What are some of the strategies that Jehovah's use for recruiting purposes?
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A common misconception is that Jehovah's Witnesses go from door-to-door because they feel it is their duty to "recruit". In fact, Jehovah's Witnesses would go from door-to-door even if there were no hope that anyone would change their religion, or even if no one would listen to them!\n\nThat is because Jesus Christ specifically assigned the house-to-house ministry to the Christian congregation, with no regard for specific results.\n\n(Luke 10:1,2) After these things the Lord designated seventy others and sent them forth by twos in advance of him into every city and place to which he himself was going to come. 2 Then he began to say to them: “The harvest, indeed, is great, but the workers are few. Therefore beg the Master of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.\n\nJehovah's Witnesses are trained to direct attention to the bible, and move on when their message is unwanted. Since each congregation in the United States tries to call at every home in its territory at least twice each year, there is strong motivation for them to move on where little interest is shown. Also, the Scriptures help the Witnesses to expect little interest from most:\n\n(2 Timothy 4:3-5) For there will be a period of time when they will not put up with the healthful teaching ...and they will turn their ears away from the truth, whereas they will be turned aside to false stories. You, though, keep your senses in all things, suffer evil, do the work of an evangelizer, fully accomplish your ministry.\n\nLearn more:\nhttp://watchtower.org/library/jt/index.htm\nhttp://watchtower.org/e/jt/
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The Christian Science Monitor had a detailed article on US Army numbers (not sure about the other branches) by individual state recruiting and rates by individual states (you have to go about 2/3 through the article to get to the table). I have linked it below for you.
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FELLOWSHIP and a chance to get out of the house and yuck it up with the guys a bit.\n\nI'm serious.  Most of these "ministries" center around Bible studies.  \nMost of these studies are things we've all heard before ad nauseum.  \n\nIf you attempt to get a bunch of guys together to pray and study from a weekly studyguide it will likely fall flat.  \n\nMost men are aching to get out of the house.\n\nYou've got promote relationships. How do guys bond?  Through trial, competition etc.  Get them out on campouts, golf, rock climbing shooting and allow them to build relationships.  Better yet, before doing so, form accountability groups of 3-5 men that trade phone numbers and share rides.  When you have the bonds built, you will then be able to minister to them AND - they will minister to each other (most important).\n\nTry it.\n\n-- Here's another idea:  Interleave your fellowship outings with work ministries - soup kitchen, building, home repair ministries etc.  That's another way men bond - through work.  When they've developed a bond, they'll be much more open to preaching and teaching, counseling and accountability support.
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I think that the best way to let your religion gain followers is by actually practicing it, or in your case, being a good Christian.\n\nThe only way people get converted is if they want it themselves. You can't push people into converting (as in relly converting, not just pretending). People who have strong beliefs in whatever they believe are unlikely to change their mind, no matter how often you tell them they're going to hell and no matter how often you quote the Bible. You only annoy them and give them feelings of persecution if you keep forcing your religion down their throats against their will.\n\nBut there are some people who aren't sure or are still searching for something. It's those people who might convert and the best way to attract them is by showing them the true colors of your religion. Practice what you preach and let them see the beauty in your religion. That is likely to inspire them to find out more and even convert eventually.\n\nChristians who preach without practicing what they preach are hypocrites and it's people like that who push possible converts away and gain enemies among firm non-Christians. Why would anyone want to convert to a religion whose own followers don't even bother following as much as the main message of the religion?
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A church is like anything else. You can use tons of marketing to\nget people to try your product but if it  isn't right you won't have repeat business.  If you have a ministry that will appeal to young families than try  free radio PSA's, direct mail , posters and fliers.  Remember who your audience is and use marketing that will appeal to that audience.\n\nBe certain that the product is on target  with test groups from a local collage or university. Students might be able to help in exchange for college credit. \n\nRemember your ministry has to be innovative, polished and on fire before you try to sell it.
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First off, good luck trying.\n\nSecond off, many religions encourage people to be the force that makes the world a better place. I know that for my barmitzvah, a large part of the preparation was community service.
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Actually, Jehovah's Witnesses are unique in that they can ALL use the bible to explain their beliefs. Even Witness schoolchildren are comfortable explaining the Scriptures from door-to-door.\n\nIf the members of your church are not preaching as Christ commanded, you might ask yourself what Jesus said about those who would disregard the public preaching work...\n\nMat 28:19 Go therefore and make disciples\n\nLuke 10:1-17 [Jesus said] Beg the Master of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest…he that disregards you disregards me too
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Naval Recruiting might help with Human Resources, however the core takeaway you can count on with Armed Forces Recruiting is perhaps the most lucrative: Quota bearing sales experience. \n\nYou're selling a product, a solution, a lifestyle with the military. In today's world that is an increasingly difficult sell, but recruiters are still able to be successful. \n\nIf you do a tour as a recruiter and succeed any employer is going to see goals, adaptability, sales skills and discipline. Put simply you're worth a ton of money to any sales manager out there with the right product training. \n\nAs far as HR - the same would hold true as well.
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The difference is WHY you are praying, and HOW you are praying!!  Read Matthew chapter 6, where Jesus gives his followers a prayer to model their own prayers after... he tells us what is first in importance to pray for, and then the next most important, etc. So if we are praying in line with Jehovah's plan, it will NEVER be begging!
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Jehovah is the Almighty; all creation including Christ Jesus is subject to Jehovah God.\n(1 Corinthians 11:3) But I want you to know that the head of every man is the Christ; ...in turn the head of the Christ is God\n\nChrist is the head of the true Christian congregation.\n(Ephesians 4:15) Let us by love grow up in all things into him who is the head, Christ\n\nAlthough it is not a person, both Jehovah and Jesus use the Holy Spirit as a helper to the faithful on earth, in conjunction with the Scriptures. Humans must yield to the scriptures and the direction of the spirit.\n(John 14:26) [Jesus said] But the helper, the holy spirit, which the Father will send in my name, that one will teach you all things and bring back to your minds all the things I told you.\n\nA group of humans called "the faithful and discreet slave" are authorized by Christ to distribute spiritual "food at the proper time" to Christ's earthly congregation, although this "slave's" teachings are not inspired in the manner that the bible writers were. The faithful slave class uses the scriptures to help the Christian congregation deal with the temptations and discouragements in this world while growing in encouragement and education about Jehovah's purposes.\n(Matthew 24:44-47) [Jesus] the Son of man is coming. “Who really is the faithful and discreet slave whom his master appointed over his domestics, to give them their food at the proper time? Happy is that slave if his master on arriving finds him doing so. Truly I say to you, He will appoint him over all his belongings.\n\nIn local congregations throughout the earth, the "faithful slave" appoints men to 'take the lead' who meet the scriptural qualifications for elders. The direction these overseers provide is strictly subject to that of the scriptures and "the faithful slave".\n(Hebrews 13:17) Be obedient to those who are taking the lead among you and be submissive, for they are keeping watch over your souls\n(Titus 1:5-9) Make appointments of older men in city after city... For an overseer must be free from accusation as God’s steward, not self-willed, ...holding firmly to the faithful word as respects his art of teaching, that he may be able both to exhort by the teaching that is healthful and to reprove those who contradict.\n\nElders are not members of some elevated clergy class, but fellow workers with the congregation. Every baptized Jehovah's Witness is considered an ordained minister and every active Witness performs some public door-to-door preaching work each month. It is their uniqueness in following Christ's explicit command to preach and teach that assures mankind that Jehovah's Witnesses are the only true Christians.\n(Matthew 28:18-20) Jesus approached and spoke to them, saying: “All authority has been given me in heaven and on the earth. Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded you. And, look! I am with you all the days until the conclusion of the system of things.”
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What kind?  Recruiting for military members?  Recruiting for people at a job fair?  Recruiting for an ultra-secret underground mercenary group connected to the government? Recruiting to join an illicit terrorist group?  Please share what recruitment you're talking about...
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Ask them if they'd like to hear more about Jehovah's Witnesses. They'll know immediately.
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Are you talking about this?\nGenesis 6:1Now it came about that when men started to grow in numbers on the surface of the ground and daughters were born to them, 2 then the sons of the [true] God began to notice the daughters of men, that they were good-looking; and they went taking wives for themselves, namely, all whom they chose. 3 After that Jehovah said: “My spirit shall not act toward man indefinitely in that he is also flesh. Accordingly his days shall amount to a hundred and twenty years.”\n4 The Neph′i·lim proved to be in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of the [true] God continued to have relations with the daughters of men and they bore sons to them, they were the mighty ones who were of old, the men of fame.\n\nAs far as them being watchers I have no clue as to what you are talking about?\nwww.watchtower.org, this is the official site of the Jehovah's Witnesses.
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No they don't recruit them. Its very specialised training carrie dout on very carefully selected priests or Jesuits. \nQualification wise they are normally very well educated with a medical background of some description.\nThe Society of Jesus (Jesuits) educate their boys very very well.\nI imagine the best qualification is caring about people enough to put yourself in danger.\nI dont necessarily mean by maruading demons (not much of a believer, sorry) but by mentally ill people who believe they are possesed and therefore mad act out.
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To raise the standards of the institution doing the recruiting.
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Ok, I know I'm gonna tick some people off with my opinion so do what you feel you gotta do......I use to be involved with them for about 15 years until I finally figured out what they were all about and kicked them to the curb....even if they don't all do what your co-worker and his wife are doing...trust me when I tell you that they are trying to be slick, they try to be reeeeeeeeel nice to you with all that sharing stuff in hopes of gaining your trust in hopes of you letting your guard down so they can put the squeeze on you to take a bible tract or start talking to you about Jehovah while all the time looking for an opening to invite you to the Kingdom Hall.  I've learned that you HAVE to be as you put it BLUNT AND DIRECT to them or they will NEVER leave you alone.  And he has alot of nerve telling you that you need to work on being so blunt when they need to work on taking NO FOR AN ANSWER if you were being REALLY blunt he and his wife would've understood by now that you don't want to hear that crap.
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Typically, a person begins his association with Jehovah's Witnesses by means of occasional chats with someone who is already a Jehovah's Witness. More than 6.5 million WItnesses preach publicly each month, and every one of them is qualified to help a sincere person learn bible truth.\n\nAt some point, that ongoing conversation may progress into a systematic study of the bible. Jehovah's Witnesses have several publications that are designed to help a student learn all basic bible teachings in as little as six months (although an exact time frame depends on the student and is irrelevant in any case). Some students prefer not to use any publication but the bible, and Jehovah's Witnesses are happy to assist such a student also. As long as a study is progressive, a Jehovah's Witness teacher will likely continue to work with the student. Every Jehovah's Witness is trained to conduct such a home bible study.\n\nWithin days, weeks, or months, the student is expected to begin himself to preach and teach to others INFORMALLY. He is encouraged to attend congregation meetings, read the bible on his own, do personal study, and make the lifestyle changes that are indicated by his increasing knowledge of God's Word.\n\nAs he becomes comfortable at the meetings of Jehovah's Witnesses, a student is encouraged to himself participate by commenting during audience-participation talks. At some point, the student will likely join the "Theocratic Ministry School" and himself or herself present brief bible-based talks of 4 or 5 minutes; larger congregations may have one, two, or three classrooms in addition to the main auditorium so that each student can have an assignment every few weeks and so that newer students can 'ease' into public speaking in a less intimidating environment. Students who share in presenting material from the platform must not be currently living a lifestyle that could bring reproach on the congregation.\n\nAt some point, the student will express a desire to share in the formal ministry of Jehovah's Witnesses. He must have brought his lifestyle into harmony with bible principles regarding morality, etc. A house-to-house "minister" (even a student) must now have a general grasp of most bible teachings and agree with the teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses, since any answers he gives to a householder will be perceived as "the Jehovah's Witness teaching" on that matter. The teacher, who is merely one of 6.5 million adherents, will accompany his student on his interview with a congregation elder to determine whether all that is true in this student's case. The elder asks a brief series of questions (all of which the student will have reviewed ahead of time),  and the student is either encouraged to improve in some specific \narea or is approved for participation in the formal ministry of Jehovah's Witnesses.\n\nDuring the first month, the teacher will generally work with the student in the formal ministry, but really the student could accompany any experienced Witness. Within minutes, hours, days, or weeks, the student is expected to be able to himself initiate and continue a bible discussion with a householder (at least for a few moments).\n\nEach year, every congregation on earth enjoys three large assemblies (or conventions) of several hundred to several thousand Jehovah's Witnesses. Ideally, these large gatherings are spaced four months apart but that is not always possible. At each, a featured part of the schedule is a baptism talk and a baptism ceremony.\n\nA student will generally attend at least one such assembly or convention during his studies, and see for himself what happens regarding baptism. In addition, part of his progressive study includes learning about the importance of baptism. At some point, the student expresses a desire to become baptized; of course this outward symbol will always follow repentance, conversion, and dedi