Location name and address for events
To let people that visit your website or receives your newsletter know where your events are taking place you can add location details when creating your events in the ChurchDesk Calendar. The location details that you’re able to enter in ChurchDesk are (1) location name and (2) address. What is a location name? A location name in ChurchDesk refers to the physical location, i.e. the church name. It could also be a room such as “The crypt”. In this case, we recommend you also mention yourSome readersCancel events and informing your contacts
In this guide you can read how to handle cancelled events and how to inform people who have signed up for the event. There are three steps in this guide: Make it visible on the website that the event is cancelled Deactivate the signup form Send a message to people who have signed up for the event 1. Make it visible on the website that the event is cancelled Go to the calendar and find the event that has been cancelled. Edit the event and in the title write "Cancelled" or someSome readersRotas
With Rotas from ChurchDesk it is now much easier to assign and manage recurring work between staff and volunteer teams. With a single click, you can print your Rota. In the following we will answer some important questions. How do I create a new rota duty and assign it to a group? How do I add a rota to an event? How do I manage the Rota Scheme as a rota coordinator How do I easily share the rota scheme with everyone on the Rotas? How about important reminders & notificationFew readersCalendar subscriptions
You can subscribe to the ChurchDesk calendar or a selection of events from your private calendar. Then you always have your private events and church events in the same calendar. A subscription is a one-way synchronisation, which continuously gets the latest events from ChurchDesk. Subscribe to all events in the calendar Go to the Calendar Click on "More" in the upper right corner Select "Subscribe to calendar" Copy the link and insert in your own calendar where you set upFew readersRoom Booking
With ChurchDesk you the option to share resource availability. If you want rent out your church facilities you can easily share room availability on your homepage or via email. You can select which resources to display to visitors, so that they on their own can check availability. ChurchDesk will automatically indicate when facilities are booked. Note that resources can not be booked directly online. You can only display when the resource is booked or available. Choose the resource to disFew readersCreate, copy and delete events in the Calendar
How to create an event You can create an event by clicking on the "Create" button in the calendar or click directly on a date and time in the Calendar. You can choose to create an event with only very limited information, as shown above, but you can also add more information by choosing "More options". You can now add detailed information to the event over three different tabFew readersActivity List
The Activity List an easy way to get a nice overview of upcoming worship services and other activities. Designed to easily print and add to your bulletin board. In this video, I'll show you how to create your Activity List. Step-by-Step instructions: Go to the calendar On the left menu bar, you will find the "Activity List" feature Select the time period for which you would like to create the list for Select the event categories you would like to include in the print. WhFew readersIntroduction to Calendar
With the ChurchDesk calendar you can: Create internal and public events Create absences Book your team and church resources, such as rooms Manage rotas Register attendance Learn more in our introduction video Create internal and public events You create events in the Calendar similar most other calendars. ChurchDesk, however gives you some special options, which is designed to fit the needs of a church. You can create your own categories for events such as Sunday serviceFew readersCreate, edit and delete absence
Create absence from the Calendar by clicking on the "Create" and then choose "Absence" or you can click directly in the calendar and choose "Absence" in the pop-up. You have to be a member of a group to create absences You can as a point of departure only create absence for yourself If you have the permission "Can manage absences" you can also create and manage absences on behalf of other users. (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/3f84d6315cebdc00/6943b14f-f502-4aFew readersHeating and Energy Control via ChurchDesk
How can we connect to ChurchDesk? There are two ways to connect to ChurchDesk. One is to connect to our iCal solution, which is described below. With this solution, your system will ask ChurchDesk if there are any changes. You can also use our webhook API (PUSH). You can find the documentation here. If you use this solution, ChurchDesk will send a message to your system if there are any changes. How does the iCal solution work? ChurchDeskFew readersAttendance
Attendance can provide insight into church events and can help customize the Church offers to the parish. It gives an overview of the number of participants in the parish's worship services and events. (https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/46687647/0f855ed0fbc5219a19f51c0e/attendance+1+uk.png) Report attendance When you want to report attendance, go to Attendance via theFew readersFilter events in the Calendar
Filter events in the Calendar With filters in the calendar, you can easily create your own personal calendar, choose to view appointments in a specific church or category. Furthermore, you can easily and quickly get a monthly overview of the room availability. Create your own calendar view with the calendar filter You will find the filter on the left side of the calendar. There are three filtering options: My personal calendar: In my calendars, you can choose to only to see eventsFew readersAdd your private calendar to ChurchDesk
You can add your private calendar to the ChurchDesk calendar, so you can check both calendars at once, when booking in the ChurchDesk calendar. Your own calendar will only be visible to you, no one else i the church will be able to see it. You have the option to mark your private calendar events as busy in the ChurchDesk calendar, so if someone tries to book or assign you to an event or rota duty it shows that you are busy. It can take up to 20 minutes for an update in your private calendar toFew readersShare your Events and Blogs on Facebook
You can now easily share your events on your church’s Facebook page, straight from your ChurchDesk Calendar. With a single click, you can share your event now – reaching out beyond your church community. You can also choose to schedule the post for a later date – ChurchDesk will then post it automatically at the right time. You can already schedule an event for Facebook when you’Few readersMulti-Parish: How to setup up your churches in ChurchDesk
Step-by Step-guide: To set up your parishes, please go to your user name in the blue bar above. From the menu, choose "ChurchDesk Settings" Then, please go to the black bar on the left side and click on "Parish & Resources". Click on the blue "Create" button to create a new parish. Write the name of the parish and the corresponding address in the input area. (htFew readers