Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses

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collective religious leadership leadership body religious governing body

The Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses is a small group of senior leaders who provide doctrinal direction and organizational oversight for the worldwide Jehovah's Witnesses religious movement.

Aliases (4)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	collective religious leadership → leadership body → religious governing body →
authorityOver	Watch Tower Society publications → branch offices of Jehovah's Witnesses → worldwide congregations of Jehovah's Witnesses →
composition	anointed Jehovah's Witnesses → male-only membership →
country	United States of America →
decisionMakingProcess	consensus among members →
describedAs	faithful and discreet slave class in Jehovah's Witnesses theology →
established	mid-20th century as distinct leadership body →
governs	doctrinal interpretation of the Bible for Jehovah's Witnesses → global preaching strategy of Jehovah's Witnesses → organizational policies of Jehovah's Witnesses →
headquarters	World Headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses →
headquartersLocation	Warwick, New York →
ideology	Jehovah's Witnesses doctrine →
language	English →
location	Warwick, New York →
mainFunction	appointment of branch committees → appointment of traveling overseers → approval of doctrinal changes → direction of global relief efforts of Jehovah's Witnesses → doctrinal oversight → organizational oversight → publication oversight → supervision of preaching work → worldwide coordination of Jehovah's Witnesses →
membershipCriteria	male anointed Jehovah's Witnesses in good standing →
membershipSelection	invitation-only →
organizationalStructure	collective decision-making body → committee-based operations →
oversees	Coordinators' Committee → Personnel Committee → Publishing Committee → Service Committee → Teaching Committee → Writing Committee →
parentOrganization	Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania → Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York →
precededBy	presidency-centered leadership of Watch Tower Society →
previousHeadquartersLocation	Brooklyn, New York →
publishesThrough	Awake! magazine → Watchtower magazine → jw.org →
religion	Jehovah's Witnesses →
religiousTradition	Bible Student movement → Restorationism →
selfUnderstanding	spirit-directed body →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Coordinators' Committee → Publishing Committee ("Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses") → Writing Committee ("Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses") →	parentOrganization
Coordinators' Committee → President of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society ("Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses") → Teaching Committee ("Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses") →	reportsTo
Teaching Committee ("Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses") → Writing Committee ("Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses") →	establishedBy
President of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society ("board of directors of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society") →	appointedBy
The Watchtower →	associatedOrganization
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York ("Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses") →	associatedWith
New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures ("Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Governing Body") →	defendedBy
Coordinators' Committee →	governingBody
Jehovah's Witnesses →	governingBodyName
World Headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses →	governingBodySeatOf
World Headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses →	hasResidentOrganization
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania →	mainOrgan
Teaching Committee ("Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses") →	partOf
Writing Committee ("Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses") →	subordinateTo
President of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society ("Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses") →	usedBy
Writing Committee ("Teaching Committee of Jehovah’s Witnesses") →	worksWith