well, my sister-in-law and her husband, special pioneers for only a couple of years, just got their letter.. her comment was along the lines of, "they're having to do this because they forgave all those kingdom hall loans a few years ago and the brothers aren't donating anymore.".
when my wife told me, i laughed so hard i farted.
;).
It is hilarious - "the brothers and sisters aren't donating because the loans were let off" - just wait until she hears the letter to be read out this week with the underlined "very" in saying how very generous the congregations have been!
So everyone is very generous and yet we've run out of money!
Ha ha ha ha ha! - Luke 14 v 29 applies.
..your experience with the watchtower corporation:.
i'll start...... bully boy elders.
@punky- very good.
Man Made Rules
don't forget to post your reported assembly and convention attendance and baptisms and whether they are higher or lower than customary (if you know).. here's some detail passed to me of the last circuit assembly held at surrey (uk) assembly hall.. attendance 922 baptisms 3 (half circuit).
Don't forget to post your reported assembly and convention attendance and baptisms and whether they are higher or lower than customary (if you know).
Here's some detail passed to me of the last circuit assembly held at Surrey (UK) assembly hall.
Attendance 922 Baptisms 3 (Half circuit)
information just passed to me.
let's hope this becomes even more widespread.
i wonder if the britain branch suspects a conspiracy?
@crazyguy
Well, they're brain dead now but soon they'll be dead-dead. So they've gotta bring in the replacements!
or do traces or attitudes still rear its ugly head of your past involvement with the witnesses?
information just passed to me.
let's hope this becomes even more widespread.
i wonder if the britain branch suspects a conspiracy?
@Sir82
CO's in the UK changed in September 2015. So these removals and resignations are across the "watch" of two CO's.
Doesn't sound like the work of one CO to me.
i very seldom receive a call from my jw siblings, i mean seldom.
i can count them on my hand in past 10 years.
while we talk about mom a lot and i am in touch with her, i was very surprised when i received this call.
@vidiot
Oh yes! 1960 through 1990 much better fitted the WT claims of the time.
Cuba/Vietnam/Biafra/Cold War/Gemini and Apollo Moon Landing (Signs in the Sun and stars)/Generation that saw 1914/King of the North and South with their earth destroying nuclear missiles. Ten toes of the image of Nebuchadnezzer having the strength of iron and the fragility of clay - Student uprisings in Paris, Czech revolt (Prague Spring), Power outages and Miner's strikes in Britain. Berlin Wall coming down (here comes the peace and security!) Made sense to me.
And all those good solid elders that were forged during this time are the last bastion of the WT. How old are they now? mid - late 50's are the youngest, but more likely 60's 70's 80's and dead! (Or resigned.)
the trnity to me means the true nature of god essence,attributes each person of the trinity is equal the father the son and the holly spirit all share the devine nature ie three persons of the godhead are all equal in power ,glory and wisdom john 10:30.jesus and his father god are one meaning of the same nature mathew 28.19 jesus said all to be baptised in the name of the father and of the son and the holly ghost reprissenting 3 persons of the godhead to wellcome the devine trinity into your soul .
@cofty
Yeh! I just looked back through piledriver's posts and found that!
the trnity to me means the true nature of god essence,attributes each person of the trinity is equal the father the son and the holly spirit all share the devine nature ie three persons of the godhead are all equal in power ,glory and wisdom john 10:30.jesus and his father god are one meaning of the same nature mathew 28.19 jesus said all to be baptised in the name of the father and of the son and the holly ghost reprissenting 3 persons of the godhead to wellcome the devine trinity into your soul .
OK, I'll bite.
Try Matthew 24 v 36 and Acts 7 v 55,56.
information just passed to me.
let's hope this becomes even more widespread.
i wonder if the britain branch suspects a conspiracy?
CoBE's in a circuit talk to each other a fair bit; here's why.
CoBE's typically also do or are involved in the circuit organising jobs - Circuit Accounts, Attendants Overseers, Assembly Hall caretaking etc. - and quite a few get used on assembly parts so go to rehearsals.
If the circuit accounts brother or the CO's brown-noser assistant paperwork cruncher (often a CoBE or Secretary) wants to communicate with all the congregations in the circuit they use email to other CoBE's, not through jdubyadotorg
So an email goes out saying - "The CO has asked me to remind you all that the circuit pioneer meeting will be at the local Assembly Hall on Julember 9th. Please let your pioneers know. Oh and share cars and bring some cakes, for brother and sister fatty to lay on refreshments." Then someone will phone up an ask for clarification and then it's "Hey Bob did you here about ... what do you reckon ...?"
They are also responsible for public talks and will talk to other CoBE's nearby to arrange them (although often an assistant is used).
Any inter-congregation issues (you know, Johnny from City North and Mary from City South are from different congregations and they've been caught shagging each other's brains out) and introductions will go CoBE to CoBE.
They are often of a certain type and they yak to each other too. I know that the Royal Australian Commission, money/finance requests and the Bethel Culls - which may effect their kids - have been great topics for conversation among the circuit heavies (CoBE's, Secretaries and other prominent elders) in my area.
