Silly question about mens shoes

[DancesWithWife]

These types of shoes seem to be real popular at our meetings, especially amongst the elders for some reason. To me, for what it's worth they seem really casual almost like you were going golfing. How many out there have shoes like these?  I'm very conservative when it comes to shoes, now for socks I like a little color!

[Old]

Very popular in my congregation, even on the stage. Five or six bros wearing them every meeting.

[DancesWithWife]

1 minute ago, Old said:

Very popular in my congregation, even on the stage. Five or six bros wearing them every meeting.

Must be a Pacific Northwest thing Jerry. How many pairs do you have?

[Tortuga]

I see them too. Not my taste...

[BLEmom]

Note the same description of the shoe. 
Styles change. Much like women no longer wear hats and gloves and brothers now have beards and and sisters have slacks…🙂

 

 

[Old]

1 hour ago, DancesWithWife said:

Must be a Pacific Northwest thing Jerry. How many pairs do you have?

I would have nothing to do with a current fad, still wear my original converse.

 

[dljbsp]

2 hours ago, Old said:

Very popular in my congregation, even on the stage. Five or six bros wearing them every meeting.

 

Same here!

[Pabo]

We have a few brothers and sisters wearing Sketchers, usually in cloth or knited covering and brothers generally wear plain black, but a couple of sisters do have a few bright coloured ones.

 

Brothers

 

Sisters

 

I know they wear them for comfort (because they are getting up in miles), and wouldn't blame them wearing them for witnessing and carts, because they are on their feet. But at the meetings when you are generally sitting down for most of the time? There has to be some balance to this. It wouldn't look too bad if they were polished or faux leather, but when they look too much like sneakers, it seems to be a tad too casual.

 

I wear myself comfortable soft sole shoes, but they are usually polished leather up top like the below.

 

[Dages]

My mocassins look a little bit like that, but blue instead of grey... and I wear socks  

[LeolaRootStew]

I watch the meetings through Zoom and I thought the brothers were wearing sneakers, but I think it's this style of shoes. The white sole gives a sneakers vibe, to me. If they like them, it's fine with me.

[dljbsp]

I noticed in some news coverage of the Conventions, that some of the delegates were wearing that type of shoe, with the white sole. I would not have taken note, were it not for this post!!

 

Have a great day everyone!

[coony77]

16 hours ago, Pabo said:

We have a few brothers and sisters wearing Sketchers, usually in cloth or knited covering and brothers generally wear plain black, but a couple of sisters do have a few bright coloured ones.

 

Brothers

 

Sisters

 

I know they wear them for comfort (because they are getting up in miles), and wouldn't blame them wearing them for witnessing and carts, because they are on their feet. But at the meetings when you are generally sitting down for most of the time? There has to be some balance to this. It wouldn't look too bad if they were polished or faux leather, but when they look too much like sneakers, it seems to be a tad too casual.

 

I wear myself comfortable soft sole shoes, but they are usually polished leather up top like the below.

 

 

I own many pairs of Sketchers (most of them very colourful) and I simply LOVE wearing them - in my free time.

I would never dare to wear them at the meetings, they´re too casual/sporty in my opinion. And even though I generally agree to your reasoning regarding witnessing and carts where lots of standing/walking is required, I personally still wouldn´t wear my sketchers. I have 2 or 3 pairs of very comfortable (but not "too sporty" looking) shoes for these occasions.

[Mike047]

Of course we need shoe in order to preach and help to save soles by the heeling of God's word.

[exactor]

But, if one walks on their heel; they will save their sole.

[Tortuga]

7 minutes ago, exactor said:

But, if one walks on their heel; they will save their sole.

True, we want to stay whole souled and not hole soled..

[Qapla]

"we want to stay whole souled and not hole soled.."

 

Edited August 14 by Qapla

[Pabo]

3 hours ago, Tortuga said:

True, we want to stay whole souled and not hole soled..

 

I remember a talk that the brother delivered and he asked the question that "Are you whole-souled to Jehovah, or do you have a hole in your soul?"

[Tortuga]

7 minutes ago, Pabo said:

 

I remember a talk that the brother delivered and he asked the question that "Are you whole-souled to Jehovah, or do you have a hole in your soul?"

 

Like this?

[Pabo]

10 hours ago, Tortuga said:

 

Like this?

 

Better don't let @New World Explorer see him, he may not live very long.