Topics Started by traveb

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jw.org cart days numbered?
by jookbeard in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
reading a report of an elder in a friends cong has been hiding and spying on the pioneers who seem to have a practise of dumping the cart and finding a local coffee shop, i've noticed that they do this in my local high street as well but this week they seemed to be all huddled around the cart, they've clearly been warned, a vast percentage of the time i see they seem to be more interested in fiddling with their mobile phones and gossiping, is just seems these carts are a means for the pioneers to turn in "easy time" i wonder what sort of figures show how much literature is being taken by the public?

i bet its very minimal.

naturally the gb would say they are a phenomenal success , we clearly know they are not.
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Your body of elders - were they liberal, conservative or moderate?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
in my first kingdom hall, the elders were ultra conservative.

our presiding overseer used to be a zone overseer.

the second hall i was in was moderate.
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2 BOEs arrived!
by Atlantis in
1. watchtower
2. bible
from a source:.

2015 hotel arrangements... click the link by the blue arrow.. https://www.sendspace.com/file/qp1oxc.

.. .. 2015 january 2, boe.. https://www.sendspace.com/file/n9duoj.
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BOE 2014-07-13 Appointment and deletion of elders and ministerial servants
by WatchTower87 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
2014-07-13 appointment and deletion of elders and ministerial servantsto all bodies of elders.

the link removed by request is also available at the forms link.

the congregation secretary should arrange for this letter to be retained in the congregation permanent file of policy letters.
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Your Experience with Resigning as an Elder
by committeechairman in
1. jw
2. experiences
i'm considering resigning as an elder.

i'm not planning to fade or stop as one of jehovah's witnesses, just stop serving as an elder.. i have responsibility in the congregation and in circuit, district, rbc, etc.

and i'm completely exhausted.
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BOE Letter: New Adjustments
by pixel in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
**this was predicted from some members here**.

to all congregations .

re: adjustments in organizational terminology and assembly arrangements .
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The Judicial Committee videos in english
by confusedandalone in
1. jw
2. friends
not sure if this has been posted but the jwsurvey site received the videos in english from someone.. this crap is pathetic to watch.

how to counsel someone who is suicidal... really.

http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/doubts-over-organizational-solidarity-as-disturbing-video-on-handling-suicide-is-leaked.
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2013 Publisher Statistics now available from 2014 Yearbook.
by jwfacts in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the 2014 yearbook is out, and i have scanned the publisher figures into a more readable format at 2013 service year report.

i have updated some of the graphs at http://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/statistics.php and will do the rest tonight.

there are no real surprises, with very similar results as during the last couple of years.
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A radical direction for the WTS - speculation thread.
by besty in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
what might the wts do to counteract growth stagnation and attrition?.

of course they could ditch certain teachings and practices such as blood, shunning and homophobia.. how about if they closed the kingdom hall network (all proceeds back to mothership) and built out more regional mega-churches?

<assembly halls>.
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British zone visit from David Splane - a report from the special meeting in Glasgow
by slimboyfat in
1. jw
2. friends
well i went to a "special meeting" in the armadillo today where a 2 & 1/2 hour programme was relayed from london at 1pm.

apparently the letters of invitation only went out a month or so ago and not all congregations were invited.

there were 2,900 of us from around scotland.