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  Lack of take up of Advance Directive forms

  by billyboy in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  as some of you know, i am an elder in a southern england congregation.

  the britain branch ( policy letter dec 8th 2007) stopped all hlc brothers giving talks at other congregations and as a result the take-up of the advance directive form (ad) has dropped dramatically.

  jws are presenting themselves at hospitals without the form and nhs staff are phoning the hlc to ask that an elder visits to help them compose it while in hospital.. the uk branch is asking hlc members to meet up with bodies of elders so that we can "educate the brothers" (their expression) - we had our meeting a few weeks ago with a couple of the hlc brothers.

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  GB Zone Visit UK May 2011

  by billyboy in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i've been invited to a special talk as part of a zone visit by a (yet to be named) gb member in may at bowes road , london.

  apparently it is being simultaneously piped to quite a few assembly halls across the uk so that many more jws can "enjoy the privilege"..

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  District Convention speaker recommendations 2011

  by billyboy in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  every year the wtbts asks a few select top elders / cos to "rate" the brothers in their circuit to see if they qualify to give talks on district conventions.

  it would seem that the society are concerned that some brothers are being a bit faddy in shaving their heads.

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  JW email doing the rounds (GAG alert)

  by billyboy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  at times i will greet a brother or a sister at the kingdom hall and i will ask them how they are.. they look at me with tired eyes and say, i'm h.e.r.e.this poem is for all of us who are glad that you are h.e.r.e.. .

  the kids were cranky, your husband was late.

  the dinner you had ready just had to wait.

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  Source material for elders school

  by billyboy in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  elders & ms have been told to study the following material before the school.. elders.......... organised to do gods will (od) chapter 7. shepherd the flock of god (ks10) chapters 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11. benefit from theocratic education pages 47-51. ministerial servants........ organised to do gods will (od) pages 78-83 & 93-102 & chapter 7. benefit from theocratic education (be) pages 47-51. .

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  Circuit assembly symposium outline part 3

  by billyboy in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  apologies for any formatting / paragraph errors.. part 1 http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/bible/200657/1/symposium-outline-for-circuit-assembly-part-1.

  part 2 http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/bible/200863/1/symposium-outline-from-curcuit-assembly-part-2.

  the traveling merchants (19 min.

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  Symposium outline from Curcuit Assembly Part 2

  by billyboy in

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  2. bible

  for part 1 see http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/bible/200657/1/symposium-outline-for-circuit-assembly-part-1.

  ) [talk and demonstration.].

  (lv 145 par.

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  Symposium outline for circuit assembly Part 1

  by billyboy in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  this is the wtbts outline for the circuit assembly symposium "do not be contaminated by...".

  i'll be posting the 2nd & 3rd parts shortly.

  i would post this as a download but i have seen the problems yknot has had with the wtbts very quickly getting the host to remove the file.. from my experience having given talks at assemblies for 30 years - the wtbts used to provide outlines but nowadays the outline is virtually a manuscript , with even the illustration given word for word.

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  Current guidelines for assembly speakers

  by billyboy in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  these are the instructions currently given to brothers who have parts on assemblies or special days.

  note that beards are still officially a no-no.. please read and follow carefully the following information: the material is to be.

  presented extemporaneously.

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  WTBTS 2010 AGM notes (GAG alert)

  by billyboy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  <!-- @page { margin: 2cm } p { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } --> .

  here are some highlights from the 2010 annual meeting;.

  branch overseers/representatives from around the world gave greetings from their branch and gave some encouraging experiences from the field.

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