Nothing I hate more than some fool trying to give themselves airs.
LHG - Agreed. I too have noticed that now they refer to ELDER this or ELDER that, or GOVERNING BODY this or GOVERNING BODY that. They bleat about how many years someone pioneered, or they are from THE BRANCH. Or they are a CIRCUIT OVERSEER. I am fed up with listening to their "humble brags" every time they try to impress some poor schmucks with how spiritual or important they are. Reminds me of what was written in Matthew 6: 2 and how they fit that description to a "Tee".
"So when you make gifts of mercy, do not blow a trumpet ahead of you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be glorified by men."