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  2025 Convention Theme leak

  by ukpimo in

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  according to the next boe letter to be read at next week's midweek meetings in the united states,.

  the theme of the convention for next year is.

  pure worship.

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  Gorb

  Reading the list of convention theme's I made the conclusion that every theme is not implemented after all.

  So mission not reached, structural.

  Gorby
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  Do you recognize this?

  by Gorb in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  thinking sometimes about my youth days and the stories my grandfather told me about our jw congregation.

  do you recognize that your congregation was full of somehowe strange folks, very low educated, poor and simple?.

  the po was an elder with some distance, with some personality acting intelligent and following the rules strict.. there was always a kind of scandal.

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  Gorb

  Thinking sometimes about my youth days and the stories my grandfather told me about our jw congregation.

  Do you recognize that your congregation was full of somehowe strange folks, very low educated, poor and simple?

  The PO was an elder with some distance, with some personality acting intelligent and following the rules strict.

  There was always a kind of scandal. Someone went apostate, some became angry and split up from the congregation and some folks did a sin and the whole congregation knew what happend. Brother X did it with sister Y direct after the bookstudy, when we were all doing coffee and cake.

  Some weeks later it was all peace again and we went on if nothing happened.

  But my question is, do you recognize that in the 70's and 80's it was a poor flock with unique strange folks, and now they made progression to more education and better jobs, and more normal witness.

  Just curious!

  Gorby, better then ever outside.
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  Distrust

  by Gorb in

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  since the begin of this millennium, when i became pimo on the way to pomo, i started higher education and made some promotion that lead to a higher management position.. i'm a regional manager now, acting in a management team and stakeholder manager.. in this position, we do intense feedback, coaching trajects et cetera, that goes under the waterline.

  a issue i have to deal with is distrust.

  i made an analyse of myself and found out that i don't trust the intentions of many of my stakeholders.. i want to do something about this, to become a better person and making further progression.. could it be jw upbringing related?

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  @lauralinn & others, thanks for the advise. This is a real help for me, and a start to overthink the issues amd the fact that I can make other choices.

  Thx!!

  Gorby
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  Reddit thread about Bethel Reducing Headcount

  by LongHairGal in

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  apparently, the downsizing is still happening and from what i read those let go are over 50!.

  sad because these people expected to be lifers.

  now they have to make their way in the world at an advanced age with no education or desirable skill!..

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  In the Proclaimers book we can read the way how Rutherford treated Bethelites.

  The culture at the HQ has always be toxic, see the books of Raymund Franz.

  Every fairy tale has his dark side.

  Gorby, better then ever outside.
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  Reddit thread about Bethel Reducing Headcount

  by LongHairGal in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  apparently, the downsizing is still happening and from what i read those let go are over 50!.

  sad because these people expected to be lifers.

  now they have to make their way in the world at an advanced age with no education or desirable skill!..

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  How does this risk affect the Bethelite? A constant stress because of keeping the status or job? Also stress for a couple? Could be killing at the long term.

  G.
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  Reddit thread about Bethel Reducing Headcount

  by LongHairGal in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  apparently, the downsizing is still happening and from what i read those let go are over 50!.

  sad because these people expected to be lifers.

  now they have to make their way in the world at an advanced age with no education or desirable skill!..

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  Gorb

  Is there a link? Can't find it on Reddit.

  G.
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  Distrust

  by Gorb in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  since the begin of this millennium, when i became pimo on the way to pomo, i started higher education and made some promotion that lead to a higher management position.. i'm a regional manager now, acting in a management team and stakeholder manager.. in this position, we do intense feedback, coaching trajects et cetera, that goes under the waterline.

  a issue i have to deal with is distrust.

  i made an analyse of myself and found out that i don't trust the intentions of many of my stakeholders.. i want to do something about this, to become a better person and making further progression.. could it be jw upbringing related?

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  Gorb

  Since the begin of this millennium, when I became Pimo on the way to Pomo, I started higher education and made some promotion that lead to a higher management position.

  I'm a regional manager now, acting in a management team and stakeholder manager.

  In this position, we do intense feedback, coaching trajects et cetera, that goes under the waterline.

  A issue I have to deal with is distrust. I made an analyse of myself and found out that I don't trust the intentions of many of my stakeholders.

  I want to do something about this, to become a better person and making further progression.

  Could it be JW upbringing related? (I think yes!)

  Do you recognize this issue?

  Did you find a way out?!?

  I have the intention to go into therapy. Do you have some advise what helped you?

  Gorby, better then ever, and always searching for personal growth.
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  The Watchtower's Depiction of 'paradise'..

  by Ron.W. in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  perhaps we could post the pictures the wt have presented in their literature that depict their version of paradise here for comment/discussion:.

  from: spirits of the dead​—can they help you or harm you?

  do they really exist?.

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  Beards and in the case of woman, trousers, are not spotted yet in future paradise.

  Gorby
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  Warwick sits on $70 billion?

  by LaFrancia in

  1. watchtower
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  70,000 real estate properties at an average value of $100,000 and perhaps we can say (no one knows for sure) that warwick sits on $70 billion in real estate value.

  in the video (deleted by jwborg but available on the avoid.jw website) of the 2018-19 coordinators' committee report (english) shown to all congregations at the mid-week meeting, we find several curious and interesting indications:.

  - at minute 6.52 seconds you see some data .

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  Gorb

  In Holland a KH does 500.000 to 1.000.000 euro.

  Gorby
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  Warwick sits on $70 billion?

  by LaFrancia in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  70,000 real estate properties at an average value of $100,000 and perhaps we can say (no one knows for sure) that warwick sits on $70 billion in real estate value.

  in the video (deleted by jwborg but available on the avoid.jw website) of the 2018-19 coordinators' committee report (english) shown to all congregations at the mid-week meeting, we find several curious and interesting indications:.

  - at minute 6.52 seconds you see some data .

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  With property a lot is possible. They could mortage it for other investment.

  G.