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Originally Posted by MikeWaters
in terms of requirements to be baptized for potential converts. Instead of 3 weeks abstinence for WoW issues, it was lowered to one week.
For that and other reasons, baptisms more than doubled. And the retention % was identical, meaning the church netted many more active members.
Raising the bar is not always a good idea.
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Our new MP in the Philly mission has raised the bar, so I hope not to see a repeat of 20+ young men and women in our branch (baptized in 2 years) being baptized without the rest of their families and without transportation and often without actually being taught or going to church or YM/YW on Thursdays.
The new MP couldn't have possibly lowered the bar, it was already ground level.