2014 Annual Meeting

[The Librarian]

4,903 in attendance at the Stanley Theater (19,129 listened in overall from 10 other locations - most likely branch offices)

TV network-style news service called “JW Broadcasting” is to be introduced via tv.jw.org which will feature on demand news videos and regular talks from members of the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses (Morning Worship was rumored as well)

• TV.jw.org via JW Broadcasting (check out their control room)
• Available Monday
• Their site description info reads: Streaming, on demand video and audio. Free Christian movies, educational and entertaining programs for families, teens, children, all. Official JW broadcast.
  • JW TV station along with video ondemand which will allow people to also tie in for family worship

The media will be pre recorded in case you were wondering.

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New Pocket size Bible distributed. Will be available to order soon.

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New audio bible is being completed, different voice for every character

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Also introduced to a new video for children starring Caleb and Sophia.

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Brothers announce that we have a new understanding of the meaning of GOG OF MAGOG that it is no longer understood to be Satan.

• Doctrinal changes to interpretation of “Gog of Magog” to governments today and not “nations” after Armageddon
  • Gog of Magog "Is most likely the king of the north and not satan now"
• The 10 Virgins
• The 10 Talents
  • All of Jesus parables have been simplified. They no longer were prophecy fulfilled around the 1914 era. All evil slaves etc are just a warning now. Talents just means gifts all have been given. There are no longer meanings to every little thing that they use to apply around the 1914 date.

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A new APP can be downloaded for JW LANGUAGE, and you can learn a new language online to facilitate preaching to people of other languages.

• New app featuring 4k different phrases in different languages

 

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• Starting January 2015 a new part on the service meeting entitled “How Do You Know The Truth” will replace local needs, in which approved members of the congregation will be invited to share their experiences

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Bethelites with five years or more service may serve for a year on a missionary assignment.

• Bethelites can now go to pioneer school

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Year Text for 2015

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2014 service year peaked at over 8 million - 19.5 and counting for memorial
100k requests for bible studies over the last 2 years on JW.org 550 languges, 700 publications in different languages, 1.5 unique visotors daily from August to September

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Types and Antitypes don't apply as much as they use to and they said, "Where the bible is silent, we must be silent" - See transcript 

 

New Governing Body committees lineup announced

New Songs for the Annual General Meeting. (one clip of a brother playing one on the piano)
New songs in English distributed for the meeting.
Up to 13 new songs will be released over time to equal a revised new song book and changes to songs in place due to the new bible. The revised song book cover will look like the new bible. New songs will be practiced at the service meeting

new songs 2014 AGM 1412221130347.pdf

 

Video of Bethel Choir singing Song C at Stanley Theater

Photo of a group practicing the new songs before the performance at the meeting.