Determining Who Should Be Recommended for Appointment as Elders and Ministerial Servants

When the body of elders meet together, prayer should be offered, seeking Jehovah’s direction so that what is done will be in full accord with his will. Those recommended as elders and ministerial servants should be considered in the light of the Scriptural qualifications. Ministerial servants must be at least 20 years old at the time of making the recommendation and they must be baptized for at least a year.​—or, pp. 60, 61; compare Ezra 3:8.

If you believe that the individual measures up to the Scriptural qualifications for an elder or a ministerial servant to a reasonable degree and with reasonable consistency, then there is basis for recommending his appointment.