The Jehovah's Witnesses - Way of Life Literature

Miscellaneous FactsJehovah’s Witnesses take their name from Isaiah43:10-11, which actually refers to Israel.“I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is nosaviour. I have declared, and have saved, and I haveshewed, when there was no strange god among you:therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that Iam God” (Isaiah 43:11-12).The Jehovah’s Witnesses (JW) have a centralizedleadership, with the congregations closely directed fromthe headquarters in New York City.The Jehovah’s Witnesses are very aggressive inpromoting their beliefs, with churches and missionariesthroughout the world.To witness for the organization is considered a necessarypart of one’s salvation. Every JW is expected to gowitnessing at least once a week and must turn in a report.Individual Witnesses are called Publishers. They spendan average of four hours per week in this work.Full-time preachers give at least 90 hours per month toproclaiming the JW faith. There are 700,000 of thesetoday.17