Hello leaders of Zones and small groups - I really do need your help!
Would it be possible to get your City small group details
bang up to date?
I appreciate that
some small groups don’t use The City, but this request is not to recruit you to
a “facebook” lifestyle!! Did you know that your recorded small group details are our only church database? So when a new
person asks us at the Connect Point:
… for a Thursday group – we need to know which
ones we have
… or can I join the
same group as Fred Bloggs on Alpha? – we can only direct them if Fred has signed up!
… do you have a
small group near BN3 3RE? – we can only tell them if you have put a postcode in
your group address
Here are the six top tips:
1.
Make sure someone (preferably yourself) has “leader”
status in your group not just “manager” status. Please choose appropriately from
the drop down menu.
2.
When you filled in your personal contact details
in the City for the first time, if you didn’t tick the boxes:
o Show to members
o Show to friends
Then your contact details are automatically
set to invisible to everyone, even your best friend and marriage partner!
3.
Even if your group venue moves from
week-to-week, make sure you choose one venue with a postcode. The software does
a Google maps display
4.
Make your group description cheery and upbeat.
Please avoid jargon and make your description welcoming and inclusive to all,
especially those on the edge of church life. No-one from your group will look at this group description, only people who are currently not in your group! Food for thought?
5.
Please include the day and time you normally
meet. If your group also doesn't meet during the holidays - please state that in the description
6.
If you have easy access to a computer and the
internet, a daily quick look on The City is invaluable.
It's been a year since we first launched The City, we've grown in our knowledge of what to do and not to do! If you have any problems with the above, then please feel
free to contact me (Alan Preston 07962217655) during the month of August.
