Mark Attendance
As a group leader, you may be asked to mark attendance. Understanding attendance patterns is critical for your church leadership. Monitoring shifting or seasonal attendance is an important measurement when planning future events or ministries. Attendance records also help church leadership identify those who may need follow-up or compassion during a difficult season.
To mark attendance, go to your group's Attendance tab, then click a past event.
- Member Attendance—You can mark member attendance by selecting the check box for each person who attended the meeting. The total number of marked attendance is calculated at the top of the screen.
- Head Counts—If you do not mark individual member attendance for the event, you can enter a number in the Total column. If you record a head count and later decide to mark individual members' attendance, the head count and individual member attendance are combined in the total. You will need to go back and adjust the number for each selected profile to keep your total number consistent.
- Attendance Profiles—If you are the leader of multiple groups, ask your administrator to set up an attendance profile containing all your groups. Then you can use the Attendance option to mark attendance for one group at a time without needing to go to each group's past event list.
- Printed Sheets—Sometimes it makes sense to use a printed marking sheet so you can take roll on paper prior to entering it online. Attendance sheets are printed for a group's entire month of events. If attendance has already been entered for a past event, it will print pre-marked on the sheet. The printable attendance-marking sheet is exported as a PDF.
- Reviewing an Individual's Attendance—While looking at your group's roster online, you can hover over the ellipsis icon next to the attendance percentage to see a snapshot of the person's attendance history.
Record Group Attendance
Mark attendance for past events from the Events tab.
Record a Head Count
Record a quick head count of the number of people who attended a group event.
- Click .
- On the right side of the page, in the My Groups section, click your church name.
- On the Events tab, click Upcoming Events and change it to Past Events.
- Click
next to the date of the worship service and select Mark Attendance.
- On the window that displays your roster with check boxes to the side, click in the Total field at the top.
- Enter a number and click Done.
Print Attendance Sheets for a Single Group
Print an attendance sheet to record group attendance.
- Locate the group.
- Click
next to the group's name and select Print Marking Sheet.
- Select the print options you want and click Export.
- To open the .pdf, follow the notification displayed by your browser. You can also retrieve it from the report log
Create an Attendance Profile
Create an attendance profile to quickly mark attendance for multiple groups.
- Click .
- Click Add Attendance Profile.
- Enter a name of your choosing.
- Select whether you want to specify the groups included in the profile, or to include all your church's groups.
- If including all groups, click Save.
- If specifying groups, click Add Group for each entry, then save. Be sure to click Save when after adding all your groups, or the profile will not be created.
Print Attendance Sheets for Multiple Groups
Print attendance sheets to record attendance across multiple groups.
- Click .
- If you haven't already done so, create an attendance profile.
- Click
to the right of the profile you want to print, and select Print Marking Sheet.
- A single .pdf file of all the group attendance sheets is created; however, the printout will include a separate page(s) for each group listed. To open the .pdf, follow the notification displayed by your browser. You can also retrieve it from the report log.
View Attendance History for a Particular Member
View the past history of attendance for any group member.
- Locate the group.
- Click the group's Participants tab.
- Click the percentage number that appears in the Attendance column.