Admin & Staff / A–Z
Glossary
A little clarity for every church term.
19terms, explained
A
- Access Control
The staff area for managing roles and the actions each role can perform.
Related guide- Archived member
A person moved out of the active member list rather than deleted; staff can restore the record.
Related guide- Attendance
The record of who attended a service or event.
Related guide- Audit log
A history of recorded changes or actions, where available on a record.
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C
- Check-in
Recording a child’s arrival for a class or session. Check-out records their departure and pickup.
Related guide- Church profile
Church details managed from the dashboard, including its time zone.
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D
- Daily Devotional
The church’s devotional reading for a date and audience.
Related guide- Department or group
A church team or group with its own members and activities.
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F
- Family Group ID
The value used in the member-import spreadsheet to group people from the same household.
Related guide- First timer
A visitor whose details and follow-up are managed separately from the member list.
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G
- Giving category
The type of gift, such as tithe, offering or building fund.
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M
- Message template
Saved message content that staff can reuse when composing a message.
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O
- Order of service
The running order of activities, times and assigned people for a service.
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R
- Recurring service
A service scheduled to repeat; an occurrence is one individual date in the series.
Related guide- Resource Library
Church resources such as reading or uploaded materials, with visibility set by staff.
Related guide- Role
A set of permissions determining which staff pages and actions a person can access.
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S
- Scheduled task
A serving assignment for a date that the assigned member can accept or decline.
Related guide- Service Planner
The staff view for planning services, assignments and their response statuses.
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T
- Tax receipt
A giving receipt available for a tax year once generated by the church.
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