Service Meeting Schedule
Week Starting November 14
10 min: Local announcements. Selected Announcements from Our Kingdom Ministry. Use the suggestions on page 4 (if appropriate for your territory) to demonstrate how to present the November 15 Watchtower and the November 22 Awake! Other realistic presentations may be used. In each demonstration, show a different way to handle the conversation stopper “I’m not interested in religion.”—See Reasoning book, pp. 16-17.
15 min: Contributions That Warm God’s Heart. Talk by an elder based on the November 1, 2005, Watchtower, pages 26-30.
20 min: “Declare Jehovah’s Glory.”a When considering paragraph 4, invite the audience to relate brief experiences showing how fine conduct can open the way to give a witness.
Song 24 and concluding prayer.
Week Starting November 21
10 min: Local announcements.
20 min: Making Jehovah Your God. Talk by an elder based on the April 1, 2005, Watchtower, pages 25-8. Make practical application of the lessons we can draw from the examples of Abraham, David, and Elijah.
15 min: “Show Personal Interest—By Being Observant.”b Include a demonstration of a publisher observing something that reveals the interests of the householder and then adapting his comments accordingly.
Song 67 and concluding prayer.
Week Starting November 28
12 min: Local announcements. Read accounts report and donation acknowledgments. Remind publishers to turn in field service reports for November. Using the suggestions on page 4 (if appropriate for your territory), demonstrate how to present the December 1 Watchtower and the December 8 Awake! Other realistic presentations may be used. Include mention of the donation arrangement.
15 min: “How Can We Help?” A talk. Give a few examples of the efforts made by servants of Jehovah to provide relief for fellow believers in dire need. (See the Awake! issues of August 8, 2003, pp. 10-15; November 22, 2002, pp. 19-24; and October 22, 2001, pp. 23-7. Other references may also be used.) Then discuss the key points from the article on page 3 of Our Kingdom Ministry. Emphasize that if any wish to make a donation for humanitarian and relief assistance, it is preferred that they do this by contributing the funds to the worldwide work.
18 min: Presenting the Good News in December. Talk and audience discussion. In a five-minute opening talk, briefly review the following points from “How to Use Sample Presentations,” found on page 8 of the January 2005 Our Kingdom Ministry: (1) We will usually be more effective if we put presentations in our own words. (2) We must use good judgment and adapt our presentations according to what is acceptable locally. (3) We need to take into account the background and thinking of the people in our territory. (4) We should carefully read the chapter that we plan to feature and look for points that may stir interest. (5) We are not limited to using the approaches outlined in the sample presentations. Then discuss how to apply those points when presenting the literature offer for December. You may use the sample presentations in the January 2005 Our Kingdom Ministry insert or other presentations that are effective locally. Demonstrate one or two presentations.
Song 123 and concluding prayer.
Week Starting December 5
10 min: Local announcements.
15 min: Local needs.
20 min: “What Our Ministry Accomplishes.”c When considering paragraph 5, include comments on the February 15, 2004, Watchtower, page 32.
Song 26 and concluding prayer.
[Footnotes]
a Limit introductory comments to less than a minute, and follow with a question-and-answer discussion.
b Limit introductory comments to less than a minute, and follow with a question-and-answer discussion.
c Limit introductory comments to less than a minute, and follow with a question-and-answer discussion.