Church of Scotland decreased 5% this year alone.
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BREAKING NEWS | Highlights of 2023 Worldwide Service Year Report
by Drearyweather inbreaking news | highlights of 2023 worldwide service year report.
on november 15, 2023, the service committee of the governing body shared highlights of the 2023 worldwide service year report with the bethel family.
the following exciting increases were announced: baptisms: during the 2023 service year, 269,517 persons were baptized.
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BREAKING NEWS | Highlights of 2023 Worldwide Service Year Report
by Drearyweather inbreaking news | highlights of 2023 worldwide service year report.
on november 15, 2023, the service committee of the governing body shared highlights of the 2023 worldwide service year report with the bethel family.
the following exciting increases were announced: baptisms: during the 2023 service year, 269,517 persons were baptized.
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slimboyfat
Also worth comparing the Mormon and Adventist baptism figures which should be available somewhere.
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BREAKING NEWS | Highlights of 2023 Worldwide Service Year Report
by Drearyweather inbreaking news | highlights of 2023 worldwide service year report.
on november 15, 2023, the service committee of the governing body shared highlights of the 2023 worldwide service year report with the bethel family.
the following exciting increases were announced: baptisms: during the 2023 service year, 269,517 persons were baptized.
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slimboyfat
Absolutely, joe134cd !
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BREAKING NEWS | Highlights of 2023 Worldwide Service Year Report
by Drearyweather inbreaking news | highlights of 2023 worldwide service year report.
on november 15, 2023, the service committee of the governing body shared highlights of the 2023 worldwide service year report with the bethel family.
the following exciting increases were announced: baptisms: during the 2023 service year, 269,517 persons were baptized.
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slimboyfat
The Catholic Church is in rapid decline in Europe and North America
See this great book on the topic with lots of facts and figures and analysis, written by an academic who is a practising Catholic
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mass-Exodus-Catholic-Disaffiliation-Britain/dp/0198837941/
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BREAKING NEWS | Highlights of 2023 Worldwide Service Year Report
by Drearyweather inbreaking news | highlights of 2023 worldwide service year report.
on november 15, 2023, the service committee of the governing body shared highlights of the 2023 worldwide service year report with the bethel family.
the following exciting increases were announced: baptisms: during the 2023 service year, 269,517 persons were baptized.
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slimboyfat
Since the publisher figure is the only figure they don’t give us I guess that probably means it is minus or flat.
If 58 lands had all time peaks, does that mean most of the rest had decreases? (Presumably only excluding ones that had all time peaks in years previous to last year)
They will be relieved about the baptism number being up because it was scary low during the pandemic.
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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars (continued)
by Simon inuh oh, looks like the mega thread gave up the ghost, so while i investigate / fix it just continue the discussion here .... it's been a long 9 years lloyd evans / john cedars.
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slimboyfat
Hang about are Mike and Kim Christian believers? Or was he wrong about that? I missed this. Not that it matters greatly, just surprises me for some reason.
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Will the GB Eventually "observe" Tithing?
by Sea Breeze infound this on fb from the recent losch talk.
time for a new business model?.
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slimboyfat
I think it’s a possibility. I heard a local JW say that tithing really wasn’t so bad because it was never strictly enforced. Jews were asked to contribute a tenth but nobody checked up on them to see if they paid the full amount. (Unlike the Mormons, and others, who check!) That sounds like the kind of tithing that the GB could plausibly introduce: they tell JWs that they should be contributing a tenth of their income but that it’s up to their own conscience whether they meet that obligation or not. I think it would be highly effective because you’d get a reasonable proportion of JWs who would feel conscience bound to contribute a tenth of their income. The others were probably wishy washy JWs to begin with and it might be a further psychological barrier that separates marginal JWs from feeling part of the group.
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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars (continued)
by Simon inuh oh, looks like the mega thread gave up the ghost, so while i investigate / fix it just continue the discussion here .... it's been a long 9 years lloyd evans / john cedars.
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slimboyfat
The so-called lawsuit is a complete nonsense and has been from the start. It’s so ridiculous at every level that a formal response seems like an altogether unnecessary compliment to pay to this drivel that he has apparently been cutting and pasting in his attic, or wherever he is now. He is a child. I realise that receiving a so-called legal letter can feel threatening no matter how imbecilic and lacking self awareness the accuser, but it’s really not worth any energy beyond a good laugh. There is no way any judicial system in any country will take any of it seriously.
Meanwhile on his channel he seems to be doing what I predicted months ago: add very occasional videos and sit back and let the money keep rolling in for as long as the suckers keep paying. He clearly hates doing JW videos to the point where it physically repulses him. He can manage a few minutes every few weeks and that’s about it. But as long as people keep sending their donations he’ll happily take them. This could go on for many months or even years. I wouldn’t be surprised if he stops videos entirely by allows the Patreon donations to tumble in regardless without making any public comment. Not bad having hundreds of pounds coming in every week for doing nothing while out looking for some other employment or means of income to replace it.
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2023-Novermber-Files!
by Atlantis in2023-november files.. 2023 shepherd the flock of god--elder manual in english.
2023-november announcements and reminders.download..https://www.filemail.com/d/thynixcxksaypqy orhttps://we.tl/t-lciljrizhsgrandpa!
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slimboyfat
Thanks, Atlantis 👍
Clarification: Watchtower has “no objection” to JWs sending their relatives or friends assistance if they are in a disaster in another area. How gracious of them. Such freedom!
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Noah + new understanding
by dothemath inso they mentioned noah couldn’t have preached to all the population back before the flood.
do you think they might start using common sense regarding not being able to get every animal type on the ark from the whole world?.
maybe the poor sloth from south america didn’t have to crawl all the way?
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slimboyfat
Sheesh scientists think they know everything. Didn’t Noah use the kangaroos to spread the message? Call it speculation but that’s what I heard happened. 🤓