Group Member Roles

People often have special roles in groups. Some are leaders; others have unique duties. To help differentiate the members of a group, you can give each a Group Member Role. The list of possible roles is defined on the group type. Each role has the following configuration options:

  • Is Leader: Determines if the individuals in this role are considered leaders within the group. This option enables additional functionality within Rock.
  • Receive Requirements Notifications: Individuals in this role will receive notifications of group members who do not meet the group's requirements. This only applies if you've configured the Send Group Requirements Notification job.
  • Can View: This gives the members of this role the ability to view the group information in various group toolbox blocks.
  • Can Edit: Allows members to edit group information in various group toolbox blocks.
  • Can Manage Members: Individuals with this role will be able to manage group members (e.g., change their role, status, etc.) regardless of the security settings on the group itself.
  • Can Take Attendance: Individuals with this role can take attendance regardless of the group's security settings.
  • Can Check In to Group: This option indicates whether individuals in this role can check in. If disabled, people assigned to this role cannot check in to groups of this type, even if they are members of the group. Note that this only applies if the Check-in Rule is set to "Already Enrolled In Group" in your check-in Area configuration. See the Checking Out Check-in manual for additional details.
  • Minimum Required: Rock allows you to have rules on how many individuals can have certain roles. This setting configures the minimum number of individuals who must have this role. This will keep you from deleting a group member if the deletion will drop the number of individuals with this role below the minimum.
  • Maximum Allowed: This setting is like the minimum but limits the number of people who are allowed this role. For instance, you might configure a group type to only allow one person to be the leader. You can also use this option to limit the number of adults in a family. A family is a group type.
  • Default: When someone is added to a group, this will be the default role they'll be assigned to. Note: Some blocks will have a block setting that overrides this default. This setting will handle cases when a block does not provide an overriding setting.