Singing Governing Body Members

[The Librarian]

[Matthew9969]

Why aren't they using song books?

[Arauna]

Song books outdated. We have it on electronic screen at meetings. 

 

[JW Insider]

On 11/4/2019 at 2:15 PM, Matthew9969 said:

Why aren't they using song books?

At the regular meetings, the words are highlighted on a video monitor (TV screen). Although we still have printed songbooks that include the music, too, not just the words. In this case, the GB were singing a song that had not yet been published in the standard songbooks. For a few years there, we were printing out these new songs like this to hand out at the meetings for those who were not reading it from their smartphones or tablets.

[Matthew9969]

There is a notable difference worshipping with your head raised looking up at a monitor rather than looking down at a book.

[TrueTomHarley]

40 minutes ago, Matthew9969 said:

There is a notable difference worshipping with your head raised looking up at a monitor rather than looking down at a book.

When I first experienced this, it was at a Regional Convention. It made a huge impact. 

Looking down at the songbook, you see only the songbook. Looking at the monitor—in this case it was the overhead scoreboard—you also see thousands of fellow Christians singing along with you. It adds a strengthening uniting feature.