Set Agency and Church Information
MissionInsite contains several features only available to administrators.
The features described in this section are available to regional administrators.
Edit Church Information
You can edit a church's description, contact information, address, website, or notes.
When you update a church or service location's street address, the map automatically updates.
To do this, you must be an Agency Manager.
- On the Navigation Bar, click Home
, then expand Account Admin Tools.
- Click Location Info, then click Church.
- Double-click on the church you want to edit.
- Make any necessary changes, then click Save.
After saving your changes, the list of churches displays. You can edit another church's information or return to MissionInsite.
Move Church and Service Locations
You can manually move church and service locations on the map.
Moving locations is helpful if a church's physical meeting location changes and you're unsure of the address.
To do this, you must be a Study Manager.
- On the Navigation Bar, click Layers
.
- Under Agency Locations, select Church, then click
.
- On the map, click on the location you want to move, then click Move This Church.
- Drag the marker to the correct location on the map, then click Save New Location.
Your new location displays on the map within several hours. If the location does not change on your maps within several hours, clear your browser's cache.
Delete a Church
You can delete a church from your agency's MissionInsite study. To do this, you must be an Agency Manager.
- On the Navigation Bar, click Home
, then expand Account Admin Tools.
- Click Location Info, then click Church.
- Locate the church you want to delete, then click Actions, then Delete.
- When the confirmation message displays, click OK.
Upload People into MissionInsite
Uploading people defines your ministry area. This lets you see your ministry's reach and depth so you can connect and build relationships with members.
We recommend the best practices for exports listed in the help articles below.
To upload people and use People Plot, you must be a Study Manager. You can request access from your Agency Manager.
- Log into MissionInsite with your email address and password.
- If your organization has multiple studies, under Which Study Would You Like to Work With?, select your study’s name.
- In the User Assistant or on the Navigation Bar, click People Plot
.
- Click Upload People, then Next.
- Select a study and people type. To add a new people type, click Add New People Type. If you add a new people type, you can also add attributes for additional fields to upload.
- Click Next
- When prompted, download the people upload template.
- In the downloaded template, enter your congregants' data.
- When your congregants' data is entered and saved in the template, click File input.
- Select your file and click Open. Your file's data displays in the window, along with any errors.
- Correct any errors. After correcting them, click Download to download a corrected .xls spreadsheet file for your records.
- Click Upload. Do not close the upload window until the upload completes.