The same is true today. The Governing Body ​ — the small group of anointed elders who represent the slave class — ​ authorizes its representatives to train and appoint servants and elders in the tens of thousands of congregations worldwide.
فَٱلْهَيْئَةُ ٱلْحَاكِمَةُ (‏ ٱلْفَرِيقُ ٱلصَّغِيرُ مِنَ ٱلشُّيُوخِ ٱلْمَمْسُوحِينَ ٱلَّذِينَ يُمَثِّلُونَ صَفَّ ٱلْعَبْدِ )‏ تُفَوِّضُ إِلَى مُمَثِّلِيهَا تَدْرِيبَ وَتَعْيِينَ ٱلْخُدَّامِ ٱلْمُسَاعِدِينَ وَٱلشُّيُوخِ فِي عَشَرَاتِ آلَافِ ٱلْجَمَاعَاتِ حَوْلَ ٱلْعَالَمِ .‏