Getting Started for Church Admins

Download the app & pick your community type

Download GrowthPath and tap "Start a New Community." Choose the shape that fits what you're building — GrowthPath adapts to all three:

Church — for congregations with disciplers and groups
Small group — for Bible studies, prayer circles, and friend groups
Family — for growing together at home

Tell us about your church

Give your community a name, an optional tagline, and an accent colour that matches your church's identity. This becomes the backdrop your members see every time they open the app.

Takes about 30 seconds — no logo upload or verification required to get started.

Get your code, bring your people in

The moment you register, GrowthPath generates a unique join code for your community. Share it however works for you:

Announce it from the front during a service or meeting
Text or email it directly to your congregation
Print it on a bulletin, slide, or welcome card

Members download the app, enter the code, and they're in — no approval bottleneck required, though admins can require approval if they'd rather review new joins first.

Your Church Code

RVSD-4271

Run your dashboard day-to-day

Your Home tab doubles as an admin dashboard. At a glance, see every member's consistency, streak, and GP — and spot who's fallen quiet before it becomes a pattern.

Assign disciplers to new members as they join
Nudge anyone whose consistency is slipping
Send church-wide notifications and prayer requests

Admin dashboard tracking disciple consistency in GrowthPath

What your members experience

Once someone joins, their world is simple: today's plan, their Growth Path level, and their own weekly rhythm — plus a direct line to their discipler.

No admin visibility into personal reflections. Just the encouragement to keep showing up.

A few tips

For a smooth rollout

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Announce it live

Communities that launch with a short live announcement (service, meeting, or group chat) see faster, more complete sign-up than a code shared silently.

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Line up disciplers first

Assign or confirm your disciplers before you share the code widely, so new members get connected to someone right away instead of waiting.

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Keep the code visible

Pin it somewhere people will see it again — a bulletin, a group chat header, a fridge. Late joiners need the same easy path in.

FAQ

Common admin questions

Still stuck? Reach out and we'll help directly.

Can a community have more than one admin?

Yes. You can add additional admins from the Admin panel, which is useful for larger churches where more than one person needs full visibility and management access.

What if someone loses the join code?

Admins can find the code again anytime from the Admin panel and re-share it. Codes don't expire.

Is our data visible to other churches or communities?

No. GrowthPath is built with strict community-level data isolation — your members, leaderboard, notifications, and groups are only ever visible within your own church, group, or family. See our Privacy Policy for details.

Do members need to be approved before joining?

By default, entering a valid code joins a member instantly. Admins who'd rather review new joins first can require approval from the Admin panel.

Can I change our community's name or accent colour later?

Yes, community details can be updated anytime from Admin settings — nothing you choose during setup is permanent.

What does a discipler see that an admin doesn't, or vice versa?

Disciplers see their assigned disciples' activity logs, consistency, and reflection notes. Admins see membership and consistency data across the whole community, but not personal reflection content — that stays between a disciple and their discipler.

Set up GrowthPath for your church, group, or family in under 10 minutes