Territory Assignments

Territory Assignments allows you to Assign territories to either Publishers or Field Service Groups.

Territories can also optionally be assigned as Personal Territories or for a Campaign.

Territory Assignment Records are retained for the current service year and for the previous service year only (see sfla).

To access Territory Assignments:

  1. Click Territories > Territories List or Territories List and Map
  2. Select a territory
  3. Click Territory Assignments
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Territory Assignments List

Territory Assignments

New Territory Assignment

Complete Territory

Edit Territory Assignment

Delete Territory Assignment

Quick Steps

NW Publisher app Territories

Territory Campaigns

Common Territory Questions and Problems

Territory Assignments List

Past and current Territory Assignments are listed for the selected territory.

  • Note: Territory Assignment Records are retained for the current service year and for the previous service year only (see sfla).

The Territory Assignments List shows the following:

  • Date Assigned
  • Date Completed
  • Campaign icon
  • Assign to (person or Field Service Group)

Territory Assignments

Territories can be assigned in the following ways:

  1. To a Person for Congregation use
  2. To a Person for Personal use
  3. To a Field Service Group for Field Service Group use
  4. To a Field Service Group for Congregation use
  5. To a Neighbor Congregation for your reference
  • Note: Each person can be assigned a maximum of 10 territories at one time, and each Field Service Group can be assigned a maximum of 15 territories at one time.
  • Note: Territory Assignments must comply with the Branch Data Retention Policy

NW Publisher app Display

Territories assigned to a Person for Congregation use will appear on the NW Publisher app in the Congregation list. Everyone in the congregation can see the territory.

Territories assigned to a Person for Personal use will appear on the NW Publisher app in the Personal Territories List. Only that person can see the territory.

Territories assigned to a Field Service Group for Field Service Group use will appear on the NW Publisher app in the Field Service Group list. Only persons in that Field Service Group can see the territory.

Territories assigned to a Field Service Group for Congregation use will appear on the NW Publisher app in the Congregation list. Everyone in the congregation can see the territory.

Territories assigned to a Neighbor Congregation will not appear on the NW Publisher app.

Personal Territory

Assigning a territory to a Person does not mean it is a Personal Territory. By default, all assigned territories will show on the app in the Congregation Territories list.

This is because the majority of preaching is not done with Personal Territories, but together as a group.

    • For example, a brother conducting the Wednesday morning Meeting for Field Service would be assigned a territory. He will arrange and direct everyone who is witnessing on Wednesday morning to work this territory together. (See km 3/15 pp. 3-6 par 6, or od 65-67, or km 11/98 pp. 4 par 7)

Personal Territories should be considered a “supplement” to Group Witnessing, and should not replace group witnessing. (see km 12/06 p. 8 par 5)

Neighbor Congregation

Territories assigned to a Neighbor Congregation will not appear on the NW Publisher app, and are not sent or “synchronized” with a Neighbor Congregation. This is for your reference and records only.

For example, if your congregation has difficulty covering all your territory, you might loan several territories to a Neighbor Congregation.

Data Retention Policy

New World Scheduler strictly follows the branch Congregation Records Retention Policy. We must remain obedient to direction given. Territory Assignment Records are retained for the current service year and for the previous service year only. (see sfla).

Old data is automatically removed on January 1st each year.

For your reference, the current service year starts in September and ends in August of the next year.

For example:

  • On September 1st, 2022, the current service year is 2023 and runs from September 2022 – August 2023 and the previous service year is September 2021 – August 2022.
  • On August 30th, 2022, the current service year is 2022 and runs from September 2021 – August 2022 and the previous service year is September 2020 – August 2021.

New Territory Assignment

  1. Click Territories
  2. Select a territory
  3. Click Assignments
  4. Select either Publisher, Field Service Group or Neighbor Congregation
    • Note: All Active persons who have a Privilege of UBP, Publisher, MS or Elder can be assigned territories
    • Note: You can also select either Circuit Overseer or None
  5. Optionally, select a Campaign
  6. Choose the NW Publisher app Display
  7. Set the Date you wish to make the Assignment
  8. Click Assign

Complete Territory

  1. Click Territories
  2. Select the territory
  3. Click Assignments
  4. Set the Date the territory was Completed
  5. Optionally, tick Campaign to indicate if this was covered during a campaign.
  6. Click Completed

Completing Territories via NW Publisher app

If you are using the NW Publisher app, a brother can Complete the territory via the app.

However, completed territories must still be manually Received and Imported into New World Scheduler in the usual manner.

Edit Territory Assignment

After a territory has been assigned, you can edit either the Publisher or Field Service Group, and if the territory is a Personal Territory or not.

You cannot edit the date Assigned or Completed.

  1. Click Territories
  2. Select the territory
  3. Click Assignments
  4. Click the Unlock button
  5. Make the edits

Delete Territory Assignment

  1. Click Territories
  2. Select the territory
  3. Click Assignments
  4. Select the Territory Assignment
  5. Click Delete

Quick Steps

The Territory Servant can use the following Quick Steps from the Me view:

  • Send Assigned Territories to Group Overseers
  • Send Overdue Territories Reminder
  • Send Territory Coverage to all elders

NW Publisher app Territories

Territories

If you have enabled NW Publisher app and the App Feature Show Territories, assigned territories will be shown on the Territories view of the app.

  • Note: Territories are displayed on the NW Publisher app according to the selected App Display

The Territories List view is divided into three categories:

  • Congregation. Can be seen by all in the congregation. Territories assigned to you will shown up the top.
  • Field Service Group. Can only been seen by persons in that Field Service Group.
  • Personal. Can only been seen by the assigned Publisher.

Territory Requests

If you have enabled the App Feature Allow Territory Requests, publishers can make a Territory Request from the NW Publisher app.

An Email Notification can be sent anytime a publisher Requests a Territory.

Please see App Features – Me view – Territory Requests and Email Notifications for more information.

Territory Campaigns

All Active Campaigns can be selected when you create a New Territory Assignment.

Campaign territories are normally territories that have not yet been assigned are are not currently being worked.

However if you are half-way thru a territory a want to change to Campaign, you will need to first Complete the Territory the territory, then create a New Territory Assignment.

Please ensure you do not “reset addresses” in between, so as not to double-up calling on people.

Please see Territory Campaigns for more information.

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