for a year now, i have been handling the accounts.
we have 6 elders and 7 ms, and none of them ( i am not serving), want to do the accounts, so they asked me to do it.
here is what i have noticed.. 4 elderly sisters cover the whole congregation in donations monthly!
At our Kingdom Hall, 3 congregations meet at various times, sharing the expenses.
Yearly, Per the Society, each congregation is acessed $8.84 per pub($726), to go toward the "The Traveling Overseer''s Auto and Health Insurance".
Also, the "Society" has asked each congregation, to send in a set amount (we decided $40) toward the KH assistance fund, even though individual pubs can contribute to this fund in a seperate box.
for a year now, i have been handling the accounts.
we have 6 elders and 7 ms, and none of them ( i am not serving), want to do the accounts, so they asked me to do it.
here is what i have noticed.. 4 elderly sisters cover the whole congregation in donations monthly!
S.O.P. Great point about the amount of time the Servants put in. While I was serving, I never thought that way.
WWW contributions = 600-700 a month.
for a year now, i have been handling the accounts.
we have 6 elders and 7 ms, and none of them ( i am not serving), want to do the accounts, so they asked me to do it.
here is what i have noticed.. 4 elderly sisters cover the whole congregation in donations monthly!
The Spiritual condition is good in our congregation according to the Elders. 14% in Reg Pioneer, above the average congregation. However our meeting attendance is hitting at 78%. I tell my wife that the Pioneers have the worse attendance record, but Poineering is more important to our BOE.
for a year now, i have been handling the accounts.
we have 6 elders and 7 ms, and none of them ( i am not serving), want to do the accounts, so they asked me to do it.
here is what i have noticed.. 4 elderly sisters cover the whole congregation in donations monthly!
I know times are tuff, but in our area the Economy is not that bad. All of them are driving new cars, going out to eat a lot and still 2 or 3 vacations a year!
for a year now, i have been handling the accounts.
we have 6 elders and 7 ms, and none of them ( i am not serving), want to do the accounts, so they asked me to do it.
here is what i have noticed.. 4 elderly sisters cover the whole congregation in donations monthly!
For a year now, I have been handling the Accounts. We have 6 Elders and 7 MS, and none of them ( I am not Serving), want to do the Accounts, so they asked me to do it. Here is what I have noticed.
4 elderly sisters cover the whole congregation in donations monthly! We have 74 pubs. We take in $800-1000 a month (3 congregations share the expenses). Nobody uses cash, just checks, so I know.
Only 1 Elder is faithfully giving each month. 2 of them I have only seen give twice in a year. The other 3, NOTHING!!! Only 1 MS have I seen give a check, and it was a one time deal. The other 6, NOTHING!!! Is this just weird or what?
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/08/01/2500842/jehovahs-witnesses-convention.html.
what they told me is the decision has been made nationally to downsize the number of conventions from 400 to 100. they're simply consolidating,".
read more here: http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/08/01/2500842/jehovahs-witnesses-convention.html#storylink=cpy
They are having these multiple International Conventions in 2014, I can see a need of not having alot of DC's because of this. Probably the same talks will be given at both.
The article did mention they are coming back in 2015.
a comprehensive new book:.
"the good... the bad... the deceptive.... and worse!
an expose".
Hey, let's get back on point, get off the Captain and flying thing, he did have serious responsibilities in the BORG, and he is no dummy to acheive the things he has done. I want to read his experience!
'From 1957 until 2006, I served in every position of responsibility in congregations of Jehovah's Witnesses and also helped teach several schools for congregation elders and others. I served on judicial committees, was the assembly overseer for circuit assemblies, and was the program overseer for a district convention. I have lectured to tens of thousands of people at many large Witness district conventions....'
i'm on page 90 right now...the info is definitely new and gives me a totally diff view as to how i used to think of faithful and discreet slave.
i was thoroughly disgusted with the way the brothers handled the oral sex and leadership problem and the insight on the scriptures book...... still have alot of questions though.
Keep us updated on your progress! I am curious of the thought process and mindset of leaving JW's.
it was six hours long.
at the beginning of the week i had four accusers and by the time i went (half way throught the week) i was up to twelve.
i was charged with apostasy, malicous slander, lying, revileing.
This Judicial Hearing just sounds wrong from the get go. I wonder if they "Had Direction" from a higher source like the CO. These grouds for the Hearing sounds baseless. Did they just want to send out a message? What scripture did they use for the Reproof? What was their reason for leaving you in?
The J C for Ray Franz had direction from the Society, because there was no way the local committee able to respond to Franz's questions. This whole experience is just off the chain.
I know of a recent experience in Gadsden AL, where an inactive person was DF for drug use. He was so distraught over this, he murdered his wife and 2 children, then himself before the announcement was made of his DFing. They called the CO and he said to "go ahead and make the announcement".
For what reason?
at a convention recently, i met with don wallace, a former co and do.
he told me he came off the road 6 years ago and is living in scottsboro al.
him and his wife are in their late 70's.
Bro Wallace was raised in Chattanooga TN by an Aunt. Life was not easy on him as a kid. So you could he is a survivor and made reasonable decisions. He is a really funny guy to talk with. He said of a fellow Elder, "That Brother takes so many pills, he rattles when he walks". He says he get counseled a lot by the Elders, but just smiles at them.
