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Date Posted: 20/01/10 2:44:24pm
Author: Danny
Subject: Perhaps they should ponder on this saying
In reply to: Who are ya 's message, "Re: recruiting methods" on 19/01/10 9:44:53pm

>I don't think that has ever been a recruitment method
>it is completely against the ethos they have.
>
>Recruitment is done based on their belief that they
>have something better than the rest of us and making
>people believe that they are part of their family.
>Lots of people need to feel either wanted or needed so
>that feeds them. Then they are told that leaving is
>backsliding etc and who wants to be called a failure.
>I have never seen anyone leaving under a blessing.
>
>
>>I wonder what recruiting methods you people have
>>experienced or even used yourselves.
>>
>>I noticed that everybody in the communityhouse (and JA
>>people) played their part. And when they saw me having
>>doubst about me joining the JA their approch became
>>differently. This trying to recruit me got me
>>suspicous.
>>
>>I also wonder if they would use flirting and giving
>>false hope from pretty girls to recruit. I think I was
>>a victom of this but it could be just coincidence. A
>>pretty girl showed interest in me by smiling and
>>staring at me many times during my first visit. Has
>>anyone else noticed or done this?

Find the grace inside yourself to let them go in peace and be happy elsewhere.

If you can't do that, then what you feel for them is not truly love.

There's more to Christendom than the Jesus Army and they are not the centre of it but they like to think they are.

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>>I don't think that has ever been a recruitment method >>it is completely against the ethos they have. >> >>Recruitment is done based on their belief that they >>have something better than the rest of us and making >>people believe that they are part of their family. >>Lots of people need to feel either wanted or needed so >>that feeds them. Then they are told that leaving is >>backsliding etc and who wants to be called a failure. >>I have never seen anyone leaving under a blessing. >> >> >>>I wonder what recruiting methods you people have >>>experienced or even used yourselves. >>> >>>I noticed that everybody in the communityhouse (and >JA >>>people) played their part. And when they saw me >having >>>doubst about me joining the JA their approch became >>>differently. This trying to recruit me got me >>>suspicous. >>> >>>I also wonder if they would use flirting and giving >>>false hope from pretty girls to recruit. I think I >was >>>a victom of this but it could be just coincidence. A >>>pretty girl showed interest in me by smiling and >>>staring at me many times during my first visit. Has >>>anyone else noticed or done this? > >Find the grace inside yourself to let them go in peace >and be happy elsewhere. > >If you can't do that, then what you feel for them is >not truly love. > >There's more to Christendom than the Jesus Army and >they are not the centre of it but they like to think >they are.
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