Small groups and interest groups are an incredible way to guide your church members into meaningful community and engagement, but it's not as simple as posting a list of groups and allowing anyone to join freely. That's why we've built out a few settings to equip you with what you need to publicly highlight your thriving community culture while guiding users through the proper processes to make sure the right people end up in the right group.
For Subsplash Groups & Messaging clients whose apps are updated to the latest app version (5.20), you can find these settings by logging in to your Subsplash Dashboard, selecting Groups, and clicking on the group of your choice. Simply select Settings and you'll see your group's "Visibility" and "Enrollment" settings.
Groups that are set to "Request to join" or "Closed" will not be visible to app users who are on app version 5.19 or below. We suggest having users check the App Store or Google Play Store apps on their devices if they are unable to find the group they're looking for.
If these settings are unavailable to you, your app needs an update.
Your options include the following, split out into two types of settings:
Visibility
Public - Anyone can find and learn more about this group.
Private - People can only find this group if invited.
Enrollment
Open - Anyone can join this group.
Closed - Only group managers can invite people.
Request to join - People must request to join this group.
For join requests, group managers will receive a notification and email whenever a new request has been submitted. Simply navigate to the messaging tab in the app or web to respond!)
In addition to having these settings in the Dashboard, we've made sure to include them within the mobile app so that your group managers are thoroughly equipped to manage their group as needed!