Tips for Making Meetings for Field Service Practical

Meetings for field service, like all congregation meetings, are a provision from Jehovah that enables us to incite one another to love and fine works. (Heb 10:24, 25) They should be five to seven minutes long, which includes organizing the groups, assigning territory, and saying a prayer. (If the meeting follows another meeting, it should be even shorter.) The conductor should prepare something that will be practical for those participating in the ministry that day. For example, on Saturday when many in attendance have not shared in the ministry since the previous weekend, it may be practical simply to consider what to say. What are some other subjects that might be beneficial to discuss?

• A sample conversation from the Our Christian Life and Ministry​—Meeting Workbook

• How to use a current event or news report to start a conversation

• How to respond to a common objection

• How to respond to an atheist, an evolutionist, a person who speaks another language, or a person who belongs to a religion that is not common in your territory

• How to use a feature of the jw.org website, the JW Library^® app, or the Bible

• How to use one of the tools from the Teaching Toolbox

• How to engage in a specific aspect of the ministry, such as telephone witnessing, letter writing, public witnessing, return visits, or Bible studies

• Reminders about safety, flexibility, good manners, a positive attitude, or something similar

• A lesson or video from the Apply Yourself to Reading and Teaching brochure

• How to encourage and help your field service partner

• A scripture that relates to the ministry or an encouraging field service experience