Inviting People to Realm
You can invite people to join Realm, by encouraging individuals to either accept invitations or create a login.
When you've completed customizing Realm, you'll want to communicate and encourage your congregation to join. They will either accept an invitation from you to join Realm, or, if you selected an Open model for the initial launch, you'll lead them to visit your website to create a login.
Invitations
You can invite congregants and others to use Realm.
For an Open church, a Realm invitation provides your congregants an email link they can use to create a login. For an Invite Only or Sign Up Requests church, however, it's a requirement for creating a login.
- To send invitations to individuals, see Invite Users One-at-a-Time.
- To send invitations to group members, see Invite Group Members to Join Realm.
- To send invitations in mass or bulk, see our our instructions on creating a report, and use the results to send Realm invitations.
To see a list of invitees, click . To send reminder emails, select the check box next to one or more individuals, then select Send a Reminder in the drop-down list at the top of the page.
When do emails expire?
Some emails require a response from the recipient. Of those, some must be answered within in a set period of time; others are valid indefinitely. Here are some examples:
| Message | Expires |
|---|---|
| Invitation to congregants and leaders to sign up for Realm | 90 days from date sent |
| Invitation reminder | 90 days from date sent |
| Invitation for those with new user permissions to sign up | 24 hours |
| Invitations for converted accounts | 72 hours |
| Password reset | 24 hours |
Using Realm Invitation Models - A Best Practices Guide
This best practice guide explains the benefits and risks of both invitation models.
Using the open-invitation model comes with additional responsibilities to safeguard the privacy of your congregation. Download and print this best practices guide.