Why do JW's record and report time?
It's simply a control mechanism. The number on a slip of paper at the beginning of a new months gauges one's ''spirituality''. Any record number over the congregation or national average proves a ''brothers'' eligibility for ''priviledges''. Privilidges such as carrying a microphone around or operating the sound system at the back of the hall. Other priviledges like being used to read for the WT or the book study or prayer before the meeting.
Secondly, I want to state that another reason why they record time is another control mechanism. When the ''circuit overseer'' , or CO makes his rounds to the congregations every 6 months or so. He goes through each and every members' preaching records on the Tuesday afternoon before the week's visit. He goes through everyone's records and determines who is shall we say judged as ''weak'', by that I mean ''low hours''. From there it is determined when the elders get together for their meeting with the CO, they discuss who merits one of those dreaded ''shepparding calls'' or those rude drop in visits out of the blue.