Anyone here have an elder in their congregation who thought he was THE head of the congregation ?
The elder in our congregation was looked up to as god himself by the faithful dubs in the cong. hence in circles he was nicknamed "the pope".
He even had his own reserved seat in the kingdom hall which no -one dared sit in, it was the only chair in the hall that had armrests on it.....and that was "the popes" seat. If I remember correctly it was located about 3 rows from the front and was the end seat on the left hand side. He never seemed to engage in conversation much to the mere mortals in the cong. he just nodded his head as he walked down the aisle as if he was accepting his divine approval from god himself and the mere mortals in the hall didnt deserve to hold a conversation with this wonderful man !
Of course he drove the latest 7 series BMW too, which seemed to be the general rule for elders in this congregation! (they will look pretty silly riding their donkey,s in the "new system! ).
If there is anyone from the Hartlepool England congregation lurking here you will know exactly who I mean.
Heard lately though there are only 2 serving elders now in that particular cong. the fallout must be bad, either that or the other brothers cannot afford BMW,s !!