Last Night A Young Elder Got Announced As Being---- Deleted!

by minimus 60 Replies latest jw friends

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  blondie

  *** km 6/79 p. 8 Question Box ***

  Overseers and ministerial servants should ‘know the flock’ to be of greatest assistance. (Prov. 27:23) In turn, the flock needs to know the men who are qualified and appointed to serve them. (Jas. 5:14-16) Therefore, appointments and deletions of elders and ministerial servants are announced to the congregation.—Compare Acts 15:25-30; 1 Corinthians 4:17.

  There are various reasons why a brother in the congregation may not be able to serve as an appointed servant. Likewise if appointed, for various reasons a brother may not be able to continue serving the congregation as an elder or as a ministerial servant. No one should conclude automatically that announcements of deletions indicate some wrongdoing. Sometimes health, family matters or other circumstances may preclude a brother’s continued service in an appointed capacity. By knowing which brothers are overseers and which brothers are ministerial servants in your congregation, you are able to benefit yourself in a direct way from their qualifications and availability, to teach, shepherd and aid you to be "zealous for fine works."
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  SirNose586

  Poor guy, I know the fam is gonna give him hell for it, too.
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  iamfreenow

  I've known a few elders who have been removed, and to some it was a curse that they never lived down , as all the senior JWs in their family were elders, and they hadn't matched up, apart from having to deal with their wives reaction, as many JW wives are more ambitious than their husbands regarding congregation appointments.

  At least this young man is single, so he doesn't have a wrathful wife to face, and he may be relieved at shedding his responsibilty.
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  under_believer

  We've discussed this before--it is a bizzare word.
  To make it match up they should say "brother so and so has been INSERTED as an Elder" when someone is appointed.
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  sspo

  He'll survive, most elders at one time or another had to step down or deleted. Very often it's because of family problems, in his case after six months it could be when he was

  appointed he might have been hiding a sin.

  That's why before the announcement is made of his appointment to the congr...... they take you in the back and ask you if there is anything that would hold you back in accepting this appointment.
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  AuldSoul

  PORN!!!!

  When I read the first post that leapt readily to mind as the probable cause.

  AuldSoul
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  JH

  I never heard the term "deleted" before referring to a person. This is computer talk.

  Many elders in my former congregation didn't serve anymore and we never knew why. Many were still young, and the only announcement that was made was, "brother X won't serve as an elder anymore".
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  BrendaCloutier

  Since he's been "deleted", I wonder if they will shred any evidence that he had ever been an MS or Elder??
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  minimus

  This kid's a sexually repressed virgin who has had to take matters into his own hands. I bet porn got the best of him, too. But I'm sure the word will be leaked out eventually. JWs are the best gossippers!
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  Finally-Free

  Last Night A Young Elder Got Announced As Being---- Deleted!

  GOOD!!!

  Sometimes that's what it takes to make a person step back and re-evaluate his membership in a cult.

  I hope it motivates him to do some honest, objective research.

  W