i've been trying to figure out the purpose of the new (bland, commercial style) building that the gb is pushing.
it is not a design that attracts attention, nor does it offer a lot in future resale value.
it will be more difficult to build than the wood residential style buildings, meaning they can't use their cheap unskilled labor force for a lot of the work.
mmmm - interesting idea but I am not convinced that they will rent out space, not least for the reasons mentioned by Searcher.
There will be something behind the change related to finances but I think it's far more likely to be in the P/L on the resale coupled with ongoing donations.
well if you check the new pay attention at the meeting video their hall is one of the 1st.
flat roof, lots of glass and a jw.org logo.
lucky them
new kindumb halls in a neighborhood near you.
notes and highlights from todays meeting.
opening statement about this meeting being a historic event, over 100k elders under the us branch together live from nyc..
Elders were told not to point out the flaws about this new arrangement. (Ecclesiastes 7:21, 22) Also, do not give your heart to all the words that people may speak, that you may not hear your servant calling down evil upon you. 22 For your own heart well knows even many times that you, even you, have called down evil upon others.
· Introduced new positions, FIELD REPRESENTATIVE, MAINTENANCE TRAINER, too many other boring titles for brothers to fight for.
Two questions....
1 - What are the "flaws"? If this method reduces cost, reduces demands on the RBC volunteer workforce (gives people back time) and meets a need then what are the flaws? I know people don't like change but what is it in this change that could be perceived as flawed?
2 - What are the volunteering opportunities? I know senior roles will be taken by those in full time service but what about the actual construction work? How much labour will be needed? Will paid contractors be employed?
you must see the musical video at the end of this month program (aprox.
at 1:04:30).... i don't like to use "must" but this is wow... if you think they couldn't get any lower... just be prepared...
What about all the brothers we hear about all the time in Africa who swim through crocodile infested waters to get to the meeting carrying their cloths on the heads. How fair is that to those poor brothers who sacrifice their lives every time there is a meeting. It's all we hear about in the year book. Yet this couple live in a very nice home and by the ocean.
We got them at the end - waving from their huts and dirt roads, tin roof KH with benches to sit on.
It was nice of Sam Herd to remind us that the org is completely unified. I expect the brothers in Africa are looking forward to the glut of KH building with windows, air con, tarmac parking for 100 cars as per the images we have seen as proof of that unity.
two jehovah's witnesses requesting financial transparency in spain branch.
one picture in the assembly hall and another on the bridge.. .
http://johnhenrykurtz.blogspot.com.es/2015/01/transparencia-financiera-llegara-antes.html.
It can be difficult enough to establish if your donations to a charity that has plenty of documentation available for public consumption is actually spending your money wisely. Aside from some of the UK charity commission documentation I don't know of anything that is presented by the WTS to detail how funds are spent.
I repeat that just because few in the org really care it does not mean the entitlement should not be there.
the innocent civilians being attacked is the norm of the day.
attacking hospitals too are happening frequently.
now schools being attacked is becoming a regular affair (last of its kind massacred 150 children in peshawar on december 16, 2014)..
Abiather,
Are you really saying that this man here...:
http://www.metromatinee.com/MetromatineMoviewNews/images/Jagadish-actor.jpg
looks like he is in his 20s?
If so, in the UK we would say this you...
"Should have gone to Specsavers."
Specsavers don't do telescopes.
pop quiz on jw (current) teaching.
1. was jesus 2nd coming in 1914?.
2. is jesus 2nd (parousia) presence the same thing as his coming?.
so, i have been badgered recently to do some kind of family study by my wife.
thanks to tv.jw.org i now have a really easy tool to use that not only passes this time but actually makes them question the organisation.. our sessions skipping through the delights of the monthly broadcast have been very interesting.
derision at the wooden delivery of the gb.
Don't be silly Kate. I wasn't offended, just disagreed a little with your conclusion. I got your point and there are several on here that would agree that once you are awake to TTATT you should just get out.
so, i have been badgered recently to do some kind of family study by my wife.
thanks to tv.jw.org i now have a really easy tool to use that not only passes this time but actually makes them question the organisation.. our sessions skipping through the delights of the monthly broadcast have been very interesting.
derision at the wooden delivery of the gb.
Hi Oubliette,
Indeed. I'd rather not go into too much detail but my kids are reasonably academic, work hard at school and are creative. Both my wife and I set high, but reasonable, expectations for them. They understand that it's not money alone that brings happiness but being able to exercise your choices and have free will does - in turn those who throw their education away, are lazy and do not have sufficient money often have few choices in life and are unable to exercise free will.
They see the waste in just getting any old part time job to pioneer and then getting tied down at a young age. They both, but particularly the older one, do not like the patriarchal nature of the organisation. I have used this to my advantage as well.
With my daughters both my wife (even though she is still mentally well in) and I have been clear about the hard work and suffering that women have endured for years to bring about the level of sexual equality we have now. We have made it clear that they can show respect for that by fulfilling their potential and not wasting away the freedoms those women bought them.
I am confident that their interest and success in education will be the saving grace. They are free to question, encouraged to do so. There is no danger of them succumbing to pressure to get baptised any time soon and my view is that if they are encouraged to look at WT teachings with an open mind, with critical thinking skills applied they will not need me to tell them it's junk.
so, i have been badgered recently to do some kind of family study by my wife.
thanks to tv.jw.org i now have a really easy tool to use that not only passes this time but actually makes them question the organisation.. our sessions skipping through the delights of the monthly broadcast have been very interesting.
derision at the wooden delivery of the gb.
Hi Oubliette,
Indeed. I'd rather not go into too much detail but my kids are reasonably academic, work hard at school and are creative. Both my wife and I set high, but reasonable, expectations for them. They understand that it's not money alone that brings happiness but being able to exercise your choices and have free will does - in turn those who throw their education away, are lazy and do not have sufficient money often have few choices in life and are unable to exercise free will.
They see the waste in just getting any old part time job to pioneer and then getting tied down at a young age. They both, but particularly the older one, do not like the patriarchal nature of the organisation. I have used this to my advantage as well.
With my daughters both my wife (even though she is still mentally well in) and I have been clear about the hard work and suffering that women have endured for years to bring about the level of sexual equality we have now. We have made it clear that they can show respect for that by fulfilling their potential and not wasting away the freedoms those women bought them.
I am confident that their interest and success in education will be the saving grace. They are free to question, encouraged to do so. There is no danger of them succumbing to pressure to get baptised any time soon and my view is that if they are encouraged to look at WT teachings with an open mind, with critical thinking skills applied they will not need me to tell them it's junk.
