Well kids, next year is a whole new meeting system for those of you who are Jehovah's Witnesses. The big difference is that we're only going to have 2 mtgs a week. However, there is a similar amount of material we will be covering. That means there is less covering material at the meeting, and more covering it on your own, in preparation for the mtg. The PS ball is in our court!
There is a direct link between our PS and GT preparation. So lets share some ideas for PS projects, FS topics, organizing and schedules.
Here's some I've heard/done:
Collect the study materials you will need each week and put them in one place. When you go out, make sure you have something from that stack to read and study in case you have down time (like waiting for someone, or hanging out).
My goal is to prep for one mtg per weekday. (Example sched: Mon-WT; Tues-JD; Wed-TMS; Thur-BR; Fri-SM). It breaks it up in small sections, and I'll always be a few days ahead prepped for mtgs.
Podcast, Podcast, Podcast. It's indispensable, especially when I'm cleaning. You can get your house cleaned, and be months ahead on the magazines at the same time.
Turn on the WT library the way you turn on the internet. It's such a habit for me to turn on the Internet and just check 'my sites'. It's not like I'm looking up stuff I HAVE to know. In that same amount of time, I can turn on the library, read the DT, get a handle on the TMS topics this week, and read some article of interest in the Insight.
WT library for JD book scriptures. Some CBS lessons are loaded with scripture quotations in this book. Perhaps because it sights examples from 12 different books for all the points. If you use the WT lib, you'll be able to look up them all, in a timely manner. Otherwise, you'll end up skipping a bunch, or spending hours on your lesson.
Please comment me and tell me what stuff you're doing!
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Yes, always take something to study when leaving the house. I find myself having to sit & wait at places quite often so getting a little studying in is easy! Plus, it opens up a chance for a possible informal witness since other folks waiting with you are sometimes curious of what you're doing & ask questions.
Always have a pen or pencil out! It's ok to let a chore or two go for a bit if it means getting some studying done. We like to listen to the Bible reading while reading along. There's something about hearing another person read that brings life to the scriptures.
Never study hungry or thirsty. You'll never make it far.
It's a good idea to use the podcasts and things like that along with Bible reading. It's a little easier to focus, for me.
I need to start using my lunch breaks to study with, since I won't have much time for it otherwise.
I've learned NOT to study before bed, since I won't remember a thing!
I used to keep a notebook with my Bible, so that I could jot down questions or research ideas that came up while reading the Scriptures. That way I wouldn't get lost in my research during the time that is really set aside for reading + meditating. If I stopped to look up all my questions during my reading time, I'd get VERY little reading done! Then I'd use PS time to write down the answer in my same notebook. Now with the Bible online at watchtower.org, I might digitize this practice a bit more, to see if a new approach will help restore this good habit. Oh, did you notice that jw.org has Bible MP3's available for download now? Dramas too! How awesome!
Wow, I haven't been there lately. I'll check it out.
I LOVE THE PODCASTS! I ride public transportation for about 2 hours everyday, so this is great for me. Last year, I read the yearbook in a month and a half doing it each time I rode the bus/train. It proved to be a way of finding other witnesses on the bus, too! Listening and reading helps me to focus more too.
For next year I've made a loose schedule for myself to follow on the free evening, including topics I want to collect research for into a booklet. My first one is pretty cool. I'm going to make a chronology of the First Century Congregation including notes on the circumstances of writing the letters, and the opposition factor the Christians faced. I'm finding it extremely faith-strengthening. Did you know there is a plaque commemorating Paul's speech at the Areopogus? (December WT)
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