The Watchtower Society has developed highly sophisticated recruitment and training techniques. When they knock on your door their approach has been well orchestrated and rehearsed. They have been trained in the techniques of social and psychological manipulation. The Society publishes a small book entitled Reasoning from the Scriptures. This is their “how to” manual.
The first publishing of this book was 2 million copies – 3 for each Witness. It contains 76 topics. For example: abortion, ancestor worship, Paradise, philosophy, women and the world. It also teaches door–to–door techniques.
A few of the Catholic doctrines discussed are: Apostolic Succession, Baptism as a sin eradication sacrament, confession, holidays & holy days, Images, Marian doctrines, Mass, and purgatory. Approximately a tenth of the book is aimed at Catholics.
The book begins with a section entitled “Introductions for use in field ministry” and “How you might respond to potential conversation stoppers”.
There are seven steps to conversion:
Step 1: The first step is to get someone to accept a Watchtower magazine.
Step 2: Complete records are kept on each and every person called upon. The call back is the second approach and its purpose is to invite the person into a home Bible study.
Step 3: The home Bible study. The prospect is there to learn not to teach. If you argue with them they will leave and mark you down as a “goat”. Remember the parable about the sheep and the goats?
Step 4: Is an invitation the study further at the Kingdom Hall.
Step 5: Is an invitation to Sunday services. This is not like any Christian service whether Catholic or Protestant. There are no hymns sung and no preaching. An “elder” will deliver a 45-minute lecture on the latest Watchtower magazine. Scripture will be studied for field use.
Step 6: Wednesday or Thursday night meetings for Bible study. The average is 5 hours of “Bible Study” each week. At this time there is also story telling of successful field encounters, and the filling out of the monthly log of hours dedicated to witnessing.
Step 7: Admission to the sect. Baptism by immersion. Must agree to work as a missionary. Some work part-time; some log as many as 150 hours per month. Those who work full time as pioneers receive a small stipend.
7,313,173 worldwide members devoted 1,557,788,344 hours to witnessing in 2009, which equates to 213 hours per member or 4.0 hours per week, per member. In addition, there were 657,544 Bible studies conducted.
1,154,275 U.S. members devoted 230,075,885 hours to witnessing in the US in 2009, which equates to 199 hours per member or 3.82 hours per week, per member.
Their hierarchy is congregation elder, circuit or district overseer, branch overseer, zone overseer, and the Governing Body in Brooklyn Heights, New York.
They have no ordained ministry. The main task of the organization is to enlarge its rolls. The have no public service organizations such as hospitals, orphanages, welfare agencies, schools or colleges except the Gilead Missionary Training School in Lansing NY. Why bother with the welfare of others if the end is near?
The Society does not recognize the legitimacy of any earthly authority. All is of Satan. If you are not a Witness you are with the anti-Christ. Everything they do is focused on the end of Satan’s rule and the establishment of the Kingdom of God on earth. Keep in mind that Witnesses are taught that Christians are under the dominion of Satan, which is why they will not accept literature that does not originated with the Society.