Groups

Groups is where you run your small groups: rosters, leaders, placing new students, group health, curriculum and prayer. Group leaders see their group, lessons and roster in the Serve app.

Words you'll see

• Group type: a kind of group, like "Middle School Small Groups". The type decides how attendance is taken and owns its seasons and curriculum calendar.
• Season: a stretch of time a group runs, like "Fall 2026". A group only belongs to the seasons you add it to.
• Attendance mode:
  • Leader takes attendance: the leader takes roll in the Serve app.
  • Auto from check-in: the group is part of a bigger check-in (like youth group night), so attendance comes from who checked in.
• Not yet active: a student placed in a group who hasn't come enough times to count as a regular. They show on the roster but aren't counted in health numbers or sent to CCB.
• Grade range: a named set of grades, like Middle School (6th to 8th), used to plan curriculum.

The pages

Page	What it's for
Groups	Every group, with rosters, leaders and settings
Placements	Put new students into groups
Members	Everyone in a group, with contacts and history
Leaders	Who leads each group
Health	Which groups are doing well, and who's drifting
Curriculum > Library	Lesson series and the lesson editor
Curriculum > Plan	Which lesson each group gets each week
Prayer	Prayer requests leaders add from their groups
Settings	Group types, seasons, grade ranges (admins)

Set up Groups

1. Add group types in Settings.
2. Add seasons.
3. Create or import your groups and add them to a season.
4. Add leaders. Leaders come from CCB or from Volunteers. See Leaders.
5. Place students (for check-in based groups) or add them to rosters.
6. Plan curriculum if leaders will teach from lessons in the Serve app.