It probably depends on which congregation you are in. We had two firefighting elders in my hall at one time. I'm sure they were told many times to make sure the job did not interfere with their duties at the KH. Years later, one stepped down as an elder, and the other was deleted..... But others were told point-blank to think about a job-change, in order to make more time in the service.
I can be a Jehovah's Witness and fight fires at the same time...
by TresHappy 13 Replies latest jw friends
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garybuss
I can be a Jehovah's Witness and fight fires at the same time...?
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mjarka911
Slightly off topic but regarding different rules: After HS I became a full time Pio and did mindless work to be flexible. I even remember an elder telling me it wasn't enough to pioneer full time, I had to be out almost every day to "take the lead" for the cong. So my employment was limited. A friend at the time faded and went to college to be an engineer. Fast forward 6 years and this fellow wants to come back. Is he chastised for leaving for pursuing "wordly goals"? No! He is welcomed with open arms and moved to the elder fast track. And did the "sisters" avoid dating a guy like this who would "leave jehovah" and disobey the org? Of course not. He could be as contrite as he wanted, but he still had his degree and his $70K job and nice car. So glad I followed the rules!
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delilah
Mjarka, yup....go figure eh??? The same thing happened to a great many of us. I even heard the story of a young man who wanted to persue a career as a lawyer, to help at Bethel.. THEY even frowned upon that and although he did a couple of years in law school, he quit. I'm not sure what he did, career-wise, after that, but he sure could have helped the Organization, Lord knows they've got lawsuits, one after another.....
Delilah