The directory is a private place for the people in your church to communicate with one another. Only people invited to the directory can see the others or share their information. Each invited person can choose the information they want to show about themselves or their household.
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Do you want to teach your congregants how to use the Church Center Directory? This article shows them how!
You can invite multiple people to the directory from three different places.
When you invite people to the directory, a warning message prompts you to verify the identity of the invited people before adding them. This extra check helps keep your account secure!
Expand one of the sections to see how to invite a group of people from that place.
On the People page, select the gear and then Bulk actions from the menu.
Enter multiple individuals or choose a list of individuals, and then invite them all to join the directory.
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Choose Set directory access from the menu.
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Choose Allow access to give access to people. You can also revoke access here.
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Without the welcome email, the only way a person can join is to log into Church Center and select the Share link.
From a list's Results tab, select the bulk action icon.
Invite everyone on the list to join the directory.
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Choose Set directory access from the menu.
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Choose Allow access to give access to people. You can also revoke access here.
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Without the welcome email, the only way a person can join is to log into Church Center and select the Share link.
A manager can select Invite to directory from a person's profile page.
A warning message with the date the profile was created prompts you to verify an individual's identity before adding them. This extra check helps keep your account secure!
If you're confident about the person's identity, select Yes, invite to proceed with adding them to the directory.
People who are invited to the directory will have access, but their information will not be listed until they share it. From the People page, filter based on the directory status to see who has access and who is listed.
You can help people list their information in the directory in two ways.
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Remove the access granted in the original invitation and send them a new one. From the Directory Status section on their profile, select Remove from directory and then invite them again.
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Send them a link to your directory page in Church Center, where they'll see the option to share their information.