If this has the backup of the scriptures as they say, why wait until September to implement it? Yeah sure...
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143Letter to BOE: Adjustment in process for appointing elders and ministerial servants
by pixel inhello, you read it here first!.
governing body of jehovah's witnesses.
to all congregations.
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Letter to BOE: Adjustment in process for appointing elders and ministerial servants
by pixel inhello, you read it here first!.
governing body of jehovah's witnesses.
to all congregations.
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pixel
Thinking about it, I believe this is just to give the impression to the congregation that the CO is the one doing the appointings like in Paul's times.
The same thing they said before: the elders are appointed by the GB, but we all know that the GB dont know the brothers they are appointing.
So, at the end, the elders are the ones that know the brothers that can be future-elders.
It will be an illusion for the R&F since, how is the CO appoint brothers to be elders, if the elders within the congregations sometimes dont even know the full profile of the brothers they recommend?
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Letter to BOE: Adjustment in process for appointing elders and ministerial servants
by pixel inhello, you read it here first!.
governing body of jehovah's witnesses.
to all congregations.
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"In accord with this Scriptural precedent"
My question is, will the GB/WT/FDS accept that the way they used to do it before was not scriptural?? Me thinks not!
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Letter to BOE: Adjustment in process for appointing elders and ministerial servants
by pixel inhello, you read it here first!.
governing body of jehovah's witnesses.
to all congregations.
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Hello, You read it here first!
Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses
TO ALL CONGREGATIONS
Re: Adjustment in process for appointing elders and ministerial servantsDear Brothers:
With regard to Paul and Barnabas’ visit to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch, Acts 14:23 states: “They appointed elders for them in each congregation, offering prayer with fasting, and they en- trusted them to Jehovah, in whom they had become believers.” Titus and Timothy evidently are also recorded as taking part in appointing elders in the congregations. (1 Tim. 5:22; Titus 1:5) In accord with this Scriptural precedent, the Governing Body has decided that effective September 1, 2014, circuit overseers will be responsible for the appointment and deletion of elders and ministerial serv- ants. Additional information will appear in the November 15, 2014, issue of The Watchtower.
We request your continued prayers on our behalf as the preaching work is speeding up and more and more people are beginning to worship God by going to “the mountain of the house of Je- hovah.” (Isa. 2:2) Please accept an expression of our warm Christian love.
Your brothers,
Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses
PS to body of elders:
Please arrange for this letter to be read to the congregation at the first Service Meeting after its receipt or after the next Watchtower Study, whichever comes first. This postscript should not be read to the congregation, and the letter should not be posted on the information board. If the circuit overseer is visiting your congregation, he will read this letter at the conclusion of the next congregation meeting. At circuit assemblies and special assembly days, the letter will be read by the last speaker on the program at the conclusion of his talk. We would appreciate your keeping this matter confidential until the letter is read to the congregation or circuit.
In due course, further direction regarding the aforementioned adjustments will be provided to all bodies of elders.
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Number of special meetings, etc
by juliew inso how many special visits (co), special day/circuite/district assemblies and special talks are there each year..
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Add to that:
In the US ans some countries, Branch visit talks.
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Convention handbill: Very Illuminati
by pixel innew handill for convention: see the relationship here: http://www.jw.org/en/publications/.
note: i'm not saying the wt is part of the illuminati, just noticing the use of "a world goverment"..
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New handill for convention: see the relationship here: http://www.jw.org/en/publications/
Note: I'm not saying the WT is part of the Illuminati, just noticing the use of "A World Goverment".
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Any Suggestions on what to say if elders ask why you stopped going in FS?
by BU2B ini was curious what might be some good things to say if i am questioned by the elduurs about my decline in fs.
anything too honest may get me a jc (although that would be for the best in the end..) the co visit is this week so they may be getting more agressive than usual.
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Just make up some time. Write every month about 12 or 14 hours, and that will keep them off your back.
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Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 4-20-2014 WT Study (MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB)
by blondie in(john 1:36; 3:28, 29; rev.
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the heavenly part of God’s organization, which includes “the daughters of kings,” that is, the holy angels
PLEASE EXPLAIN: If the angels are the daughters of kings as the great GB/FDS/WT tell us, Who are the Kings???????
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Is it kind of funny that JWs don't give Jesus resurrection day any notice?
by Comatose inif you think about it, for a die hard christian the day jesus was supposed to be resurrected and back in heaven, thereby fulfilling his earthly mission, is a very big day.
all the jws i know never even thought about it.
in fact if i had mentioned it, i bet they would have looked me at strangely.
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I think you do need to at least think about it, or at least, the daily text should say something about it, but I doubt that's the case.
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Your Experience with Resigning as an Elder
by committeechairman ini'm considering resigning as an elder.
i'm not planning to fade or stop as one of jehovah's witnesses, just stop serving as an elder.. i have responsibility in the congregation and in circuit, district, rbc, etc.
and i'm completely exhausted.
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I will say go for it.