Jehovahs Witnesses use the term traveling overseer to refer to headquarters representatives and circuit overseers, all of whom are elders. During his visit, the circuit overseer delivers talks to the congregation and meets with the elders, ministerial servants and pioneers.
What do Jehovah Witnesses call their church?
Kingdom Halls Jehovahs Witnesses use Kingdom Halls for the majority of their worship and Bible instruction. Witnesses prefer the term Kingdom Hall over church, noting that the term often translated church in the Bible refers to the congregation of people rather than a structure.
Who is the head of the Jehovah Witness Church?
Nathan H. Knorr Nathan H. Knorr, President of Jehovahs Witnesses.
What is a Jehovah Witness minister?
Jehovahs Witnesses consider as ministers all adherents who have been approved to engage in formal evangelizing. Witnesses consider their baptisms to be ordinations; unbaptized publishers are considered regular ministers whereas baptized publishers are considered ordained ministers.
What do Jehovah Witnesses call their bible?
the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures The Witnesses have their own translation of the Bible - the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures. They refer to the New Testament as the Christian Greek Scriptures, and they call the Old Testament the Hebrew Scriptures.