# Church Directory

## Church Directory

- [Intro to Church Directory](https://docs.church.directory/master.md): Below is a short demo of Church Directory.  This does not cover all the features available, but will help give an idea of how Church Directory works.
- [Welcome to Church Directory](https://docs.church.directory/getting-started/welcome-to-church-directory.md): After your new account is created, you'll need to ensure some setup steps to your account are completed.
- [How to Launch Church Directory](https://docs.church.directory/getting-started/welcome-to-church-directory/how-to-launch-church-directory.md): Church Directory offers a few options for helping expedite getting your members aware and logged in.
- [Directory Data Import](https://docs.church.directory/getting-started/welcome-to-church-directory/directory-data-import.md): We can import your church directory information from source files you may have for an extra fee. Below is an outline of what is needed.
- [Welcome Emails](https://docs.church.directory/getting-started/welcome-to-church-directory/welcome-emails.md): Here you will learn how to quickly send out your welcome emails to your members so that they can start using the app as soon as possible and make communication so much easier.
- [Users](https://docs.church.directory/core-concepts/users.md)
- [Login Methods](https://docs.church.directory/core-concepts/users/login-methods.md): Church Directory offers 3 different methods of logging in for members:  email, username and phone number.
- [Account Membership](https://docs.church.directory/core-concepts/users/account-membership.md): Account membership terminology can be confusing based on other systems use of this language. We'll try to clear that up here.
- [Family Units](https://docs.church.directory/core-concepts/users/family-units.md): Family units in Church Directory are a key part of how information is displayed throughout the app, especially in regards to the Directory.
- [Family Emails](https://docs.church.directory/core-concepts/users/family-emails.md)
- [Church Offices](https://docs.church.directory/core-concepts/users/church-offices.md): A "church office" (sometimes called a "church role" in congregations) are titles such as "Elder", "Deacon", "Minister", "Evangelist", etc.
- [Groups](https://docs.church.directory/core-concepts/groups.md): Groups are a special and import part of Church Directory for organization and communication.
- [Group Posts](https://docs.church.directory/core-concepts/groups/group-posts.md): Group Posts is a super-low cost communication platform built right into Church Directory.
- [Texting (SMS)](https://docs.church.directory/core-concepts/groups/texting-sms.md): Church Directory allows your congregation to text groups. The texting tool, utilizing a dedicated toll-free number, is meant for one-way communication to mobile numbers stored in the
- [SMS and Text Encoding](https://docs.church.directory/core-concepts/groups/texting-sms/sms-and-text-encoding.md): SMS messages use a special and limited character set.
- [Texting (MMS)](https://docs.church.directory/core-concepts/groups/texting-mms.md): Church Directory also allows your congregation to text groups for quick communication via MMS.
- [E-mailing](https://docs.church.directory/core-concepts/groups/e-mailing.md): Church Directory allows your congregation to email groups for easy communication.
- [Email Costs](https://docs.church.directory/core-concepts/groups/e-mailing/email-costs.md): Why do you charge for emails?  Shouldn't emailing be free?
- [Voice Calls](https://docs.church.directory/core-concepts/groups/voice-calls.md)
- [Numbers for SMS & Voice Calls](https://docs.church.directory/core-concepts/groups/numbers-for-sms-and-voice-calls.md)
- [Messaging Policies](https://docs.church.directory/core-concepts/groups/messaging-policies.md)
- [Communication Use Policy](https://docs.church.directory/core-concepts/groups/messaging-policies/communication-use-policy.md): Church Directory has strict use policies for sending emails, SMS and voice calls.
- [SMS message length limits](https://docs.church.directory/core-concepts/groups/messaging-policies/sms-message-length-limits.md): Church Directory follows the technical 160 character limit per SMS.
- [Roles](https://docs.church.directory/core-concepts/roles.md): Roles are different from Groups in that they are only used determine what access a user account has to Church Directory.
- [Groups](https://docs.church.directory/admin/groups.md)
- [Getting Started with Groups](https://docs.church.directory/admin/groups/getting-started-with-groups.md)
- [Enabling Group Posts](https://docs.church.directory/admin/groups/enabling-group-posts.md): How can I turn on Group posts for a specific group?
- [People](https://docs.church.directory/admin/people.md)
- [Add a Member](https://docs.church.directory/admin/people/add-a-member.md): This tutorial helps you as an admin create a new member or visitor for your church directory.
- [Change the Head of Household](https://docs.church.directory/admin/people/change-the-head-of-household.md): In the event that you need to change the "head of household" status for a family due to the happy marriage of two members, the unfortunate death of current head of house or maybe even a divorce.
- [Prayer List](https://docs.church.directory/admin/prayer-list.md)
- [Add a Prayer Request](https://docs.church.directory/admin/prayer-list/add-a-prayer-request.md): This section will explain how a user with the admin role can add a prayer request in the admin portion of the website. If you would like to see how to do this from the member website please search wit
- [Member Prayer Submissions](https://docs.church.directory/admin/prayer-list/member-prayer-submissions.md): In this article you will learn how to allow or disallow members to create prayer requests.
- [Calendars](https://docs.church.directory/admin/calendars.md)
- [Getting Started with Calendars](https://docs.church.directory/admin/calendars/getting-started-with-calendars.md)
- [Add a Calendar Event](https://docs.church.directory/admin/calendars/add-a-calendar-event.md): This article with quickly explain the basics of adding events to your calendar in church.directory
- [Add a Repeating Calendar Event](https://docs.church.directory/admin/calendars/add-a-repeating-calendar-event.md): This article will show you how to make your calendar event repeat.
- [Data Import](https://docs.church.directory/faqs/data-import.md): We can import your church directory information from source files you may have for an extra fee.  Below is an outline of what this service offering is and what is needed.
- [Email Delivery](https://docs.church.directory/faqs/email-delivery.md)
- [Emails marked as spam](https://docs.church.directory/faqs/emails-marked-as-spam.md): A user may accidentally mark an email coming from Church Directory as spam. Here are the steps to resolve this.