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Circuit Overseer Celebrities?

by Delboy222 in

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i am a active jw, but one question i would like to know is why do these 'men' get treated as superstar celebrities when they attend the congregation?.

for as long as i can remember, there seems to be a 'buzz of excitement' when it is announced that he and his wife are due to visit.

what is so special about them?.

Delboy222

Yes, I am British and I am also disgruntled and have been for sometime.

Like a lot of you on here, I have worked extremely hard in the truth over the years but unfortunately my efforts fell on deaf ears. After being brought up in the truth, 2-3 years of solid graft, I was overlooked and a brother who had been in the truth 1-2 years was appointed a servant over me. That was about the third disappointment in a row and I couldn't take anymore so I took a back seat. I will never leave the Truth but I won't reach out again.

I recently moved into a new congregation but because of my own 'admittedly' poor meeting attendance I have become a cast-out and the Elder of my group consistantly harrasses me and my wife. In fact he looks disappointed when he sees us at the meeting and avoids speaking to us unless its a reason to moan. I am probably bringing the hours down in his group I guess!

I have lost my love for the truth, but never for Jehovah God. But it does seem if you are not a pioneer or struggling in some way that people look down on you.

Talk about casting the first stone!

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Circuit Overseer Celebrities?

by Delboy222 in

jw
friends

i am a active jw, but one question i would like to know is why do these 'men' get treated as superstar celebrities when they attend the congregation?.

for as long as i can remember, there seems to be a 'buzz of excitement' when it is announced that he and his wife are due to visit.

what is so special about them?.

Delboy222

I am a active JW, but one question I would like to know is why do these 'men' get treated as superstar celebrities when they attend the congregation?

For as long as I can remember, there seems to be a 'buzz of excitement' when it is announced that he and his wife are due to visit. What is so special about them?

The last three overseers to visit I must have had ONE conversation with them. To me, they have been so arrogant and self-opiniated.

Of course, not all of them are like that. I have met many very kind overseers over the years, but the last three or four I have come across, look towards the pioneers, Elders and their wives as the only people worth bothering. Normal, run-of-the-mill publishers like me and my wife are cast aside as unimportant.

At one time, I used to book time off work and attend every field service group the overseer was at in order to have a share, but now I boycott the meetings when he is in town. Am I the only one that feels like that?