The flexibility built into Rock groups is very powerful. But like a puzzle when you open the box and dump out the pieces, it can be a little overwhelming to get started. Below are a few strategies for you to consider first. Don’t be afraid to ask others how they have configured their groups. The Ask section of the Rock website is perfect for these kinds of discussions. Multiple Group Viewers Rock comes preconfigured with a general group viewer People > Group Viewer, but you can add more. Say, for instance, your church has a strong small group ministry. You may want to create a new Group Viewer page just for this ministry. You can do this by adding a new page under People (or any other page you like) and adding the group viewer blocks to the page as described below. The following blocks are used to make a group viewer page. We recommend that you use the LeftSidebar Panel page layout. Group Tree View - Add a group tree view block to the sidebar zone to help you navigate your group hierarchy.Group Detail - Add the group details block to the top of the main zone.Group Member List - Next, add the group member list block under the group details. When you set up the Group Tree Block you can set the root group to start with, and limit which types of groups it will display. This allows you to make a very specific small groups viewer with just a couple of clicks. Group Folders As you start to think about your group hierarchies, make sure that you plan for growth. This might mean that you create special groups in your hierarchy to help categorize your groups. You can think of this like using folders on your computer to help manage all of your files. You could throw all of your files in one folder, but you’d never find anything. Adding folders helps you arrange and sort your groups. While folders add little value to your computer’s file system, these category groups can actually be beneficial beyond just organizing. For instance, if you add these category groups to your serving teams, the categories can act as leadership teams for their sub-groups. Take a look at this example of the first impressions serving teams at a large multi-campus church: Notice how each campus and ministry area has a leadership group. These groups not only help arrange the serving teams, but they can also have members of their own that represent the leadership team for each area.