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You can say all these again. I so love to share your experience. I truly feel so free now. I now have more time for my family. I see everyone equally as well. 👍👍

As we listen to one another, we do what Paul exhorts: "Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves" (Phil. 2:3), and “Therefore encourage one another and build one another up” - 1 Thess. 5:11

Lying. The Bible provides requirements for appointing ministerial servants and elders. Since these requirements are part of God's inspired Word, the elders pray for God's spirit to consider a candidate for appointment-specifically, whether he meets the qualifications outlined by the spirit in the Bible. If he does, such an appointment is considered to be guided by God's spirit, as He is the one who commanded it to be recorded.

Why would you look to man? 🤦🏻

I’d have to give this presentation a W. Poor use of an outline, poor use of notes. Gestures not appropriate for information presented.

Hi, Caleb. I'm very sorry to hear about the tragedy that took place in your family, whatever it might be about. In regard to JW Elders and the Holy Spirit chosing them to watch over the congregational flock...as far as I can tell...there's nothing divine about the appointing of Jehovah's Witness Elders, Circuit Overseers or Ministerial Servants. It's all congregational and denominational politics. It's also about how much ass you can kiss. It's an all-boys club; some Elders (as well a Circuit Overseers and Ministerial Servants) are very well-meaning but still, vying for and actually achieving ecclesiastical authority can be quite an ugly game. I wouldn't have been able to play it as I'm a woman but I wouldn't have wanted to. Elders also have the power to potentially ruin a congregant's life. That power comes with great reponsibility, Spider-Man.

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I was in one congregation that appointed an old lesbian women as an elder. She looked like a man and said she was but I knew better. She was finally caught and removed. She was cutting the grass at the KH and the lawnmower ripped her pants right off exposing every thing she didn't own. I loved her she was so kind.😊

Sorry to hear there was a tragedy in your family. ❤️

It is such a great point how you mentioned that witnesses are always looking to the new world to do things they want to do. When I was active, I used to cringe when people talked about all the things they would learn in the New World. It was so cringy, Because all the people commenting did not seem to like learning now. I guess in the New World Jehovah will give them the love of learning. It’s actually really sad.

Frankly … the Mormons do a better job than Watchtower

I could never understand how elders were appointed by holy spirit, but they weren’t demoted by holy spirit. Got some strange looks when i posed that question. You would think it would be even more operative in keeping the body of elders clean and demoting any wrong doers. In fact, the opposite is true. Many elders engaged in serious sins, and crimes, for years, without being exposed. Even those demonstrating haughtiness or lacking in the fruits of the spirit. Or those whose sins are overlooked because of their position, despite the Bible saying they bear a heavier responsibility.

Your a wicked man.i don't think so.your kind loving a true Christian helping us.thanks much appreciated

Been there too

caleb thats bc jehohvah is enil from the sumerian tablets he is an evil god a storm god. i know its shocking but true

It is all political and green handshakes. I watched an Adulterous Brother who destroyed his wife and 4 children, divorce his wife and marry the woman who he cheated with, come to to the very Hall his family was at, He got appointed as an Elder😳 Many good families left our Hall that week of his appointment including his ex-wife and children. I was saying how could he be appointed by Holy Spirit? Why would Jehovah choose him to guide his congregation? Such a farce…he lasted 5 years, his wife cheated on him, he got disfellowshiped, eventually died at 65 alone, now that is justice. God is not with these evil people.

there is no holy spirit , its called energy of where you put your attention .iwas in that cult all my young life its manipulation and control it never ever felt right, thank you for vid.

Remember, the Judas was appointed as a Apostle of the Jesus Christ and he abandoned his faith and joined Satan and betrayed Jesus Christ, he later hung himself and died a horrible death without the hope of the resurrection. As for your faith, it’s up to Jehovah and Jesus, but the chances of you being in the God’s Kingdom is very slim! Truth is not a possession of anyone and even after one thousand years of living in the Paradise, many people reject Jehovah’s sovereignty and rebel and quickly terminated. So, big boy it’s you choice as a free moral agent to choose life or everlasting death.

Repent. Return to Jehovah.

It means. Holy Spirit= WACADOO. you are wasting your life of this foolishness!

When i was an elder we had a young man, 25 years old, that we were unanimously in favour of appointing as an elder. The CO said no as he felt he was too young, stating a case he knew of someone else appointed at 25 and it didnt turn out well. Now the Gb says early 20s is OK for an elder. Lmao, its all personal opinions! Some elders when i was growing up were harsh, angry people! Holy spirit has zero to do with anything in this high control religion.

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I've seen many elders and ministerial servants appointed, only later to find they were having affairs, secretly smoking, some involved with CSA. So where's the holy spirit appointing them? Clearly it's a man made corporate structure organisation with no appointments by God or his spirit.

Hi Caleb iam an ex since 2020 was a pimo for many years because of inaccurate Scriptures and one's misleading you about what Scriptures where saying when they weren't saying what they whereTelling they say, Just like the NEW LIGHT at Proverbs 4 they take it out of context by just reading verse 18 but in context they should read from 14 that to 18 it shows that it's speaking about ones PATH in life ether a Good one or a Wicked one, and has nothing to do with Scripture getting Brighter. Anyway i enjoyed your indept explanation of there man made excuses to get rid of you and hope you suffer and want to come back only to take your money and make them richer .You and your family have a happy life and enjoy it because if and when Armageddon comes in our lifetime Jesus and Jehovah are our Judges not men.❤

Thank you Caleb for your Honesty with the so called Spirit Guidance used in congregation appointments . I must say it's refreshing to hear from someone who's position in the congregation required total obedience to keeping the JW name above reproach , even if lying or the use of deceit ( Theocratic Warfare ) was to be used in their opinion , this coming from an ex-JW over 40 years ago during my divorce from a very powerful elders , daughter . I was never Reproved or Df'ed , I just left after 2-1/2 years of battling my ex-in-laws , the slander coming from my ex- in- laws , my ex Elder father in law and his other drinking Elder Cronies , and the courts that I eventually won my case in being a father to my 2 toddler sons . Hope all is going well in your life , and may God bless you for your Honesty .

Great Stuff, remember what they told you over 100 years ago, “Religion is a racket and a snare” it was true then, and it’s true now.

We are told in Scripture that there where thousands of followers of Christ but we are only told that the APOSTLES and a handful of Disciples did the preaching work .

My experience of Elders being appointed was that there Father was one or had been in other words let's keep it in the Family. Also speaking about Holy Spirit I Never experience it or saw it ,and yes there where kind and nice people, not like the so-called Governing Body who can't even give a smile, they don't come across as spiritual men but who they truly are Business men.

Agree with everything...I was told to know the brothers and they would speak up for you.they like the single 19,20,21 year olds. Someone who has a father or uncle thats appointed. Political...I can believe that.

CO = Regional Manager Elder = Crew Supervisor Ministerial Servant = Administrative assistant Pioneer = Sales Force Baptized = Authorized for free labor

Theres a fundamental flaw in your reasoning Caleb.! 607 bc is NOT the PIVOTAL year in the " 7 times chronolgy/ prophecy" of Daniel.. !! As you rightly say , this year is disputed by many scholars. HOWEVER , 537 bc is NOT disputed as the year Babylon fell. ! The jews were released & arrived back home in 537 bc. It is by putting faith in Jeremiahs prophecy ( ch.29:10 ) we go from 537 to 607 bc. I would sooner trust the bible over secular speculation. Jehovah had Jeremiah prophecy the Israelites would be held captive for 70 years as a punishment for their waywardness. !!

I went to the Spanish one day assembly just because I wanted to see how it was (two congregations were dissolved). There was a lot of details I could share but I won't bore anyone. They didn't mention Jeffrey Winders comment "The GB is nether inspired nor infallible" and was explaining the reason for it. I couldn't understand most of it but as animated as the speaker was it looked like he was trying to justify keeping following them.

Maybe it’s more political

Thank you for your new video. Very helpful .

This is really what bothers me at this moment. I don’t believed they are appointed by Holy Spirit even the circuit overseers I doubt how they get appointed if politics is involved. I witness myself being an elder for many years how nepotism, simonism is involved. This is something man made unscriptural policies

How true! What you describe is not an exception, but in my 30 years as an elder, was the norm. In virtually every body of elders that I knew there was disunity in some shape or form. It stemmed from jealousy of other elders who were seen as good speakers and teachers, from ambition to have control or impose their ways to have things done as they wanted or from a clash of personalities. It was just like any other business in the commercial world. It was certainly nothing to do with "holy spirit". If it were then the holy spirit is making a pretty poor job of it`s selection process.

JW’s must really like the name Caleb. LOL

To qualify for an elder, ministerial servant, pioneer, etc, a person must teach the false doctrines of men.

Reminds me of a situation back in the day when a married Elder from a neighboring congregation got caught in an affair and part of the resolution to this problem was his moving to our local congregation. After time had passed and he had settled in and had achieved a measure of stature he liked to state his belief that Holy Spirit directed him to move to our congregation to help us with our problems. My guess it also had something to do with his own wife and the other woman’s husband. The part that always struck me in situations like those wasn’t so much that people, elders included, get themselves in situations, it was the efforts they made to get back in the saddle as soon as possible. I learned not to underestimate how much certain people needed the power and ‘prestige’ of the overseer positions.

Very good! Thanks for a great video!! Keep them coming!!

Great points Caleb,thanks for sharing your experience! I was always a yes man as well. I was always told i was humble and I thought i was helping people. But it turns out that they value obedience to the org more then genuine humility. A trait which they themselves especially the GB severely lack. I am no longer a believer,but if there is a God it is plain to see that his spirit is definitely not with this group of narcissistic and controlling leaders.

Ugh, “going to meetings is essential to your faith”! The meetings just dispense drivel, any worldly person can see it. Thank you, Caleb, for sharing your truth!

Glad to see you back on. Caleb. I’d been wondering where you’d been. Hope all is well with you and your family . I truly enjoy the information you share with all of us! Keep up the good work!

I appreciate your content but just as much your brevity. There are alot of ex-JW channels but yours is one of the few that keeps it short and sweet. Thanks.

The coordinator is not the highest position. It's supposed to be the least position in the entire Congregation. It seems you are struggling with the basics of the functioning of Christian congregation based on the bible, and many who claim to be Christian do struggle to understand, it takes a spiritual person to get it.

Sounds like what was happening in the first century congregations.

1 Tim 3:6-10. You failed bc you were appointed too young.

Great video, lol you were a cobe, i didn’t want to be an elder when I was an elder I sandbag a lot to avoid being looked at for any higher up job. It was hard work no fucking spirit help me

4:21 Yeah, yeah…..meetings are not optional. You want options? Buy a new car. 🚘🤦‍♂️🥃

3:39 Or most importantly, what the scriptures say about the Spirits display of fruitage. (Gal.5:22-26)