Posts by konceptual99

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Question for SBF

by Fisherman in

slimboyfat, it appears that wts is going, gone digital.

can you show your view what is wts next move after they are completely gone from kings county and settled in warwick?

- this thread is your if you want it..

Real reasons why rbc was disolved?

by poopie in

jw
friends

any ideas?.

konceptual99

I have spoken in the past to a member of the WDC I know and have formed an opinion based on things those conversations.

Over the past few years the org have been undertaking a large scale reorganisation and have employed various consultants to develop strategies. They also had a very open policy of encouraging out of the box thinking where nothing was off the table.

In terms of construction this was being manifest in large scale expansion of branch facilities, development of regional translation offices and the idea of a global approach to KH construction. The new halls would portray a different corporate feel and (reading between the lines) offer a more attractive proposition to commercial buyers in the event of resale.

The big problem was that the RBC was full of chiefs and a whole bunch of keen but essentially low skilled workers. Quality control was variable. Congregations would go off plan or local purchasing decisions would reduce the benefit of economies of scale. Some of the branch construction works were showing the value of having full time senior team members and employing outside contractors for part of the works.

Bringing the whole thing to the WDC/RDC/LDC hierarchy has forced a centralisation of ALL construction globally. In conjunction with this the WT made a money grab to not only generate cash assets but also force what should be autonomous congregations into a relationship where it is impossible for them to go off plan and do something themselves. It also brings economies of scale into the operation, which was already there to an extent, but is much more centrally managed now and undertaken by a small procurement team.

The change to the RBC was done under the fanfare of a massive building programme but this was then dealt a blow by the concurrent change to financial approach of the organisation. Literally overnight hundreds of projects were cancelled. Hundreds, if not thousands, of full and part time workers were told they were surplus to requirements. Entire teams both in the field and at Bethels disappeared in a day or two.

The upshot of that is that the scale of the work can now be easily hidden since far fewer people have the inside track.

The RBC went because the GB wanted the US to have control of construction worldwide. It happened prior to the construction downturn but the organisational change suits the way things are now so the GB ain't complaining.

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Question for SBF

by Fisherman in

slimboyfat, it appears that wts is going, gone digital.

can you show your view what is wts next move after they are completely gone from kings county and settled in warwick?

- this thread is your if you want it..

konceptual99

Except many Witnesses are tighter than a gnat's chuff. Just try settling the bill in a group meal outing...

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Police cordon around Honiton's Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses after fatal stabbing

by ShirleyW in

jw
friends

hey uk folks, what's going with this story?

was it an unbelieving mate that attacked and elder or something?.

konceptual99

Was talking to someone from there the other day. Seems it was random in the sense the guy had no history or beef with the Witnesses but he did go back home to get the knife when he saw tbe victim working at the hall.

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Question for SBF

by Fisherman in

slimboyfat, it appears that wts is going, gone digital.

can you show your view what is wts next move after they are completely gone from kings county and settled in warwick?

- this thread is your if you want it..

konceptual99

The social, emotional and intellectual investment of members is the glue that will hold this organisation together for some time to come yet. I don't think anyone is forecasting some imminent implosion but the people aspect of this will outweigh all but the most catastrophic commercial and theological failures and I think there will still be an sizeable religion in 40/50 years time.

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Human Origins

by cofty in

fantastic graphic produced by the smithsonian institute illustrating human origins.

click on any of the group or species labels for more detailed information.. meet your ancestors here....

konceptual99

Thanks Cofty. I think I may use this the next time I have a conversation with someone on the carts.

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youngest baptised.

by zeb in

jw
friends

what is the youngest you have seen someone baptised?

i recall seeing a 9 yo girl baptised..

konceptual99

I told a CO recently that I was not a big fan of young people getting baptised which I don't think he expected...

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John Shuttleworth on JWs

by punkofnice in

this graham fellows (jilted john), character makes me depressed but laugh at the same time..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9ixjk1tgvk.

konceptual99

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jfba0pOvNQo

One of my faves

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