Online Directory Overview
Your members can easily access the Online Directory through the Church Connect app, giving them the ability to share their contact information and view other members who have also opted in.
- How Members access the Online Directory
- How Members Opt In
- Enabling the Online Directory
- Managing the Online Directory
- Pro Tips
How Members access the Online Directory
When logged into your Church Connect account, select the profile icon in the top-right corner of the screen.
Then, select the "Directory" option.
How Members Opt In
On the directory, members can toggle their status to opt in or out.
They can also select the link to manage exactly what information they want to share.
Enabling the Online Directory
By default, the Online Directory is NOT enabled. To enable it, log in to your ChurchTrac account. Then, navigate to the "Connect Settings" tab on the Church Connect screen and select the "Connect User Settings" button.
You'll see the option to "Enable the Online Directory."
Managing the Online Directory
For a member to be listed on the Online Directory, their status must be marked "Yes" on the "Include in Church Connect Directory" field listed on their profile.
When a member is added to the People screen, the "Include in Church Connect Online Directory" field defaults to "No". This means that everyone at your church is automatically opted out of the directory.
For an individual to have access to the Online Directory, navigate to the Church Connect screen and select the "Connect Users" Tab. Find the person you would like to enable the directory for and change their status. You have the option to give an individual "Full directory access" or "Group access only". Group Access limits the individuals a person can see in the directory to the Group(s) they share with others.
When an individual is listed on the Online Directory, only their name and the names of their immediate family members (with the exception of children) will be listed. Members must individually opt into the Online Directory through Church Connect for any of their information to be visible.
Pro Tips
By default, ChurchTrac will NOT display personal information of children in the Online Directory. To avoid accidentally showing their information, be sure to mark the Family Role as "Child" in the child's profile. In some countries, displaying the information of minors in an online directory is illegal.
Scammers often target online church directories and will even pose as church members to harvest information and run scams on church members.