First of all,.. we are allowed to read any bible and most of us have a few different translations at home. Furthermore every Jehovah's Witness is trained to become an ordained minister and publisher. An instrument for that training is our Theocratic Ministry School. Besides that we have several 'schools' that are specialized in training , elders, overseers, pioneers and missionaries. A well known facility we use for that purpose is the Watchtower Educational Center in Patterson (google it to see some pics). Studying theology on a university does not qualify someone to become an elder.. or even a minister of our faith. For more information visit our official website www.jw.org Kindest regards from the Netherlands Europe

First of all, we are allowed to read any bible and most of us have a few different translations at home. Furthermore, every Jehovah's Witness is trained to become an ordained minister and publisher. An instrument for that training is our Theocratic Ministry School. Besides that we have several 'schools' that are specialized in training , elders, overseers, pioneers and missionaries. A well known facility we use for that purpose is the Watchtower Educational Center in Patterson (google it to see some pics). Studying theology on a university does not qualify someone to become an elder or even a minister of our faith. For more information visit our official website, http://www.jw.org. Kindest regards from the Netherlands Europe