Well most of you have answered the call to sign up for a user name and password on Church Community Builder. I’m glad that all the announcement time hasn’t been in vain. If you have yet to request a user name and password, you can do so by clicking here. Now I want to encourage small group leaders to take a few minutes and update your small group information into CCB.
As a small group leader you have been given permission to manage your group by adding participants, etc. When you log into CCB you will see your home page. Under your picture you will see the heading “My Groups”. The small groups and ministry teams that you participate in are listed in that collumn.
If you are a small group leader, look for the group you lead in that listing and click on it. You will be directed to the home page for that small group. If you don’t see the group you lead, please contact me and I will create it for you.
From the group home page you can upload a picture of the group, set dates of group meetings and special days on the group calendar. This calendar is viewed only by the members of the group. You can also send group members messages on the group message board. You can also send an email to the entire group by clicking on “Send a quick email”.
You can update group information by clicking on the “Group Settings” tab (found above the group picture) and update the logistical information about your group, such as meeting date and time.
It is also necessary for you to add group participants. You do this by going to the “Group Participants” tab (also above the picture) and searching the database for those that are in your group. Click on the option “Add or invite new group participants”. You will be asked if you want to add a person using “people search” or a “specific person”. Click on “A specific person”. You will then be able to search for the person and either invite them via email or add them directly. I suggest searching by first initial and last name. You may notice that some of your group members may already be added to your group if you submitted a small group roster to me.
Within the group participants section you can do things like print out a photo directory of your group or print a report with everyone’s birthdays.
I realize this can be confusing. If you get stuck, you can always call me and I’m more than willing to help you. Just play around and have fun with this and encourage all your small group members to check it frequently.
