1. SHEPHERD THE FLOCK OF GOD (1-9)

2. HOW ELDERS WORK TOGETHER AS A BODY

12 Elders’ Meetings (2-9)

14 How the Body of Elders Is Organized (10-26)

27 Pursue Peace With One Another as Spiritual Men (27-30)

3. APPOINTMENT AND DELETION OF ELDERS AND MINISTERIAL SERVANTS

30 Closely Examine Scriptural Qualifications (1-5)

32 Cautions Before Recommending Certain Brothers (6-10)

34 Making Recommendations to the Circuit Overseer (11)

35 Appointments Made During the Visit of the Circuit Overseer (12-13)

35 Recommendations Not Approved by the Circuit Overseer (14)

36 Situations That May Raise Questions About an Appointed Man’s Qualifications (15-21)

39 Procedure for Reviewing the Qualifications of Appointed Brothers Who Experience Difficulties (22-24)

41 Recommending Deletions to the Circuit Overseer (25-29)

43 When an Appointed Brother Moves to Another Congregation (30-31)

44 When an Appointed Brother Moves Into the Congregation (32)

4. ASSISTING THOSE WHO ARE WEAK

48 Symptoms of Spiritual Weakness (4-5)

48 Shepherding That Encourages (6)

50 Giving Effective Counsel (7-11)

50 Assisting Those Who Are Inactive (12-17)

52 Assisting Those With Marital Problems (18-20)

53 Encouraging Those Who Were Abused in Their Childhood (21-26)

56 Cautions Regarding Assisting Sisters (27-28)

5. DETERMINING WHETHER A JUDICIAL COMMITTEE SHOULD BE FORMED

58 Offenses Requiring Judicial Decisions (2-36)

71 Evidence Establishing Wrongdoing (37-39)

73 Those Who Have Not Associated for Many Years (40-42)

74 Wrongdoing That Occurred Years in the Past (43-45)

75 Was the Wrongdoer’s Baptism Valid? (46-48)

76 Which Congregation Should Handle the Matter? (49-51)

76 If Wrongdoing Involves Publishers From Different Congregations (52)

77 Unbaptized Publishers Who Engage in Serious Wrongdoing (53-62)

6. PREPARING FOR THE JUDICIAL HEARING

81 Selecting the Judicial Committee and Chairman (1-2)

82 Preparing Your Mind and Heart to Judge (3-5)

82 Inviting the Accused to the Judicial Hearing (6-10)

84 Meeting With Marriage Mates (11-13)

85 Meeting With Baptized Minors (14)

85 Meeting With Incarcerated Ones (15)

86 If the Accused Threatens Suicide (16)

86 If the Accused Threatens Legal Action (17-19)

7. JUDICIAL HEARING PROCEDURE

91 Determining Genuine Repentance (6-12)

94 If Repentance Is Unclear (13-17)

96 If the Decision Is to Reprove (18-25)

100 If the Decision Is to Disfellowship (26-34)

8. APPEAL HEARING PROCEDURE

104 Objective and Approach of the Appeal Committee (4-10)

106 If the Appeal Committee Agrees With the Judicial Committee (11-15)

107 If the Appeal Committee Disagrees With the Judicial Committee (16-20)

9. IMPLICATIONS OF DISASSOCIATION (1-5)

10. MATTERS RELATED TO DISFELLOWSHIPPED AND DISASSOCIATED ONES (1-6)

11. REINSTATEMENT COMMITTEE PROCEDURE

118 When a Plea for Reinstatement Is Received (1-10)

121 If the Decision Is to Reinstate (11-15)

12. CLARIFICATIONS AND GUIDELINES ON HANDLING CERTAIN MATTERS

124 Marking Disorderly Ones (1-3)

125 Weddings (4-8)

128 Scriptural Freedom to Remarry (9-14)

130 Adulterous Marriage (15-17)

131 Child Abuse (18-21)

133 Taking Brothers to Court (22-23)

134 When Disasters Occur (24-26)

INDEX