In addition, at times the organization gives guidance directly to congregation elders, either through letters or through instructions delivered by traveling overseers.
كَمَا يَحْمِي ٱلرَّاعِي قَطِيعَهُ ،‏ يَحْمِي ٱلشُّيُوخُ ٱلْخِرَافَ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي عُهْدَتِهِمْ (‏ اُنْظُرِ ٱلْفِقْرَةَ ٨ .‏ )‏