PocketPlatform Group Management

Last Updated: Oct 14, 2021 @ 7:49 am

Your church members use PocketPlatform to sign up for Events, engage in serving Opportunities, and take Sermon Notes. With PocketPlatform’s Group Management tools, your Group Leaders and Group Members can use PocketPlatform to engage foster community, communicate with the group, and dive deeper in their spiritual journey.

Group Member Features

View Members
View Name, Photo, Email Address, Phone Number for other Group Members. Email and Phone links available for quickly contacting another group member.
Contact Leader
Send an email directly to your Group Leader with a simple form within the App.
Group Calendar
View a calendar of upcoming Group Meetings with date, time, and location / address.
Manage Privacy
Manage the information you are comfortable sharing with including Email, Phone, Full Name / First Name only, and Photo.
Group Communication
Communicate directly with your Group by chatting inside the App.

Group Leader Features

View Members
View Name, Photo, Email Address, Phone Number for other Group Members. Email and Phone links available for quickly contacting another group member.

Leaders can also edit group member’s info, upload a photo, or change the Group member’s role / remove them from the Group.
Add Group Member
Group Leaders can add new members to the Group quickly and easily.
Contact Leaders / Members
Group Leaders can select one or more Group Members / Leaders and send an email to all of them using a single form.
Manage Inquiries
Group Leaders can view Inquiries for their Group, contact inquirers via email, and optionally add inquirers directly to their Group.
Group Calendar
Group Leaders can manage their Group’s calendar of Group Meetings with feature for adding, editing or cancelling meetings.
Take Attendance
Group Leaders can quickly and easily take attendance for a Group Meeting.
Group Curriculum
Group Leaders can access Group Curriculum delivered through MinistryPlatform. Curriculum includes group leader / facilitator instructions and links to videos, audio files, PDFs, scripture, et al.
Manage Privacy
Manage the information you are comfortable sharing with including Email, Phone, Full Name / First Name only, and Photo.
Group Communication
Communicate directly with your Group by chatting inside the App.

Setting up Groups

Setting up your Groups is essentially the same as configuring groups for use in the Think Ministry Portal. Once your Group is configured in MinistryPlatform, you can set the Available On App to Yes for it to be available in your App.

For more information on setting up Group Curriculum, reference the Group Curriculum KB article.

Configuring Group Management

To provide churches with more control over the tools available to Group Leaders, the latest version of the API includes three configuration settings. These settings are controlled behind the scenes, so please submit a ticket to the help desk if you’d like to request any modifications.

Edit Contact Info: When enabled, this allows Group Leaders to edit a member’s contact information (e.g. nickname, email address, phone number). It also enables Group Leaders to upload a photo for a member. This is disabled by default. Note: Changes here are reflected in the member’s Contact record in MinistryPlatform.
Inquiries Tab: When enabled, this allows Group Leaders to view group inquiries and convert the inquirer to a participant.
Cancel Meetings: When enabled, this allows Group Leaders to cancel Group Meetings

Please note that, when enabled, these features are only available for users whose Group Role Type = Leader.