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Jehovah's WitnessesSome powers, such as makingservice appointments, territoryassignments, disfellowshipingdisobedient, may be delegatedto special servantsTitus 1:5 "For this reason I leftyou in Crete, that you might correctthe things that were defectiveand might make appointmentsof older men in city aftercity, as I gave you orders ."1 Cor. 5 :13 "Remove the wickedman from among yourselves."1 Tim . 3 :8-10 "Ministerial servantsshould . . . be tested as to fitnessfirst, then let them serve asministers ."1 Tim . 5 :19-22 "Do not admitan accusation against an olderman, except only on the evidenceof two or three witnesses . Reprovebefore all onlookers persons whopractice sin, that the rest alsomay have fear . . . . Never lay yourhands hastily upon any man ; neitherbe a sharer in the sins ofothers ; preserve yourself pure ."Members of the Other SheepMay Hold Service Positions UnderGoverning BodyIsa . 61 :5 "And strangers shallstand and feed your flocks, andforeigners shall be your plowmenand your vinedressers ."Ex. 18 :13-26 "Moses' father-inlaw[not a Jew] said unto him,The thing that thou doest is notgood . Thou wilt surely wear away,both thou, and this people thatis with thee : for the thing is tooheavy for thee ; thou art notable to perform it thyself alone .Hearken now unto my voice, Iwill give thee counsel, and Godbe with thee : . . . thou shalt provideout of all the people ablemen . . . . and place such over them,to be rulers of thousands, rulersof hundreds, rulers of fifties, andrulers of tens : . . . So Moses hearkenedto the voice of his fatherin-law,and did all that he hadsaid ."Num . 10 :29-31 "Moses said untoHobab, the son of Reuel theMidianite, Moses' father-in-law,204We are journeying unto the placeof which Jehovah said, I willgive it you : come thou with us,and we will do thee good . . . .Leave us not, I pray thee ; forasmuchas thou knowest how weare to encamp in the wilderness,and thou shalt be to us insteadof eyes ."Each Congregation Has MatureMinisters as OverseersPhil . 1 :1 "Paul and Timothy,slaves of Christ Jesus, to all theholy ones in union with ChristJesus who are in Philippi, alongwith overseers and ministerialservants."Acts 20 :17, 28 "However, fromMiletus he sent to Ephesus andcalled for the older men of thecongregation . ` . . . Pay attentionto yourselves and to all the flock,among which the holy spirit hasappointed you overseers, to shepherdthe congregation of God,which he purchased with theblood of his own [Son] .'"1 Pet. 5 :1-11 "To the oldermen among you I give this exhortation. . . . Shepherd the flockof God in your care, not undercompulsion, but willingly, neitherfor love of dishonest gain, buteagerly, neither as lording it overthose who are God's inheritance,but becoming examples to theflock ."Traveling Ministers, "CircuitServants," Aid CongregationsRom . 15 :19 "From Jerusalemand in a circuit as far as IllyricumI have thoroughly preachedthe good news about the Christ ."3 John 10, 13 "That is why,if I come, I will call to remembrancehis works which he goeson doing, chattering about uswith wicked words . Also, notbeing content with these things,neither does he himself receivethe brothers with respect, andthose who are wanting to receivethem he tries to hinder and tothrow out of the congregation .I had many things to write you,