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Declaring the Good News Without Letup (1942-1975)Jehovah’s Witnesses—Proclaimers of God’s Kingdom
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One elder would be designated chairman,j but all the elders would have equal authority and share the responsibility for making decisions.
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Declaring the Good News Without Letup (1942-1975)Jehovah’s Witnesses—Proclaimers of God’s Kingdom
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The following year, in September 1972, the first shifting of responsibilities in the congregations began, and by October 1 the rotation in most congregations was completed.
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Declaring the Good News Without Letup (1942-1975)Jehovah’s Witnesses—Proclaimers of God’s Kingdom
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j The speaker also explained that beginning October 1, 1972, there would be a yearly rotating of chairmanship within each congregation’s body of elders. This arrangement was adjusted in 1983, when each body of elders was asked to recommend a presiding overseer who, after appointment by the Society, would serve for an indefinite period of time as the chairman of the body of elders.
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