Overview

Run attendance operations and service-plan workflows from one grouped events section.

Events groups the live service and event operations that teams usually need together.

This section is built for the reality of church operations: upcoming services need planning, live services need fast check-in tools, and finished events still need clean records that leadership can review later.

In This Section

Attendance

Run live check-ins, manage attendee records, and review turnout for active events.

Order of Service

Prepare reusable service-plan structure and run finalized plans in live view.

Why this grouping makes sense

Attendance handles the who-is-here side of live events, while Order of Service handles the what-happens-next side of the service plan.

What Teams Usually Use Events For

Prepare service-day structure before the event begins.
Run check-in and attendance workflows while the event is active.
Review turnout, member versus visitor mix, and service-level activity afterward.
Keep repeatable service planning in one place so the same work does not need to be rebuilt every week.

Practical Flow

Confirm the correct event exists with the right date, time, category, and recurrence settings.
Use Order of Service to organize the plan, sequence, and reusable service components when needed.
Use Attendance during the live event for staff-assisted check-in, self check-in, or review.
Review the attendance summary after the event so leaders know what actually happened.

What Makes This Section Operationally Important

It keeps live-service tasks close to the planning surfaces that support them.
It helps teams work quickly during busy arrival windows.
It gives leadership a clearer record of turnout without building a separate reporting process first.
It supports recurring rhythms, which matters for weekly church life.

Set Up This Section Well By Doing These First

Create the main recurring and one-off events your branch actually runs.
Check service times, event categories, and location rules before a live weekend.
Decide whether your team will use manual check-in, QR/self check-in, or both.
Build a simple Order of Service template for the most common service pattern.

Questions This Section Helps Answer

Which event is active right now?
How many people attended?
Was attendance mostly members, visitors, or families?
Is the service plan ready for the team running the event?
Are the event rules, timing, and attendance controls set the way we expect?

Last updated on