television is the undisputed king of information.
hundreds of channels, hundreds of topics..... 24 hours a day 365 days a year.. yet instead of taking the "truth" to the masses over the worldwide tv airwaves, jw's ignore the mass media, prefering instead the door to door approach of the first century ce.
i have my ideas..... what are yours?
Television is the undisputed king of information. Hundreds of channels, hundreds of topics..... 24 hours a day 365 days a year.
Yet instead of taking the "truth" to the masses over the worldwide tv airwaves, JW's ignore the mass media, prefering instead the door to door approach of the first century CE. WHy?
I have my ideas..... what are yours?
.... if they are climbing the ladder types, or want a notch in their belt, they will try to persuade him to wait for the co visit... then they will "delete" him instead.... giving themselves a fine pat on the back for not allowing any leaven to corrupt the flock.... trust me...... i've been there.
Mr Corleone is a man who insists on hearing bad news immediately.
Whaattsa you saya?
.... if they are climbing the ladder types, or want a notch in their belt, they will try to persuade him to wait for the co visit... then they will "delete" him instead.... giving themselves a fine pat on the back for not allowing any leaven to corrupt the flock.... trust me...... i've been there.
This was supposed to be a response to Prisila below.....
Oops.... sorry. Thats why I am a "newbie" I suppose.
Will I get reproved for this?
.... if they are climbing the ladder types, or want a notch in their belt, they will try to persuade him to wait for the co visit... then they will "delete" him instead.... giving themselves a fine pat on the back for not allowing any leaven to corrupt the flock.... trust me...... i've been there.
.... If they are climbing the ladder types, or want a notch in their belt, they will try to persuade him to wait for the Co visit... Then they will "delete" him instead.... giving themselves a fine pat on the back for not allowing any leaven to corrupt the flock...
Trust me...... I've been there.
i remeber in a bofe meeting with co, the comment was made by the co that w/o having the pub's record card on file, a congregation could not df someone, or at least would have to be very careful in doing so for legal reasons.
i thought at the time that he may have gotten his info from a letter from bethel.. has anyone else heard of such?
maybe i make them an offer they cannot refuse........
I remeber in a BofE meeting with CO, the comment was made by the CO that w/o having the Pub's Record Card on file, a Congregation could not DF someone, or at least would have to be very careful in doing so for legal reasons. I thought at the time that he may have gotten his info from a letter from Bethel.
Has anyone else heard of such?
Maybe I make them an offer they cannot refuse........
i'm extatic .
my husband is stepping down as an elder tomorrow.
how do you guys think that will go?
.......That will help in determining what he will f\need to be prepared to face.... and you too...
who comes up with the topics?
and are these elders allowed to say whatever they think is appropriate?
The Outlines, and Titles come from Bethel (HQ). The instructions on each outline say to stick to the material as written.
However, most speakers freewheel a little, because if they didn't the damn boring outlines would put everyone to sleep. But if a stickler elder wants to, he can call the speaker aside for "private counsel" if the speaker takes too much liberty with the script.
i was born and raised a witness.
baptized at 14. pioneered after high school and was accepted to bethel when i was 19. got booted from bethel on my 21st b-day because someone exposed me for underage drinking prior to my 21st b-day.
after i left bethel, nothing was ever the same, and my eyes began to be opened and i started seeing more clearly.
You gotta be kidding me... I was there 5 years, we got my roomate to buy the beer for us!
Never had a bit of trouble......
i am new here.
tho i have lurked, this is my first real post.. i was doing "personal research" for the last 5 years, tho was helped along recently when i was deleted as an elder because i work for a company owned by a disassociated jw.
there is no real definitive info in print, other than the infamous 9/15/81 wt, but the co held a mini-crusade and got me axed.. nothing personal,.... just business.
I am new here. Tho I have lurked, this is my first real post.
I was doing "personal research" for the last 5 years, tho was helped along recently when I was deleted as an Elder because I work for a company owned by a Disassociated JW. Has anyone else had this come up? There is no real definitive info in print, other than the infamous 9/15/81 WT, but the CO held a mini-crusade and got me axed.
Nothing personal,.... just business.
young, brother b: as noted in story number two, many shepherding visits, maybe the majority, are one-on-one sessions where an elder talks privately with an individual, often someone in the elders book study group, and just as often with jws that an elder simply decides for personal reasons he wants to try and help.. the case of brother b was one of these latter situations.
i met he and his family when i first became a jw in the late 1960s.
brother b was about 8 years old at the time.
Very Interesting.
