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Trapped · 05-11-2020, 01:41 PM

I have looked at a few prominent localities websites recently to see what they do. While on some of them there is mention of coronavirus and an exhortation to join the virtual meetings (others had no mention), there were no links to those meetings or instructions how to join zoom gatherings. Since they don't stream their meetings or have them up for watching later on, it means there is literally no way to check them out online before contacting them. The local churches have so few people walking in off the street they don't even consider newcomers or outsiders when their entire meeting format changes. They often are only concerned with sending out the internal announcements to the existing saints and have literally zero thought about how to make sure outsiders who may be interested in the church could find out about how to join in. It's quite telling.

Talk about keeping your "light" under a bushel.

The church in NYC website did have a video for the opening word, and this is not to knock the brother sharing, but he was pretty robotic and cardboard. I'm sure he's a dear brother and all, but he looked like he was just channeling his FTTA training in how to inflect his voice to sound deep. He reminded me of numerous other brothers his age who speak just the same way. And it's not a style of speaking that draws you in, that's for sure.

05-11-2020, 01:41 PM	#4
Trapped Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 1,523	Re: What a Lack of Increase Really Means for the LC I have looked at a few prominent localities websites recently to see what they do. While on some of them there is mention of coronavirus and an exhortation to join the virtual meetings (others had no mention), there were no links to those meetings or instructions how to join zoom gatherings. Since they don't stream their meetings or have them up for watching later on, it means there is literally no way to check them out online before contacting them. The local churches have so few people walking in off the street they don't even consider newcomers or outsiders when their entire meeting format changes. They often are only concerned with sending out the internal announcements to the existing saints and have literally zero thought about how to make sure outsiders who may be interested in the church could find out about how to join in. It's quite telling. Talk about keeping your "light" under a bushel. The church in NYC website did have a video for the opening word, and this is not to knock the brother sharing, but he was pretty robotic and cardboard. I'm sure he's a dear brother and all, but he looked like he was just channeling his FTTA training in how to inflect his voice to sound deep. He reminded me of numerous other brothers his age who speak just the same way. And it's not a style of speaking that draws you in, that's for sure.