konceptual99
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How Many Elders And Ministerial Servants Are There In Your Congregation?
by Village Idiot ini'm curious to see how much manpower a little congregation - a hundred?
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How Many Elders And Ministerial Servants Are There In Your Congregation?
by Village Idiot ini'm curious to see how much manpower a little congregation - a hundred?
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konceptual99
There are two aspects to it rebel.
Firstly there is a surprising amount of work because the org makes it so with copious paperwork, form filling, procedures etc. Really four or five elders is a minimum for a congregation above 80 or so people assuming those elders are healthy and have a reasonable amount of time. Many elders are older, are ill or have family circumstances that limit what they can do.
Secondly, having "privileges" in the congregation, especially being an elder, is aspirational and an outward sign you are "spiritual". It's a marker to everyone else that you can be trusted and are loyal. A man older than his late 30s who is not a ministerial servant, let alone an elder, is usually considered a little suspect even if everything else they do conforms to the norm.
Being an elder is a control mechanism, both of the flock the elder is in charge of and the individual holding the position.
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How Many Elders And Ministerial Servants Are There In Your Congregation?
by Village Idiot ini'm curious to see how much manpower a little congregation - a hundred?
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konceptual99
Approx 110 publishers. We had 11 elders but one was stabbed in the back and forcibly dumped last week after 40+ years on a pure technicality.
Dunno how many minis - must be around 5 or 6.
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Is Larry Graham an Elder?
by ShirleyW ini think he is, but i"m not too sure.
just wondering because looking at that purple pimp outfit with hat that he wore to prince's memorial, i wonder if he ever gave a talk wearing the same outfit, when i've read here that some brothers were talked to for wearing a pastel colored shirt while giving a talk..
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konceptual99
No problem with LG or anyone walking their own line and glad to see it. It's just a compare and contrast as to how your R&F dub would be treated when they walk their own line. -
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Is Larry Graham an Elder?
by ShirleyW ini think he is, but i"m not too sure.
just wondering because looking at that purple pimp outfit with hat that he wore to prince's memorial, i wonder if he ever gave a talk wearing the same outfit, when i've read here that some brothers were talked to for wearing a pastel colored shirt while giving a talk..
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konceptual99
So LG can wear purple but wearing black is ALWAYS wrong,
What if there was a request to wear a specific colour to a funeral - you can bet some self-righteous elder would crack down on it.
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Prince Cremated In Private Ceremony
by konceptual99 inhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36122711.
attended by larry graham reportedly.
no big jw event thankfully .
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konceptual99
Sorry. Missed this on another thread. Please feel free to delete Simon. -
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Prince Cremated In Private Ceremony
by konceptual99 inhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36122711.
attended by larry graham reportedly.
no big jw event thankfully .
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konceptual99
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36122711
Attended by Larry Graham reportedly. No big JW event thankfully
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WT's expert on blood!
by Joyzabel inthe january 8, 2000 awake magazine published an article "the growing demand for bloodless medicine and surgery".
this article has been quoted extensively by jws as support for their "scientific" justification for refusing blood products.. a quote from that article that is familiar to most jws and exjws is this one:.
“all those dealing with blood and caring for surgical patients have to consider bloodless surgery.”—dr.
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konceptual99
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Anyone in London (UK) area next April 30th or May 1st, 2nd ?
by EdenOne ini'm traveling with mrs. eden to london uk and we'll have 2,5 days on our own in the area (near battersea).
anyone in the area around that time?.
edenone.
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konceptual99
That's a bank holiday weekend. I would love to say hello but will be unable to get to London those days. It's also the zone visit and I will have to endure a three hour drone session on Saturday. -
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AGREE? or DISAGREE? Popular Music
by Terry inhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip0wuwjbdmi.
"from 1955 till present, popular music has declined to the point where it is now consistently "stupid" and homogenous.
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konceptual99
If you watch the video it's clear that the guy is not making a generalised statement about all contemporary music. He is making a statement about much of the production line chart filling dross that comes and goes with each week.
As someone who listens to a lot of new and emerging music I know there is a wealth of fantastic stuff out there that is relevant and has artistic merit. Every age has the same and you've always had to wade through crap to find the gold.
I hate the idea that the only music with any merit, the best stuff ever created just happens to be the music you liked in your teens and twenties. It's as stupid an idea as saying the religion one is born into has to be the only true one.
I agree with much of what the guy has to say but that is not the same as saying that all new music is crap.