QUESTION 7: Should the elders ask a man who is reaching out for congregation privileges
whether he has ever molested a child?
24. Answer: No.
25. Factors to consider: When the branch office approves a recommendation for one to be a
ministerial servant or an elder, we ask two elders to speak with the man before his appointment is
announced. They will ask if there is anything in his past or in his personal or family life that would
prevent him from being qualified to accept the appointment or if there is any other reason why his
appointment should not be announced. If he has never previously served as an elder or a ministerial
servant, the elders should specifically ask him if he has ever been involved in the past with child
sexual molestation.
In other words: No, but actually yes.
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