Section 5: Living as Christians

This section explains how to configure the “Living as Christians” portion of the meeting, including songs, assignments, timings, and customization options.

Figure 1: Living as Christians section of the Meeting Editor

Middle Song

Selecting the Song

Use the dropdown list to select the middle song.

💡 Tip: Type the first three digits (e.g., 001, 010, 100) to jump quickly to a song.

Customizing the Middle Song

If you need to use a song not in the songbook:

1. Click the ✏️ Pencil icon next to the middle song field.
2. In the pop-up, enter the custom song text.
3. Click OK to save.

Figure 2: Editing the custom title for the middle song using the text editor dialog

• Hover over the pencil icon to preview the current custom text.
• Custom text is saved to the MWB data file and appears on the schedule.

Figure 3: Hovering over the pencil icon reveals the custom song title in a tooltip

📝 Note: Default templates support custom song text starting from version 24.2.9. Update older custom templates accordingly.

Living as Christian Items

You can assign up to three parts for this section — typically 15 minutes combined.

Assignments

• ☑️ Tick the checkboxes to enable up to three items.
• 📋 Brothers are pulled from the Publishers Database (Living assignment).

Figure 4: Three assignment slots with options to set the brother, theme, method, and duration for each part.

Themes and Methods

Usually, these are filled in by data volunteers. If not:

• ✍️ Enter the Theme and Method manually.
• Click the ✏️ Pencil icon to:

• ➕ Add to list – Save current entry.
• 🛠️ Edit list – Manage entries in the Customize Lists window.

Figure 5: Access the Customize List menu to modify Theme and Method options via the pencil icon.

Overriding Assignment Times

Automatic Adjustments

• If 1 item → it’s auto-set to 15 minutes.

• If 2 items:

  • Changing one auto-adjusts the other to total 15 minutes.

Manual Adjustments

• Enter times manually to disable auto-adjustments.
• Useful if your meeting format changes.

Example:

• 1st item: 10 min (dropdown)
• 2nd item: 10 min (typed manually)
  → Total = 20 min → 📉 Reduce Congregation Bible Study to 25 min.

Figure 6: Customize the time allocation for a meeting part by manually setting the duration.

Extending Closing Comments

• Reduce another section (e.g., Bible Study) to give more time to comments.
  Example: Reduce Bible Study to 20 min → 💬 Closing Comments can be 8 min.

Figure 7: Increase the duration of the concluding comments

💡 Tip: Ideal for special cases such as talks, student presentations, or scheduling needs.

Final Item Options

There are three options for the final item of the meeting:

1: Congregation Bible Study (Default)

Figure 8: "Congregation Bible Study" is the default mode

• Assign a CBS Conductor / CBS Reader  from the Publishers Database.
• ⏲️ Default: 30 minutes — can reduce to free time for comments.
• 📝 You may also type a name manually or use Assignment History.

2: Circuit Visit - Service Talk

Figure 9: Use this mode during the visit of the Circuit Overseer

Use this for Circuit Overseer visits:

• 🧑‍💼 Chairman gives closing comments before introducing the Overseer.
• 📎 Notes and Images button appears — use it to attach visual materials.
• 📝 Use the Special Events Manager to flag these visits.

🎵 Reminder: Circuit Overseer selects the closing song — contact him to confirm the number.

3: Group Circuit Visit – Congregation Bible Study

When a Circuit Overseer visits a Foreign Language Group, the format may include:

Use this format when a Circuit Overseer visits a foreign-language group:

• Includes a 🗣️ Public Talk and Service Talk during the weekend meeting.
• 📝 Applies only to the group, not the full congregation.

Figure 10: Only use this mode if you are sponsoring a language group

Closing Song

Selecting the Song

Use the dropdown to choose the closing song.

💡 Quick Tip: Type the first three digits (e.g., 001, 010).

Customizing the Closing Song

• Click ✏️ Pencil icon.
• Enter custom text and click OK.

Figure 11: Editing the custom title for the closing song using the text editor dialog

🪄 The custom title appears as a tooltip and is saved to the data file.

📝 Supported since version 22.0.3 — update older templates as needed.

Closing Prayer

Use the dropdowns to assign the closing prayer:

• Brothers come from the Publishers Database (Midweek Prayer assignment).

• Or:

  • 🧑‍💻 Type a name manually.
  • 📜 Use assignment history to select someone previously assigned.