Posts by darkspilver

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Have you met anyone on the Governing Body?

by Christ Alone in

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i posted on another thread about a couple of my experiences of meeting the governing body while i was in brooklyn.

i wanted to see if anyone else had any experiences along these same lines.

i met most of the ones that were current during the 2001-2003 years.

darkspilver

Now confirmed on JWorg:

JWorg: BREAKING NEWS - Kenneth Cook Appointed to the Governing Body - Jan 24, 2018

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New Member Of The Governing Body 24 Jan 2018

by pale.emperor in

just seen this announced on reddit:.

ken cook was announced today at morning worship as the new member of the governing body.

i dont recall him from the broadcasts, but he was formally a helper on the writing committee as per https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/governing-body/.

darkspilver

see here: https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/236781/_post/5992405984608256

and here: https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/228295/_post/6258041658802176

New Governing Body member announced at morning worship. 1/24/18

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Have you met anyone on the Governing Body?

by Christ Alone in

jw
friends

i posted on another thread about a couple of my experiences of meeting the governing body while i was in brooklyn.

i wanted to see if anyone else had any experiences along these same lines.

i met most of the ones that were current during the 2001-2003 years.

darkspilver

MC RubberMallet:
It will be interesting to see who is appointed in the future. One brother I know well was "annointed" at Wallkill, while sitting at this desk, three or four years ago. He was in his early 50's at the time.
This is probabaly covered somewhere else, but, it really makes me wonder what actually happens to these men when they are "annointed". The brother at Wallkill is a hardworking, seemingly normal, married guy. A company man through and through, but reasonable, dry sense of humor. Very academic when it comes to "theocratic" things. What I'm getting at is that he didn't seem to be mentally/emotionally unbalanced or anything and certainly not the type to seek glory. It's just strange.
Ken Cook. I suspected him in an earlier thread. I'd give him 4 years from now, he will be up top.

New Governing Body member announced at morning worship. 1/24/18

Anybody else heard anything??

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Is the Governing Body overdue to make new appointments?

by cedars in

i'm doing some research for a new blog article on the governing body.

it's in a question-and-answer or "faq" format, and attempts to give simple but well-founded answers to most questions that people could conceivably ask about the governing body.. one thing i noticed when looking at the history of the governing body is that we seem to be in the middle of a lengthy "dry spell" when it comes to making new appointments.. gerrit losch is currently the longest-serving member having been appointed in 1994. however, his appointment came at the end of a 17 year period in which no appointments were made.

this contrasts notably with the remarkable six-year period between 1971 and 1977 when 15 members were added.. since losch's appointment, 4 members were added in 1999 (herd, lett, pierce and splane) and 2 more recently in 2005 (morris and jackson).. the seven year spell since the last appointments were made has seen the deaths of barber, barr, jaracz, shroeder and sydlik - cutting the number of governing body members almost in half.

darkspilver

MC RubberMallet: Kenneth Cook. He is an anointed brother in bethel that about 3 years ago got assigned to Writing Correspondance from Bethel Office in Wallkill. There was speculation about him. He is not a rule oriented brother at all. Definitely a people person, a pleasurable brother. Makes people around him feel relaxed an at ease. The 'helper' status may change him. I would really hate to see that happen.

Interesting

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You or Family at Uni? Bye bye Ministerial Servants Position

by snugglebunny in

kingdom ministry school.

2018 service year.

programme for congregation elders: file:///c:/users/michael/downloads/kms-tk18-e_no8.pdf.

darkspilver

neat blue dog: Just redirects to this post.

Check this out here

Kingdom Ministry School 2018 KMS - links to programme, talk outlines and videos

It's Talk 8 for the Elders you want.

I believe the original discussion? with same OP image - is here:

I found the part in the outline where it says an Elder could be deleted if a family member is pursuing a university education. 2nd paragraph bullet point 3

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Apostasy: The Movie - Directed by Daniel Kokotajlo

by darkspilver in

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daniel kokotajlo's new film apostasy has it's world premiere at the toronto international film festival in september 2017. apostasy.

family and faith come into conflict for two jehovah’s witness sisters in manchester, when one is condemned for fornication and the other pressured to shun her sibling.. this fresh, unadorned first feature from director dan kokotajlo carries an unmistakable note of authenticity from its very first scenes.

set in a jehovah's witness community in england, the film's strength and power lies in its directness.. apostasy depicts the growing rift in a family — a mother and two daughters — who are rigorously devoted to their religion.

darkspilver

It has not been released yet - it is just doing film festivals

It is expected to have a 'general cinema' release this year - I would then expect it'll be available on DVD etc

Sandra Melgar convicted of murder in husband's brutal stabbing

by darkspilver in

fyihouston woman convicted of murder in husband's brutal stabbing.

wednesday, august 23, 2017jurors discount her claim that intruder was responsiblemelgar maintained her innocence in the dec. 22, 2012 killing, which occurred the day before the couple's 32nd wedding anniversary.http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/houston-woman-convicted-of-murder-in-husband-s-11954131.php.

sandra melgar guilty of killing husband, faking home invasion on houston couple's anniversary night.

darkspilver

On TV's Dateline:

TV Dateline: Unspeakable - Jehovah's Witness Murder (Sandra Melgar)

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Tennessee-JW Angela Montgomery sentenced today to 40 years in prison for raping her own children

by AndersonsInfo in

http://wkrn.com/2015/05/06/murfreesboro-mom-sentenced-to-40-years-for-raping-own-children/.

murfreesboro mom sentenced to 40 years for raping own children.

by larry flowers published: may 6, 2015, 4:59 pm updated: may 6, 2015, 6:53 pm .

darkspilver

I don't believe the information on the appeal court case has been posted here yet?

Angela Montgomery's appeal against conviction

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Jehovah's Witnesses to settle sex-abuse case - San Diego Reader (California, US), Friday, January 12, 2018

by darkspilver in

jehovah's witnesses to settle sex-abuse case - san diego reader (california, us), friday, january 12, 2018.

darkspilver

pepperheart: Acording to the watchtowers OWN website in 2012 the watchtower closed 20 branch offices around the world

BUT also on the watchtowers own website:

In 2011 there where 20,595 Bethelites - a ratio of 1-in-359 publishers

From 2011 to 2012: Number of Bethelites INCREASED by 1,017
From 2012 to 2013: Number of Bethelites INCREASED by 1,107

In 2013 there where 22,719 Bethelites - a ratio of 1-in-339 publishers

CHART: The number of Bethelites over the years with Bethelite-to-Publisher ratio

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Leaked 2018 Elders Training Video RE: Elders Reviewing Pionieers

by pale.emperor in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhq5viughny&feature=youtu.be.

quite frankly im disturbed at the lack of love and compassion.

especially for the first sister they talk about!.

darkspilver

Updated information:

January 17, 2018 TO ALL BODIES OF ELDERS IN THE UNITED STATES BRANCH TERRITORY Re: Reduced Hour Requirement for Regular Pioneers Serving As Part-Time Commuters or Remote Volunteers