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Lead App Group Management
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Bronte Cable
Nov 22, 2022
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If you have not done so yet, download the Lead app    

 

Finding your Church on the Lead app

 

  • If you are new to the app you have the option to find your church by tapping the Search Near Me button or typing Awaken Church in the Enter Church Name field.

  • Or, you can type in the subdomain myawaken by tapping Enter Subdomain at the bottom of the screen

 

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Logging in

Please Note: This app is only for those with leadership privileges. This app is not intended for congregant use (in fact, if they do not have a privilege mentioned above, they won't even be able to log in).

  • Enter the email address or username and password you use to log in to your desktop Church Community Builder site. 

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Customize Menu Bar

Customize your menu bar to view or prioritize the top four areas you need for easy access.

  1. Log into the app
  2. Choose Settings
  3. Tap on Customize Menu Bar
  4. Drag and drop what four areas you would like to see in your menu bar
  5. Whatever order you decide to put these tiles in order is how it will appear when you open your app

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Groups

Overview

  • You can view all groups that you are a part of whether a member or leader.

 

 

How to Create an Event

1. Select a specific group, then tap Calendar.

2. Select the vertical ellipses in the top right corner, then select Create Event.

 

3. Once you’re done adding or removing details from your event, tap Save in the top-right corner.

 

How to Take Attendance

  1. ​​Start by tapping on the event you want to record attendance for. 
  2. Select the people who were present, then click next.
  3. This will land you on the event summary page, here you can add notes, praise and prayer requests, and choose which recipients you'd like to send the event summary to.
  4. When you finish, you'll return to the event list page.

 

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Messages

You can view your group's messages by tapping the Messages menu item

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  • All group messages will be listed out, ordered by most recent activity.
  • When a Group leader sends a message, the group participants can reply to all the group members or group leaders from their email.

 

 

Send Group Messages

NOTE: Messages will be sent according to each group member's communication preferences and will now be shown in the messages list within the app as well as in your church's Church Community Builder software.

 

  1. Tap New for Android or the + for iOS.
  2. Enter a subject and message text.
  3. Tap Send to All Group Members or Group Leaders.

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Viewing Group Members

  • Group leaders can add any individual in their church to their group as long as they have permissions to view the individual. 

Click on the Members menu item to view the list of people in the group and perform the following actions below

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 Adding an Individual to a Group

  1. Start by clicking on Members and then click on the ADD (Android) or + iOS button
  2. Enter at least two characters in the search box. 

    • NOTE: All individuals who are active, over the age threshold, and fit the search criteria entered will be returned.

    • NOTE: If no individuals meet the search criteria or you do not have permissions, you will not get any people returned.

    • NOTE: The search is based on the start of the first or last name. For example, a search of ‘Ja’ may return ‘Jake Moore’ or ‘Mark James’, as the ‘Ja’ is the beginning of the first or last name. 

 

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Removing an Individual/Assign or Unassign Assistant Group Leader from a Group
Note: The main group leader cannot be removed from the group. The main group leader and assistant group leader(s) can remove any assistant group leader(s) and any member(s) from the group.Click on Members to view the list of people in the group.

  1. On the people list, use the native iOS (swipe left) or Android (long tap) actions to interact with individuals in the list to complete the following actions to remove an individual.
  • Assign a leader - there can only be one main group leader, but multiple assistant leaders can be assigned to a group.
  • Unassign a leader - the main group leader cannot be removed through the app interface. Assistant leaders can remove themselves or other assistant leaders from the app.

 

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Send a Group Text

For a member to receive a group text, the member must meet the following three criteria:

  • Member must have a mobile number on their profile
  • Member must have a mobile carrier on their profile
  • Members must have communication preferences set to receive text messages

NOTE: You can add mobile phone and carrier information from the app, but you can't change communication settings. The members communications settings in the desktop version of the software must be set to receive text messages from group leaders.

 

  1. Start by selecting the specific group you would like to send a group text to
  2. Tap Send Group Text from the list
  3. Compose your text message
  4. Click Send. You will be returned to the Group page with a notification of the number of members that the text was sent to.

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Viewing Group Member's Special Days

  1. You can view which group members have upcoming birthdays and anniversaries by clicking on Special Days.
  2. Tapping on that special day will take you to an individual's profile.

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