in egland we give " deserving" & " high flyers" titles.. this morning i was thinking i should have named my son president.
i am sure it would have given him a great advantage in latter life.. so my questions:-.
do you think when a publisher becomes a " ministerial servant" or an "elder":-.
At least an education is earned though, right?
In the "truth" an idiot can be a "servant with a position and title". Even a pedophile can. No education and NO work required beyond showing up for meetings, going out in service and cleaning the Hall on Saturdays.
in egland we give " deserving" & " high flyers" titles.. this morning i was thinking i should have named my son president.
i am sure it would have given him a great advantage in latter life.. so my questions:-.
do you think when a publisher becomes a " ministerial servant" or an "elder":-.
One telling thought about how the Org itself views its various "titles" is the recent recommendation that sisters not even consider a relationship with a brother who is NOT at least a Ministerial Servant!
(cuz we all know that has SO much to do with what makes a good mate....)
I think the term elder has always been loaded of course...with prestige but also...I feel very sorry for elders children.
Yes, there are the stereotypical ones that get away with a lot but the flip side of that is the elders kids are held to a higher standard....talk about pressure to get baptized? When your dad is an elder? Its a given!
i was coming out of sams club and i bumped into an elderly lady, probably late 70s early 80s.
(i wasnt about to ask a lady what her age is.
) one of the workers was pushing a cart full of rib-eye steaks.
John Aquilao
I was coming out of Sam’s Club and I bumped into an elderly lady, probably late 70s early 80s.
(I wasn’t about to ask a lady what her age is.)
Ah, you are smart, young grasshopper!
i thought paradise was supposed to be a delight?
not according to the august study wt, on page 20 paragraphs 4-12 it outlines how much paradise will be exactly like being in the org today.
still following rules, waiting on jehovah and obeying those taking the lead.
Sounds like they are talking to the disgruntled brothers that are not part of the "new" building program - the one that replaced the RBC.
I have heard that some of those brothers are pretty P.O.d at being left out.
But what if we were directed to perform a particular aspect of the work that did not appeal to us? Would we submit to that direction by doing our best to carry out and even enjoy our assignment?..........................
If we cooperate with those taking the lead today, perhaps finding contentment and joy in new assignments of service, we are likely to have the same attitude in the new world......................
having just come back from the uk and spoke with some witnesses to find out how my old congregation is doing, i realized i am now the age that my elders were when i was a kid.
and i wonder what the elders who are now in their 60s and 70s are thinking when they look in the mirror and an old face looks back at them.
many of the elders in my old hall are now retired.
me: of course, she is always mad at me.
i am sorry for ever getting involved in this cult of a religion.
don't ever get involved.. him: i won't, i see how the people are.
What a great Dad you are!
I wish I had a parent like you when I was growing up!!!
well, here i am.. hello world, mrs. eden sending regards to everyone.
:).
my english is limited, so please go easy on me.. mrs. eden.
The family pressure is hard. I am getting a lot of that too.
This place makes it a lot easier though!
So glad to meet you Mrs. Eden.
last three years that mark sanderson was apointed(announced)september 1,2012.
Jonathan Drake
After the way Jackson used the scripture in acts that states "appoint for yourselves SEVEN reputable men" in the RC hearing, I think the plan is to keep it at 7.
After all all if there is one thing the organization is good at, it's using numbers as magic
Yes. Even though they speak out against it - they are the biggest numerologists of all.
mrs. eden is laying here by my side reading the forum latest posts with me and asked me to send you all her warmest regards.
more to follow soon.... .
eden
last three years that mark sanderson was apointed(announced)september 1,2012.
Is there any non white non American candidate?
That will be who they pick maybe?
Arent Latin countries growing the fastest? Any Latin GB helpers?
Or maybe someone from an African country? That would be a big score for the JWs in their "we are soooo united" spiel.
