Church members

Joining needs signal on the phone. Picking a church during first-time setup only tags you. It doesn't join you. See First-time setup.

1. 1Names and groups: "Your church’s admins will see your name, the month you joined, which groups you’re in, and when you came to group meetings. Leaders of your groups see the same for their group, and any group leader can see your name, the month you joined and how many groups you’re in, in the church’s member list, so they can add you."
2. 2Reaching out: "If you miss several meetings of a group in a row, go a month without a step on a pathway you’re on, or aren’t in any group, your group’s leaders or the church’s admins are asked to reach out to you. They record that they did and how it went — never what was said."
3. 3Pathways: "If you start one of its pathways, or an admin puts you on one, its admins and your group leaders see which steps you’ve finished. You can leave a pathway any time."
4. 4Friends Sunday: "If you join your church’s Friends Sunday, its admins see how many members are taking part and, once five or more have added guests, totals across everyone taking part — how many guests were invited, said yes, came and decided. Never your guests’ names or your own numbers."
5. 5Mentoring: "If your church pairs you with a mentor and you both agree, your mentor sees what a leader of your group sees: when you came to your meetings together and which pathway steps you’ve finished, and is asked to check in if you go quiet. Either of you can end it any time. Mentoring is for adults only."
6. 6Church totals: "Admins also see totals across the church: how many souls are at each step, how many were won, how active the church is. When you join, those totals move by your numbers, so someone who compares before and after can work out your own counts."
7. 7The line in bold: They never see your souls, their names, or anything you’ve written.
8. 8And last: "You can leave any time. Your numbers, your groups, your group attendance and your pathways leave with you."

Your notes are private to you, always. See Add notes and invite to join.

1. 1Open Friends Sunday on the website, or the Sunday tab on the phone. A church Friends Sunday shows under From your church, with the church name, the date and the place. Only upcoming ones that aren't cancelled are listed.
2. 2Tap or click Join. That makes your own copy of the event, with your own guest list.
3. 3Once you've joined, the card shows Open. Add guests and track who comes the same way as your own Friends Sunday. See Your own Friends Sunday.
4. 4Changed your mind? Open your copy and tap or click Leave. You confirm first. Your event and guests stay yours.
5. 5If your church cancels, your event page says so. Your guests stay yours.

What your church sees: "Your church sees totals across everyone taking part — never your guests or your own numbers." On the phone, Friends Sunday needs signal.

Members can't create groups. Your church's leaders and admins do. On the phone, a mentor pair has no leave button. End it from the Mentoring screen.

Some steps are milestones, like a baptism. You can't tick those. A leader confirms them, and you see the step marked Confirmed. Leaving deletes the steps you ticked on that pathway. An admin can also put you on a pathway. "Your church’s admins and your group leaders see which steps you’ve finished."

A mentor records when you meet on the website. The phone tells a mentor to open the pair there. What a mentor sees: "They never see your souls, prayers or notes."

The website has no alerts. Turning them on needs signal and permission in your phone's settings.

What leaves with you: "Your numbers, your groups, your group attendance and your pathways leave with you." Any mentoring ends too. Your souls and notes were never your church's, so they stay yours. Leaving needs signal.