Man, we just had hospitality and now we're scheduld in 2 weeks again. I liked the way my last hall let you sign up for it - I think I'd sign up, but at least I wouldn't feel like I was being force...
we dont do it in our hall. our speakers come only like a few miles from the neighboring town. now if its a "special" speaker then we do do it. other than that we do not.
So.. they know this is going to happen? will they be gutted if they are left in the cold? Is it just a meal? Do you have to tour them around?
The secretary from the "hosting" hall, where the speaker is giving the talk, calls him during the week and asks if he wants to avail himself of the hospitality arrangement. It most typically, if n...
Sorry, it threw out an application error, so I posted this more than once accidentally.
(The same thing happened when I tried to post this, but I just refreshed the page after hitting "post". It might be my browser or connection, Ian.)
Haha 3 times for emphasis. It sounds kinda quaint, but again, if it's falling on you again and again... we're right back to the short notice talks. LOL
It seems like the schedule rotates all the elders and MS servants, but our hall only has like 10 altogether, so that's why we do it like every 10 weeks or so. In my last hall, anyone could sign up...
some of them. but we do it for the next congregation over. 15min probably or even the congregation that we share the hall with. but then there's speakers from bethel and such which is like 1hr or 1n1/2. i've never heard of halls not having them.
like i mentioned, unless we have a special speaker do we have that....and i think its because majority of the brothers dont drive too far and or dont stay for the whole meeting.