Confessions of a book pirate. By some measures, he’s the. Download featured magazines, ebooks, music, and dramatized Bible stories—free. Jehovah’s Witnesses make Bible study resources available in hundreds of languages. These are my recommendations for books that we can add to our personal theocratic libraries. The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society has provided much. GOVERNING BODY & COMPANYTOP OFFICIALS IN THE WATCHTOWER. SOCIETY'S HIERARCHY(This is a compilation. That’s what the Watchtower of June 15, 2011 page 5 says. Watchtower has a long and ignominious history with its forays into the realm of science. Charles Taze Russell’s 1914 film The Photo-Drama of Creation advised cinema. Watchtower Downloads Study Article Of SolarThis site counters virtually every false claim from opposers of Jehovah's Witnesses. For the official information on JWs' beliefs, please visit: www.jw.org. Deluxe 2016 Theocratic Weekly Planner + Diary for Jehovah's Witnesses What better way to begin the new year than with a strategy for field service and pioneering! The Watchtower is a large tower building located in the heart of Metropolis, with a loft apartment overlooking the whole of the city. Jehovah’s Witnesses: Our official website provides online access to the Bible, Bible-based publications, and current news. It describes our beliefs and organization. Watchtower appoints mark douglass sanderson to be on world governing body (whom they themselves call the 'glorious ones' over all. Anthony Morris (new 8/2. Geoffrey Jackson (new 8/2. David Splane. The following two. John Barr (called the . Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (Incorporated 1. President Don A. Malenfant. Secretary/Treasurer Richard E. Abrahamson. Directors Danny L. Bland, Philip. D. Wischuk. Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. Larson. Vice Presidents George M. Schilling. Secretary/Treasurer Gerald F. Pevy. Christian Congregation of. Jehovah's Witnesses (Incorporated 2. President William L. Van De Wall. Vice Presidents. Charles I. Woody, Leon Weaver, Jr. Secretary/Treasurer William H. Nonkes. Directors Harold K. Campbell. Stanley F. Weigel. Religious Order of Jehovah's Witnesses (Incorporated 2. President Patrick J. La. Franca. Vice Presidents Peter D. Walls. Secretary/Treasurer Joseph D. Mercante. Directors Marvin. G. Rosam, Jr. Kingdom Support Services, Inc. Corkern. Vice Presidents Alan D. Butler. Secretary/Treasurer. Alexander W. Reinmueller. Directors James F. Mantz, Jr., Thomas Kalimeris, Alan G. Browning. Watchtower Bible and Tract. Society of New Jersey, Inc. Molohan. Vice Presidents. James L. Richard Brown. Secretary/Treasurer Alan K. Flowers. Directors Allen E. Wisegarver. Watchtower. Bible and Tract Society of Florida, Inc. Pearson. Vice Presidents Alejandro G. Turcot. Secretary/Treasurer Mark L. Questell. Directors Jim Moody, Sr., Anselm. J. Krebs. Valley Farms Corporation (Incorporated 1. President Charles. J. Rice. Vice Presidents Kent E. Rains. Secretary/Treasurer Albert L. Harrell. Directors John R. Strandberg. Samuel D. Travis. WRITING DEPARTMENTIt has been said many of these were moved elsewhere in or about late 2. Does not include. John (Jack) Barr: Writing Dept. Overseer. Karl Klein: Assistant Writing Dept. Overseer. John. Wischuck. Sam Buck. Colin Quackenbush. Cyril Chain. Gene Smalley (main writer. Watchtower's blood policy)Eric Beveridge. Joe Eames. Bob Pevy. David Iannelli. Lee Waters. Manfred Vancebi. Jim Pellechia (now deceased; later moved to Public Affairs)Danny Black. Natheer Salih. George Aljian. Steve Johnson. Mike Gietler. John Wiegel. Dean Songer. Ciro Aulicino. Richard Potter Writing Correspondence Personnel, Patterson, NY (Incomplete)Ray Richardson. Jagdish Patel. EXECUTIVE OFFICE PERSONNELProbably many corrections are needed for the following: Gerrit Losch. David Sinclair. Robert Wallen. Don Adams. David Mercante. Harold Jackson. Rick. Rittenbach. Brett Cox. Chris. Mavor. Charles Molohan SERVICE DEPARTMENT! Service. Department is the most secretive department used for special operations. Coordinator. William Young. Merton Campbell(Documents published by Barbara Anderson show Campbell has moved pedophiles from. Robert Johnson. Joel Adams. Harley Miller. David Olson. Leon Weaver (his identification code on correspondence letters is SCG)Dan Barnes. Alan. Shuster. Ralph Schaefer. Ernest Williams. Tom Miles. Aleman Francisco Note: Who is SDG: SSX?, the first three code letters are for the person and. SSX part refers to the typist for that person. LEGAL DEPARTMENTPhilip. Brumley: Coordinator. Mario Moreno. Gregory Olds. Don Ridley. Carolyn Wah. Wah is Assistant General Counsel for the Watchtower Bible and. Tract Society of New York, Inc. Wah is an attorney and was admitted to law practice in the State of New York in 1. Changes and Challenges Facing the Watchtower. By “Eric”Editor’s Note: This special report was prepared by a young, former Jehovah’s Witness who was raised in the religion and lives in the midwest United States. He states that his primary interests are science and philosophy. Those that remain active today must continually evolve and reinvent themselves to appeal to new tastes, while satisfying the same ancient need for meaning and social ritual. The patterns of growth and decline of a particular religion can be analogized to the biological change that a creature or species undergoes during its “life cycle.” Various religions can be imagined as different species that compete for a specific resource: new believers. Just as in nature, both the environment and the individual qualities of a religion affects how successful it will be. Different religions may grow by exploiting different niches or by simply being more effective at conversion. If a niche disappears, or the religion is out- competed by a newcomer, the religion may eventually die out. In this article the religion of particular interest is that of the Jehovah’s Witnesses. This Christian sect is characterized by aggressive proselytization techniques, a high level of control over members, and a strict hierarchical power structure. Jehovah’s Witnesses (“JWs”) are controlled by a network of corporations led by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania. Various Watchtower (“WT”) corporations administer the publishing of literature, real estate ownership, and legal issues. Doctrine is controlled by the “Governing Body,” a group of older men elected to the Body by current sitting members. National, regional, and local leadership positions are approved in a top- down fashion from headquarters. The WT religion has grown rapidly from its relatively humble start in the “end times prophecy” milieu of 1. America into an international organization with about seven million members. Even with several failed apocalyptic predictions and conservative moral restrictions, growth continues. This success has been attributed to particular qualities of the religion. Freeloaders can weaken a congregation by not reinforcing the beliefs of other members and by not contributing adequately to proselytization efforts or other religious activities. While a faith this demanding will not attract a majority of potential converts, it will appeal strongly to a certain minority. The size of this minority will vary depending on the society and its social dynamics. Some have pointed to modernization as the source of angst that leads people to embrace conservative, demanding religions. This change causes some people to react by attempting to preserve the old ways and decrying the decay and doomed future of modern society. Therefore, in countries that are currently developing, the growth of JWs should be considerable, while countries that are very primitive or very developed will see little growth. Existing data seems to support this prediction. Public Witnessing: Obsolete or Repurposed? JWs spend a large amount of time in a door- to- door marketing effort, distributing literature and attempting to start “studies” with members of the public. This effort serves two purposes: the first and most obvious goal is to recruit new members; the second is to improve group cohesion. I believe that the latter purpose has become primary. At one time, door- to- door marketing was a popular method of selling products, but has faded with changing times and the rise of televised and Internet marketing. Trying to convert people in this way has always been fairly inefficient, but has grown even more so over recent decades. In the USA in 1. 98. This has dropped over the years to only 1. The hours spent in public ministry allow members to bond in a stressful environment and generate shared experiences that can link believers not only to their local congregation, but to congregations all over the world. Preaching may also expose members to ridicule or persecution, which strengthens the embattled mindset or a “martyr complex.” This is common among minority groups, especially those that anticipate the end of world. Additionally, by recording hours and having specific values that must be reached to be considered an “average publisher” or a “pioneer,” the WT has institutionalized and quantified the peer pressure that keeps members all expending similar amounts of effort. The problem with this shift in emphasis from converting to reinforcing current members is that the time spent preaching (with little effect) takes time away from other features that could appeal to new members. Other religions spend time on church activities like worship music, charitable events, community outreach, or organized recreation. These features make a religion more palatable to the general public, but do not strengthen current members who view preaching as the most important task and enjoy the “hardcore” nature of their time commitment.
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