Circuit Overseer (Jehovah's Witnesses)

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ecclesiastical_title
Jehovah's Witnesses organizational role
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:Governing_Body_of_Jehovah's_Witnesses
gptkbp:conducts meetings with elders and ministerial servants
shepherding calls
gptkbp:formerName company servant
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Circuit Overseer (Jehovah's Witnesses)
gptkbp:notAllowedTo hold secular employment
gptkbp:oversees multiple congregations (a circuit)
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Jehovah's_Witnesses
gptkbp:provides public talks
counsel and direction
gptkbp:recipient modest financial support
gptkbp:recommendation appointments of elders and ministerial servants
gptkbp:reportsTo Branch Office of Jehovah's Witnesses
gptkbp:requires Elder
baptized male Jehovah's Witness
gptkbp:responsibleFor encouraging congregation members
supervising congregations
training elders and ministerial servants
gptkbp:roleEstablished 1930s
gptkbp:subject rotation to different circuits
gptkbp:termLength usually 1 week per congregation visit
gptkbp:travelsWith wife (if married)
gptkbp:visitedBy congregations in a circuit
gptkbp:visitFrequency typically every 6 months
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:District_Elder
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7