2019 Service Year

[Sepie93]

https://www.jw.org/en/news/jw/region/global/2019-Service-Year-Report-Includes-Largest-Baptismal-Figure-in-20-Years/

 

The encouragement can start

 

I thought this article is very, very interesting

 

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[Ahuvah]

Awesome stats. VERY encouraging thanks for posting.

 

Question though:

Peak Number of Publishers: 8,683,117 

These include all who are reporting time including unbaptized publishers yes?

 

Don't worry have found the answer. Ignore this.

Edited November 13, 2019 by Stormswift

[Tortuga]

Its interesting that it appears we are going to have a lot of focus on baptism next year.

[nanceebgd46]

I thought the exact same thing regarding your above post....it's somewhat like a

quandary inside a conundrum!

p.s. maybe I feel this way because it takes  me back to the 60's and 70's...where

field service was our most important activity.

[Dages]

Almost 21 millions for the Memorial. Great ! +2.9%

So, we have 1.2% growth with peak of publisher, good !

Edited November 13, 2019 by Dages

[Boanerges]

Very encouraging statistics for 2019. Comparing in year 1999, we have a very big increase in number of lands reporting, peak publishers, and worldwide memorial attendance. 

Just need almost 20,000 plus to beat the record on total number baptized on 1999. 😁

 

[Dages]

that's 48% increase in 20 years ?

Edited November 14, 2019 by Dages

[Luigi62]

Will the report be available in PDF?

[Thomas Walker]

A new brother every two minutes.

[Dustparticle]

3 hours ago, Thomas Walker said:

A new brother every two minutes.

 Or a sister.

[Sheep]

4 hours ago, Luigi62 said:

Will the report be available in PDF?

Eventually... just like there was for 2018.

[ChrisC]

3 hours ago, Thomas Walker said:

A new brother every two minutes.

About 8 new congregations a day.

🤯

[Mykyl]

4 hours ago, Thomas Walker said:

A new brother every two minutes.

Pretty good.

Edited November 14, 2019 by Mykyl

[Zebra555]

5 hours ago, Thomas Walker said:

A new brother every two minutes.

 

1 hour ago, Dustparticle said:

 Or a sister

Or friend.

[Arumuga Raja]

How many partakers in 2019?

[Luigi62]

2 hours ago, Sheep said:

Eventually... just like there was for 2018.

It will Be Available shortly 

[Brother Brother]

On 11/14/2019 at 9:45 AM, Bro Richard said:

Its interesting that it appears we are going to have a lot of focus on baptism next year.

New streamlined baptismal questions, 2 brothers instead of 3 and slightly altered public questions asked by the Baptismal Speaker... 

 

Coincise, precise and nice... 

 

We are well cared for by the Governing Body. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Brother Brother]

On 11/15/2019 at 2:14 AM, Dustparticle said:

 Or a sister.

Ever so slightly more likely to be a sister.

 

Adding to the large army.

 

Exciting news.

[AH173]

It seems that the new yearly figures are out now. Here is a 3 year comparison.

 

 

 

Edited December 30, 2019 by AH173
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[Dages]

nice 500k drop in aver bible studies... so we are dropping the non advancing ones. good application of what we were told

[AH173]

Less Bible studies, less congregation (possibly merging) and more partakers! Lol😎

[a2zkiddos]

Less Bible studies, less congregation (possibly merging) and more partakers! Lol

Yes, I imagine those on the outside would look at those numbers - fewer bible studies and fewer congregations - as a negative but we know the truth. Obedience to the guidance to focus on progressive studies and not let our time be wasted on those that have no intention of ever serving Jehovah. Satan looks for different ways to distract us and spending time on unproductive studies is a great way to do that. We feel like we are spending time in spiritual pursuits but instead we're stagnant when we should be out looking for those rightly disposed. The reduction in the numbers shows that we are following direction - so encouraging.

The merges also show that our brothers are being good stewards of our funds which we can all appreciate. I know locally of 4 congregations that were dissolved and imagine many more will be as the merges/consolidations continue.

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