New World Scheduler provides comprehensive Language Group support, allowing the congregation to setup one or more Language Groups.
Language Group support is integrated directly into New World Scheduler, with the following options available:
- Add Congregation Events for a Language Group, e.g. Circuit Assemblies or Circuit Overseer visits.
- Record Meeting Attendance for a Language Group
- Schedule the Life and Ministry Meeting for a Language Group
- Schedule Local Public Talks for a Language Group
- Schedule Field Service for a Language Group
- Scheduling Cleaning or Garden Care for a Language Group
A Language Group can have their own unique Language, Meeting Day and Time.
Language Group schedules and assignments are fully supported by NW Publisher app, and will show on both the Life and Ministry Meeting and Weekend Meeting schedules, with a Language symbol.
Create and Setup Language Group
Please see Groups and Families > Language Groups for detailed information about how to create and setup a Language Group.
The basic steps are:
- Add a new Other Group
- Convert to Language Group
- Adjust Language Group information
- Add Persons to the Language Group
- Schedule the Language Group
- Note: Please see Groups and Families > Language Groups
- Note: Field Service Groups are NOT Language Groups. Language Groups can only be created from Other Groups
Remove Language Group
You have two options:
- Delete the entire Other Group, OR
- Edit the Other Group and un-tick Language Group
Schedule the Language Group
- Scheduling the Midweek Meeting. Please see Scheduling > Christian Life and Ministry Meeting > Schedule a Language Group
- Scheduling the Weekend Meeting. Please see Scheduling > Public Talks – Local > Schedule a Language Group
- Scheduling Field Service. Please see Scheduling > Field Service > Language Groups
- Scheduling Cleaning or Garden Care. Please see Scheduling > Kingdom Hall Cleaning or Scheduling > Garden Care
Scheduling Duties
Language Groups do not have their own “duties” or duty schedule. This includes Hospitality.
This is a limitation of Language Groups, which we may change in the future.
Instead, please use one of the many NW Scheduler Custom Duties. You can use any of these custom duties to schedule duties for a Language Group.
Please see Scheduling > Duties
Other Language Group Features
- Add Congregation Events. Please see Congregation > Congregation Events > Language Groups
- Record Meeting Attendance. Please see Congregation > Meeting Attendance > Language Groups
Language Group Limitations
A Language Group is not a congregation, nor does it function like a congregation. It is part of the Host congregation, as a Group.
Language Groups obviously do not have all the same features as a congregation. Only the features that are truly necessary for a Language Group are included in the NW Scheduler.
If your Language Group practically functions as a congregation, then you could create a New Congregation for your language group.
Duties
There are already 9 custom Duties, and over 20 different brothers can be scheduled for duties each meeting. Simply use some of these Custom Duties to schedule Duties for your language group.
Cleaning and Garden Care
Cleaning and Garden Care are shared with the host congregation.
You can already schedule Language Groups to have a share in both Cleaning and Garden care.
Maintenance
Maintenance Tasks are shared with the host congregation.
You can already schedule Language Groups to complete and be assigned Maintenance Tasks (LDC).
Circuit Overseer Visit
Circuit Overseers are not officially assigned to visit Language Groups. However some Circuit Overseers have spare time and as an exception, perform a “mini visit” on a Language Group.
You can add a Circuit Overseer visit for your language group in Congregation Events.
Obviously it is not possible to create a separate Circuit Overseer Schedule for a language group.
Literature
Literature is shared with the host congregation, the same as it is on jw.org.
Territories
Language Group territories, including the Master Territory Map, cannot be separated from congregation territories, for obvious reasons. The language group is a part of the congregation.
You could choose to create separate Territory Categories or Territory Areas for Language groups.
Common Questions and Problems
Please see Language Group Limitations.
Please see Language Group Limitations.
Yes, please see Scheduling > Christian Life and Ministry Meeting > Schedule a Language Group
- Note: Only persons who have been added to the Language Group under Groups and Families > Other Groups will be shown when selecting persons for Language Group scheduling.
Yes, on the schedule view, tick the “No Meeting” box.
Inactive, Disfellowshipped or Moved persons will not appear for scheduling, even if you tick these options.
Only Active persons who are not Away, not Disfellowshipped and have the correct Assign value set will show in this list.
Please check the person is:
- Active. See Person > Spiritual
- Not Away during that time. See Person > Information > Away Periods
- Assigned to that duty. See Assign Privileges and Duties
- If you are scheduling a Language Group, the person must be in that Language Group (see Groups and Families > Other Groups)
Yes, see Persons > Assign and tick Language Group only