billyboy
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Slippers / shoes at book studies
by billyboy in.
hi everyone!
was there ever an issue as to whether you were / weren't allowed to wear shoes at a group book study in someones house , so everyone had to dump their shoes at the door?.
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What is your rating?
by billyboy inas a bit of a newbie , i'm interested as to the overall viewpoint of site users and spectrum of views.. using a crude gauge , where 1 = completely convinced "stepford"jw ("jhs organisation is wonderful etc") and 10 is a completely rabid "tear down the tower" apostate/ex-witness pathalogically hating the whole jw structure , where do you fit in?
(apolgies to both groups - no offense intended).. i'm about 2.5 - somewhat disillusioned , keen for reforms in certain areas but broadly accepts the teachings and loves the lifestyle.
would never leave.
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WTBTS 2010 AGM notes (GAG alert)
by billyboy in<!-- @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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Symposium outline from Curcuit Assembly Part 2
by billyboy infor 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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Lack of take up of Advance Directive forms
by billyboy inas 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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JW email doing the rounds (GAG alert)
by billyboy inat 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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Circuit assembly symposium outline part 3
by billyboy inapologies 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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Current guidelines for assembly speakers
by billyboy inthese 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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District Convention speaker recommendations 2011
by billyboy inevery 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.
extract:.
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Source material for elders school
by billyboy inelders & 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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