| Toolbar | Purpose |
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| Download (Save) | Click Download to download the latest available workbook or click Save to save any changes to the database. |
Delete (Undo) |
Delete the current week from the schedule. If you change any value on the screen, this button will be relabeled Undo and must be clicked to undo any changes. |
| Reports | Select from a list of available reports. |
| Cancel | Click this button if the midweek meeting was cancelled. All assignments will be removed so the students can be rescheduled as soon as possible. |
| Students | This screen is used to configure how students are used, past assignment history, and upcoming assignments.
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| Reminders | Click this button to e-mail or text a reminder to anyone assigned a part for the selected week. |
| More | Change song numbers or the title of a meeting part if needed. |
| Fields | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Date | Actual date of the midweek meeting. |
Meeting Workbook |
View the Life and Ministry Meeting Workbook on JW.org |
Auto Assign |
Used by the Life and Ministry Overseer to automatically assign all meeting parts for the selected week. |
| Chairman | Select an elder to serve as the chairman of the meeting. |
| Prayer | Select a brother to open the meeting with prayer. |
| Talk | This talk is to be assigned to an elder or a qualified ministerial servant. |
| Spiritual Gems | To be handled by an elder or a qualified ministerial servant. |
| No. of Classes | Select the number of student classes to be scheduled. |
| Bible Reading | This student assignment is to be handled by a brother. |
| Apply Yourself to Reading and Teaching | During the first week of each month, the Life and Ministry Meeting chairman will consider with the audience one study point from the Teaching brochure. |
| Initial Call Video | This part is to be handled by the Life and Ministry Meeting chairman. |
| Initial Call | This student assignment may be handled by a brother or a sister. |
| Initial Call assistant | The assistant should be of the same sex or should be a family member. |
| Return Visit Video | This part is to be handled by the Life and Ministry Meeting chairman. |
| Return Visit | This student assignment may be handled by a brother or a sister. |
| Return Visit assistant | The assistant should not be someone of the opposite sex. |
| Bible Study | This student assignment may be handled by a brother or a sister. |
| Bible Study assistant | The assistant should not be someone of the opposite sex. |
Talk |
This student assignment is to be handled by a Brother and given as a talk to the congregation. |
| Results | At the conclusion of a midweek meeting, the Life and Ministry Overseer will enter the results of each student assignments by clicking the check box after each name to mark it completed or he can click Check all to mark all student assignments as completed. If a student did not complete an assignment and a substitute was used, click the Hand with a Pencil icon next to the check box and select Student canceled. You can optionally enter remarks for any student assignment. |
| Living As Christians | These parts may be assigned to elders or qualified ministerial servants, with the exception of a local needs part, which is handled by an elder. |
Congregation Bible Study |
This part is assigned to a qualified elder. Where the number of elders is limited, qualified ministerial servants may be assigned, as needed. |
| Reader | This is to be assigned to a brother approved by the body of elders to read for the congregation. |
| Color Alerts | Names highlighted in Yellow have been scheduled for more than one assignment on the same date. Names highlighted in Red are not set up to be used for that specific assignment or they are set to Do NOT schedule on the Students screen. |
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