Topics Started by James Jackson

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I know 2 of the Elders on the Ray Franz JC
by James Jackson in
1. jw
2. experiences
when i read coc, i was stunned that the 2 elders (theotis french & rob dibble) were on ray franz judcial committee.

i have known these men for over 20 years having done rbc and convention work with them.

they are still elders today which means they were in their early 30's(which is unheard of for a case of this importance to have inexperienced elders to sit on) on this committee.. without revealing myself, i have never tried(but have wanted to), ask them about their on having to judge a former gb member.. then out of the blue, about a year ago, i was mentioning how hard it is trying to get younger ones to volunteer to one of these elders, and he says"this is nothing compared to to sitting on the committee that had to disfellowship ray franz".
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My First Year of Posting and How I Have Changed
by James Jackson in
1. jw
2. friends
i lurked for 2 years on this site before i joined in july 2013. what a roller coaster ride it has been.. first of all, i was a very active jw for those unfamilar with my story having been a longtime elder(21 years), regular pioneer (14 years), convention & assembly speaker, etc.

i am still an active witness because i am older now, with close to 40 years in the borg with some longtime friends.

boy how i have changed!
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Public Speaker Cries During His Talk
by James Jackson in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
his talk was about reaching out for the real life.. he is in his mid seventies, then begins to rant on about staying loyal to the organization because many of us have lost loved ones in death and if we want to see them again we must remain in the organization.

he says he wants to see his father again, then the tears begin to flow right there on the stage.... then an elderly sister during the watchtower study admits to regetting leaving her daughter behind to seek a better life in the u.s, and she is crying.... these 2 meetings was just plain weird..
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The CO visit this week he says" In August..."
by James Jackson in
1. jw
2. friends
up until 5 years ago, the co used to work up their own parts for specfic congregations in their circuits.

everything is up to script, in other words, every co in the country are givings the same talks in the local congregations they visit.

what got me to cringe is when he said at the meeting, trying to encourage everyone to pioneer this august; he said :" you know this october it will be 100 years since gods kingdom began ruling, remember what happen when joshua told the israelites to march around jericho on the seventh day, and what happened when they let out a great war cry?
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New Atlanta Assembly Hall Has raised 3.4 million Dollars... GONE
by James Jackson in
1. jw
2. friends
they announced last week that the new atanta assembly hall has thus far raised 3.4 million dollars.

my local told that will become the society's come may 1. i wonder how that will go over with the ones who have been contributing to this fund..
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Family of 4 in Miami FL Partakes
by James Jackson in
1. jw
2. friends
kendall lakes congregation (miami fl usa), partook of the emblems.

he is an elder(40), his wife and their 2 daughters (21 &19), all 4 are also regular pioneers.

another 6 pioneers in that congregation partook of the emblems..
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Miami Has New Young Partakers
by James Jackson in
1. jw
2. friends
snapper creek (miami, fl) congregation, had 2 pioneers (female), partake at the memorial for the first time.

one is 20 years old, the other 23.. the gt delayed again!!

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Atlanta International Convention Hotels Not Being Filled Up!
by James Jackson in
1. jw
2. experiences
this week our kh devoted the whole service meeting to the upcoming international convention in atlanta.

they read a 5 page letter from the branch which stated basically that we should feel priviledged to be invited to this convention.. however, many are not using the "recomended lodging list", "many hotels still have plenty of rooms available", "we must be loyal to this arrangement", (or the organization will not get their comp rooms)..
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John Graeff CO recently left "the work"
by James Jackson in
1. jw
2. experiences
john graeff a co in north fla (1999-2002), northwest ga (2003-2006), northeast al (2007-2010), then houston tx just left the "traveling work", anyone know why?.

he was a great teacher and fiercely loyal to the organisation.

he taught my pioneer school and elders school.
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Ex Bethelite experiences, a must read
by James Jackson in
1. jw
2. experiences
go to freeminds.org and click on the bethel guestbook link.. there are over a hundred life stories, great reading!!!.

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