usually within 5 minutes of meeting a jw he/she will reveal his/her status and will know yours or lack of
Organizational statuses
by lostinthought 15 Replies latest jw friends
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blondie
In print, the WTS uses the term "step aside."
*** w10 5/15 pp. 17-18 Remain Spiritually Strong While Caring for a Sick Relative ***
Steve displayed wisdom and modesty by reevaluating his workload. In addition to his secular employment, he served as the coordinator of the body of elders and the service overseer in the local congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Ireland. He was also a member of the Hospital Liaison Committee for his area. “Kim never complained that I was neglecting her by giving these responsibilities too much attention,” notes Steve. “But I knew that I was overextending myself.” How did Steve address the situation? “After prayerful consideration,” he says, “I decided to step aside from serving as the coordinator. I continued serving as an elder, but by handing over to others some of my congregation responsibilities, I was able to give Kim the time and attention she needed.”
*** km 12/79 p. 3 par. 2 You Must Show Consideration for Older Persons ***Although suffering from various health problems, many older brothers serve as elders and ministerial servants. What a fine example they are to us! When the limitations of age prevent them from doing as much as they would like to do now, there is no need for them to step aside, feeling they are no longer serving the congregation.
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blondie
UPDATED LIST OF WATCHTOWER "RANKS" (not CLASSES!)
1 Less Senile Man Who 'Specially Advises' The President of the WTBTS
2 The President of the Watchtower Society of Jehovah's Witnesses
3 Jehovah God [As WTBTS President interprets/'explains' all... ]
4 Charles Taze Russell, occasionally The Faithful & Discreet Slave
5 Michael=Jesus, Satan [Jesus/Satan oddly confusable in WTBTS literature]
6 Other Governing Body Member (White)
7 Other more submissive Archangel
8 Writing Staff Member
9 Common or Garden Angel/Spirit
10 Other Committee head
11 Higher-Up Biblical Prophet (e.g. "Moses" Class)
12 Other Governing Body Member (Black or servile)
13 Prominent Bethelite
14 Biblical Prophet (e.g. "Ezekiel" Class)
15 Other Committee Member
16 Male Biblical "Honorable Mention" (e.g. "David" Class)
17 Branch Overseer
18 District Overseer
19 Circuit Overseer
20 City Overseer
21 Presiding Overseer
22 Elder with influence
23 Common or Garden Bethelite
24 Male Anointed One (active) ("Anointed Remnant" Class)
25 Common or garden Elder
26 Ministerial Servant
27 Male Special Pioneer
28 Male Pioneer
29 Male Auxiliary Pioneer
30 Male Anointed One (less active)
31 Male Alleged Anointed One
32 Male Dead Anointed One
33 Male Regular Publisher (but if non-JW spouse, lower)
34 Male Irregular Publisher (but if non-JW spouse, lower)
35 Male Inactive Publisher (but if non-JW spouse, lower)
36 Male Dead Publisher
37 Female Biblical "Honorable Mention" (Ruth Class, HIGHEST for a Female)
38 Female Anointed One (active)
39 Female Anointed One (less active)
40 Female Alleged Anointed One
41 Female Dead Anointed One
42 Female Special Pioneer
43 Female Pioneer
44 Female Auxiliary Pioneer
45 Female Regular Publisher (but if non-JW spouse, lower)
46 Female Irregular Publisher (but if non-JW spouse, lower)
47 Female Inactive Publisher (but if non-JW spouse, lower)
48 Female Dead Publisher
49 jW with suspected "worldly leanings" (or who forgets to dress per code)
50 jW with at least one DF/DA relative (if they misbehave, becomes a C-59)
51 Marked jW
52 Reproved jW
53 Male unbaptized Associate
54 Female unbaptized Associate
55 Male child of jW (sub-Class rank depends on Congregational Rank of Pop)
56 Female child of jW (sub-Class rank depends on Rank of Pater)
57 Male child of unbaptized Associate
58 Female child of unbaptized Associate; Dead unbaptized associate/family
59 "Spiritually Weak" jW; Dead non-jW who never heard the message; Hitler
60 jW known to have "Apostate Leanings", Other Dead;Mother Teresa (dogmeat)
61 Male householder starting a Bible Study
62 Female householder starting a Bible Study; any who paid for literature
63 Other Male adult (Catholics, Beardeds and Smokers at the bottom)
64 Other Submissive Female adult (ditto); Rapist [subject to Flicker Light]
65 Other Male Child
66 Idiot, Infidel or Lunatic
67 Other Female Child
68 Co-operative & submissive & clean non-jW Spouse of jW (Male higher)
69 One suspected of "running ahead of Jehovah" (never forgivable)
70 Co-operative & submissive non-jW Close Family of jW (Male much higher)
71 Non-human animals (snakes and bottom-feeding pond scum excepted)
72 Householder (either sex) who has politely said "not interested"
73 Householder (either sex) who has said "get lost"
74 Householder (either sex) who has offended (marked for early destruction)
75 Householder (either sex) who set household pet on jW (likewise)
76 Internet User or Child-Molester (unless Elder, in which case can be OK)
77 Unsubmissive Female; Demon
78 Unco-operative or unsubmissive or unclean non-jW Spouse of jW
79 Unco-operative or unsubmissive non-jW Family of jW
80 Formally Disassociated One
81 Bottom-feeding Pond Scum
82 Informally Disassociated One
83 Serpent
84 Living Mass-Murderer; Trinitarian (if different)
85 Masturbator, Homosexual [taught as basically the same thing]
86 One said to be pending J.C. [to jW this means not Jesus!] proceedings
87 Opposer who was never associated
88 jW who accepts Blood Transfusion
89 Clergyman, other Harlot
90 Opposer who had been associated
91 Pope, other Great Whore; George Orwell
92 Disfellowshipped One (unless lower still)
93 Shunned One (unless lower still)
94 Member of "Swine" Class (unless of even lower rank)
95 Vomit-Eating Dog, Apostatized One (Watters-Penton-Reed Class)
96 Member of "Evil Slave" Class (e.g. Ray Franz Class)
97 Demonized One (e.g. Feuerbacher-Bergman-Raines-JanG-JH Class)
98 One who Attempts to Tape-Record Judicial Committee proceedings
99 Wicked Demonized One (e.g., W.F.Salter-Focus-Farkel-Steinhaug-Kotwal-Hovland Class)
100Viprous Concealed-Apostatical One (e.g. Prominent Bethelite AntiType)http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/2671/1/Updated-list-of-Watchtower-RANKS-not-Classes
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pontoon
And not only do I agree with most everything said here, it goes beyond that. A feeling I've had for years even way before I faded and was still in good standing as an elder is that as a man moves up in the hierarchy of the organization some begin to look down on others, treating them as lesser ones. Observations; you are not allowed to walk through a bethel lobby in work clothes (why don't you have a job that requires a cheap suit and neck tie like we do?). Almost no more farming at all at the Wat Farm. They say it's cheaper to buy. I did a lot of business with local farmers years ago and the machinery, buildings, equipment, fields, UNLIMITED FREE LABOR.......etc. were the envy of commercial farmers around the same area, cheaper to buy is a BS story (we just don't like all these dirty farm workers around here, smelly hogs, noisey dusty machinery) (They still have the beef farm, that's a few miles down the road so they are not bothered by that yet) Go to a KH or AH project. For about every two skilled tradesman/woman there's a white shirt guy thinking it wouldn't get built without HIM. I got more to say but you got the point, got a call, got to run
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pontoon
I'm back. Used to work for a brother. Nicest guy you would ever meet. As his wealth grew so did his status with the society, working for the society, entertaining GB's at his home and what a change in that man, like he wanted nothing to do with with "common" people anymore. Not much genuine sincere humbleness as you move up the ranks of JW Society men. I got more but that's enough cause I feel my BP rising as I think about all of the phoniness
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neverscreamagain
Blondie-Thanks for those two references using the term "step aside". That must be only the second time have ever heard it quoted or referenced in print.
I think that even though that is the term that is used in print, I personally have never heard an individual use it in refering to them ceasing to be or having a certain position. They always said that they were "stepping down". It is more than likely done on a subconscience level, a freudian slip perhaps. Power tends to corrupt and it is seldom not abused. Appointments are always viewed as an elevated status.