I posted this item a few weeks ago with a compilation of
items that could happen as the organization unravels - even though many
(including myself) may find it unlikely, improbable or simply too much
of a change to believe.
As
an active PIMO though, I came up with the improbable list simply due to the reality that very significant changes have been occurring
on an ongoing basis and sometimes I think even very active witnesses do
not realize it. A few major items that have been ongoing or were
singular events listed below. I have seen so many downsizing changes
since the 1970s when I was a young boy that it seems unrealistic to not
embrace other coming massive changes that have been accelerated by
Covid.
These are basically structural changes in the
org....doctrinal changes would be another lengthy list that is brought
here many times as well. Given the many downsizing changes in recent history - what could be off of the table?
1. Elimination of District Overseers
2. Layoffs at Bethel (we left bethel around the time these were starting in the late 1990s - thankfully, we left on our own)
3. Awake magazine is no more....is this true?
4.
Consolidation of Congregations and sale of Kingdom Halls - In our area,
we saw the sale of five Kingdom Halls starting around the year 2000 and
continuing up until now (likely more, these were just the ones we knew
of). Also, many of these were simply Kingdom Halls that were eliminated -
no new hall built.
5. Reduction in the length of
assemblies/conventions. Slowly becoming fewer and fewer days compared
with assemblies in 1970s timeframe.
6. Elimination of Watchtower
magazine content. I am guessing most active JWs do not even realize that
the public Watchtower magazine has been reduced to just a handful of
pages for the whole calendar year (mentioned on another post).
7. Elimination of the Book Study.
