{"id":2374,"date":"2014-10-20T07:12:50","date_gmt":"2014-10-20T07:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jwforum.net\/news\/2014\/10\/20\/showing-faith-of-a-different-kind\/"},"modified":"2021-08-18T10:27:23","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T07:27:23","slug":"showing-faith-of-a-different-kind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jwforum.net\/portal\/showing-faith-of-a-different-kind\/","title":{"rendered":"Showing faith of a different kind:"},"content":{"rendered":"
Showing faith of a different kind: Thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses pack into AFL stadium for record-breaking religious conference as 500 believers are baptised (more images here<\/a>)<\/strong><\/div>\n
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The program marks 100 years since ‘Jesus Christ began to rule as the King of God’s Kingdom in 1914<\/div>\n
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The conference celebrates the centenary of the group’s belief that Jesus Christ began ruling over God’s Kingdom<\/div>\n
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Around 500 people were baptised during the Saturday morning\u2019s session<\/div>\n
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Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium is no stranger to huge crowds but on Saturday, there wasn’t a single AFL fan in sight.<\/div>\n
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The venue played host to thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses, who were attending a three-day holy conference called the International Convention.<\/div>\n
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Packing out the Docklands arena, more than 65,000 people from 60 countries attended the largest gathering of its kind in Australia.<\/div>\n
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Around 500 people were baptised during Saturday morning\u2019s session, while others scheduled themselves in preacher training workshops, forums and sermons.<\/div>\n
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The event will continue through the weekend, and organisers are expecting a record breaking 70,000 delegates by Sunday.<\/div>\n
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The event is open to hundreds of different ethnic and language backgrounds from all around the world.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Highlights will include two theatrical productions and a mass baptism as well as talks on how to reduce anxiety and the connection between family values and Jesus’ teachings.<\/div>\n
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One reddit user, named speedyleedy took to the page to describe their reaction from visitors in Melbourne.<\/div>\n
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‘I got asked for some directions by some American JWs yesterday, I started explaining and saw their faces, completely lost,’ speedyleedy wrote.<\/div>\n
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‘I just walked them there and had a quick chat. Found out that everyone had been really welcoming to them and a lot of randoms (not JWs) have really helped them enjoy their trip to Melbourne.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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‘I explained some of my limited history of Melbourne and they were really greatful. Lovely bunch of people. 10\/10 – would recommend.’\u00a0<\/div>\n
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The convention’s theme this year, ‘Keep Seeking First God’s Kingdom’ highlights how ‘God’s Kingdom’ is benefiting people today.<\/div>\n
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The program marks 100 years since ‘Jesus Christ began to rule as the King of God’s Kingdom in 1914\u00a0<\/div>\n
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‘People of many faiths pray for God\u2019s Kingdom,’ onlymelbourne.com.au wrote.<\/div>\n
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‘As always, the event is free and all are welcome!’\u00a0<\/div>\n
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The program is live in five languages, which includes English, Auslan, Vietnamese, Korean and Chinese and simultaneously interpreted into 8 languages – Greek, Spanish, Italian, Croatian, Samoan, Arabic, Tagalog and Japanese.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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