Documentation Index

Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.thefaithapp.com/llms.txt

Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

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Events and Volunteers

This guide covers the main tools used to manage events and volunteer coordination in TheFaithApp. These tools include:

• Events
• Event categories
• Event registration setup
• Volunteer ministries
• Volunteer categories
• Volunteer skills
• Volunteer opportunities
• Volunteer signups

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Before You Start

• Sign in to your admin account.
• Events and Volunteers are in the left sidebar.
• Some create, edit, or delete actions depend on your admin permissions.

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Event Categories

Use Event Categories to organize events by theme, audience, or purpose.

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What You Can Do

• Create a new event category
• Add a description and color
• Mark a category as active or inactive
• Search categories
• Edit or delete existing categories

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Steps

1. Open Events.
2. Select Event Categories.
3. Click Add new.
4. Enter the category name, description, and color.
5. Set the category status if needed.
6. Save the category.

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Tips

• Use category names that make event filtering easier for your team.
• Keep inactive categories for older event types you do not want to remove yet.

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Events

Use Events to publish upcoming services, outreach programs, conferences, and other church activities.

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What You Can Do

• Create a new event
• Add a cover image, date, time, and location
• Assign the event to a category
• Search events
• Filter by category
• Edit or delete existing events
• Turn on recurring or multi-day scheduling when needed

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Event Details

• Event title
• Event description
• Date and time
• Cover image
• Category
• Location name and address
• Recurring or multi-day options

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Steps

1. Open Events.
2. Click Add new.
3. Enter the event title and description.
4. Add the date, time, and cover image.
5. Choose the event category.
6. Add the location details.
7. Save the event.

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Notes

• Event cards show the key details at a glance, including date, time, location, and whether registration is enabled.
• Past events remain visible with a visual status change, which helps with reference and cleanup.

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Event Registration Setup

Use event registration when attendees need to confirm participation before the event date.

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What You Can Set

• Whether registration is required
• Built-in registration or an external registration link
• Registration capacity
• Registration deadline
• Contact person name and email

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Steps

1. Open Events.
2. Create a new event or edit an existing one.
3. Turn on Registration Required.
4. Choose the registration type.
5. Add the capacity if you want to limit attendance.
6. Set the registration deadline.
7. Add the contact person details.
8. Save the event.

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Notes

• Built-in registration is best when you want attendance managed inside the platform experience.
• Use an external registration link if your church already relies on another signup tool.
• In the current web event pages reviewed for this guide, registration is configured on the event form itself rather than through a separate registrations, check-in, or export screen.

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Volunteer Ministries

Use Volunteer Ministries to group opportunities under larger service teams.

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What You Can Do

• Create a ministry
• Add a short description
• Search ministries
• Review how many opportunities belong to each ministry
• Edit or delete ministries

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Steps

1. Open Volunteers.
2. Select Ministries.
3. Click Add Ministry.
4. Enter the ministry name and description.
5. Save the ministry.

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Volunteer Categories

Use Volunteer Categories to organize opportunities by type of service.

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What You Can Do

• Create categories for different service areas
• Search categories
• Review opportunity counts by category
• Edit or delete categories

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Steps

1. Open Volunteers.
2. Select Categories.
3. Click Add Category.
4. Enter the category name and description.
5. Save the category.

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Volunteer Skills

Use Volunteer Skills to track the abilities that can be matched to volunteer opportunities.

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What You Can Do

• Create a skill
• Describe what the skill is used for
• Search skills
• Review how many opportunities and members are linked to each skill
• Edit or delete skills

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Steps

1. Open Volunteers.
2. Select Skills.
3. Click Add Skill.
4. Enter the skill name and description.
5. Save the skill.

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Volunteer Opportunities

Use Volunteer Opportunities to publish open serving roles and manage needed capacity.

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What You Can Do

• Create a new opportunity
• Assign it to a ministry and category
• Set location, date, and time
• Define how many volunteers are needed
• Require approval before a signup is accepted
• Filter by ministry, category, or status
• Open signup requests for review
• Edit or delete opportunities

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Opportunity Details

• Title and description
• Ministry
• Category
• Location
• Date and time
• Volunteer slots needed
• Status
• Approval requirement

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Steps

1. Open Volunteers.
2. Select Opportunities.
3. Click Add Opportunity.
4. Enter the opportunity details.
5. Choose the ministry and category if needed.
6. Set the date, time, and location.
7. Add the number of volunteer slots.
8. Turn on approval if your team wants to review requests first.
9. Save the opportunity.

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Notes

• Opportunity cards show the number of filled and open volunteer spots.
• Active opportunities are easier for team leads to review from one page.

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Volunteer Signups

Use the signups drawer to review volunteer requests for a specific opportunity.

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What You Can Do

• Review incoming signups
• Filter signups by status
• Approve or reject pending requests
• Remove a signup when needed

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Steps

1. Open Volunteers.
2. Select Opportunities.
3. Find the opportunity you want to review.
4. Click View Signups.
5. Use the status filter if you want to narrow the list.
6. Approve or reject pending requests from the actions column.

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Notes

• Opportunity cards show the current signup count before you open the drawer.
• Approval-based workflows are useful when volunteer roles have limited spaces or need team-lead review first.