The Jehovah's Witnesses - Way of Life Literature
The Jehovah's Witnesses - Way of Life Literature The Jehovah's Witnesses - Way of Life Literature
In 2000, Jehovah’s Witnesses spent 1.1 billion hours invarious evangelistic activities in 235 countries, includingthe distribution of over 700 million pieces of printedmaterial, and thousands of audio and videocassettes.It takes many hours to produce one convert. In Japan,17,415 hours are required for every baptism. In Canada,8,195 hours are required; in Germany, 7,042; in Russia,2,416; in India, 2,312 hours.Their meetinghouses are called Kingdom Halls. EachHall divides its community into sectors and assigns thesectors to individual witnesses.They have five meetings per week, as follows:On Sunday they usually have two services. One is calledthe Public Talk, during which an elder gives a sermon ortalk. After that they usually have the Watchtower Study,which is a lesson based on an article in the currentWatchtower magazine.During a weekday, they have the Theocratic MinistrySchool, which is devoted to practice in witnessing. Theyteach the Witnesses how to answer challenges andquestions that typically encounter find while doorknocking. Following this, they usually have the Service18
Meeting. This involves training in matters pertaining tothe congregation.At another time during the week, they have the BookStudy, during which they study Watchtower teachingsfrom various JW books.The JWs have produced an amazing amount of literature.The Watchtower, the official JW journal, has a circulationof more than 22 million in 129 languages.More than one billion Bibles, books, and leaflets havebeen distributed in at least 176 languages since 1920.There are approximately 6 million Jehovah’s Witnessesin 93,000 congregations in 235 countries.The JW organization is called the “faithful and discreetslave” of Jehovah and is often called merely the “slave.”The JW organization is called the “mother.” “If we are towalk in the light of truth we must recognize not onlyJehovah God as our Father but his organization as ourmother” (The Watchtower, May 1, 1957, p. 274).19
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In 2000, Jehovah’s <strong>Witnesses</strong> spent 1.1 billion hours invarious evangelistic activities in 235 countries, includingthe distribution <strong>of</strong> over 700 million pieces <strong>of</strong> printedmaterial, and thousands <strong>of</strong> audio and videocassettes.It takes many hours to produce one convert. In Japan,17,415 hours are required for every baptism. In Canada,8,195 hours are required; in Germany, 7,042; in Russia,2,416; in India, 2,312 hours.<strong>The</strong>ir meetinghouses are called Kingdom Halls. EachHall divides its community into sectors and assigns thesectors to individual witnesses.<strong>The</strong>y have five meetings per week, as follows:On Sunday they usually have two services. One is calledthe Public Talk, during which an elder gives a sermon ortalk. After that they usually have the Watchtower Study,which is a lesson based on an article in the currentWatchtower magazine.During a weekday, they have the <strong>The</strong>ocratic MinistrySchool, which is devoted to practice in witnessing. <strong>The</strong>yteach the <strong>Witnesses</strong> how to answer challenges andquestions that typically encounter find while doorknocking. Following this, they usually have the Service18
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