Overview of the Congregations Menu:

Congregation Database menu

Notes IconThe Congregations Database menu is also available on the Weekend Meeting Editor Database menu.

Let’s explore its essential features:

Manage

Opens the Congregation Manager window, allowing you to add, edit, or delete congregations and their associated speakers in the database.

Import

There are two import modes to choose from:

  • Import from MSA
  • Import from PTS

Export

Use the Export feature if you want to send one or more congregations to another Talk Coordinator. You will be asked to provide the target database file name and location after dismissing the popup window with OK.

Overview

The Public Talks software has been around for over 20 years (since 2002) and uses a Microsoft Access database to hold all the information. It has a powerful Script Editor for you to design your own reports. More and more brothers are starting to have issues with running the software due to database driver issues. I made the decision to start migrating some of the functionality in Public Talks to Meeting Schedule Assistant (beginning with version 24.0.0).

The Congregation Database is designed for the Public Talk Coordinator. From the menu you can:

  • Add congregations
  • Edit congregations
  • Delete congregations


And, for each Congregation you can:

  • Add speakers
  • Edit speakers
  • Delete speakers
  • Use the Time Changes Manager to automatically handle the meeting times.


For each Speaker you can:

  • Indicate assigned talk outlines.
  • Indicate which outlines are his favourite.
  • Indicate his availability.