Explaining the vision to John, Jesus said: “As for the sacred secret of the seven stars that you saw upon my right hand, and of the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars mean the angels of the seven congregations, and the seven lampstands mean seven congregations. ” ​ — Revelation 1: 1, 10 - 20.
या पर्ववेक्षकांची शिफारस आणि नेमणूक प्रार्थना केल्यानंतर आणि पवित्र आत्म्याच्या मार्गदर्शनाखाली केली जाते.