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Pastoral prayer protects confidential care

July 23, 2026 Back to changelog Members can now choose Pastoral team only when a prayer request needs a smaller confidentiality boundary than the general leaders-only workflow.

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What’s New

• Members see a clear privacy explanation before sharing with the pastoral team.
• Churches can grant private pastoral prayer access separately from ordinary Prayer Requests access.
• Authorized caregivers can coordinate urgency and follow-up from the existing prayer workspace.
• The request shows a safe access history so authorized staff can understand when it was viewed or acted on.

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Privacy by Default

Pastoral prayer content is encrypted and stays out of Prayer Walls, prayer-team lists and emails, Prayer Rooms, general exports, and AI tools. Notifications use a general message without the prayer, identity, or contact details. Pastoral exports contain workflow metadata only. After a request is answered, withdrawn, or rejected, the encrypted content is retained for the church’s configured period and then removed while the minimal accountability history remains.