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.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses 13
Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses canonical 8
Jehovah’s Witnesses leadership 1

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 ⓘ
surface form: Brooklyn, New York
publishesThrough Awake! ⓘ
surface form: Awake! magazine

Watchtower magazine ⓘ
jw.org ⓘ
religion JehovahsWitnesses ⓘ
surface form: Jehovah's Witnesses
religiousTradition Bible Student movement ⓘ
Restorationism ⓘ
selfUnderstanding spirit-directed body ⓘ

Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

JehovahsWitnesses → governingBodyName → Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses ⓘ
subject surface form: Jehovah's Witnesses
New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures → defendedBy → Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Governing Body
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania → mainOrgan → Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses ⓘ
World Headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses → governingBodySeatOf → Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses ⓘ
World Headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses → hasResidentOrganization → Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses ⓘ
Teaching Committee → partOf → Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses ⓘ
this entity surface form: Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Teaching Committee → reportsTo → Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses ⓘ
this entity surface form: Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Teaching Committee → establishedBy → Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses ⓘ
this entity surface form: Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Writing Committee → parentOrganization → Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses ⓘ
this entity surface form: Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Writing Committee → worksWith → Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses ⓘ
this entity surface form: Teaching Committee of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Writing Committee → establishedBy → Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses ⓘ
this entity surface form: Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Writing Committee → subordinateTo → Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses ⓘ
this entity surface form: Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Publishing Committee → parentOrganization → Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses ⓘ
this entity surface form: Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Coordinators' Committee → parentOrganization → Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses ⓘ
Coordinators' Committee → governingBody → Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses ⓘ
Coordinators' Committee → reportsTo → Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses ⓘ
Watchtower magazine → associatedOrganization → Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses ⓘ
subject surface form: The Watchtower
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York → associatedWith → Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses ⓘ
this entity surface form: Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses
President of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society → usedBy → Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses ⓘ
this entity surface form: Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses
President of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society → appointedBy → Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses ⓘ
this entity surface form: board of directors of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
President of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society → reportsTo → Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses ⓘ
this entity surface form: Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses
The Watchtower → editorialControlBy → Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses ⓘ
this entity surface form: Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Jehovah’s Witnesses congregations → follows → Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses ⓘ
this entity surface form: Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Beth Sarim (house in San Diego) for use related to his ministry → commissionedBy → Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses ⓘ
subject surface form: Beth Sarim
this entity surface form: Jehovah’s Witnesses leadership
Nathan H. Knorr → memberOf → Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses ⓘ
this entity surface form: Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses