A leader isn't a platform role like Admin or Editor. It's a role a member holds on a specific group: the person who runs your Tuesday Bible study leads that group, not the whole church. Someone can lead one group, several, or none.
That means turning someone into a leader is two steps: get them into the church as a member, then give them the leader role on their group.
Step 1: Invite them as a member
If they don't already have an account:
- Open People.
- Click Invite Member.
- Enter their email (and name, if you have it).
- Click Send Invitation.
They'll get an email with a join link, create a password, and land in the member app. See "Invite church members" for the full flow.
If they're already a member, skip this step.
Step 2: Make them a leader of their group
- Open Groups and click into the group they'll lead.
- Go to the Members tab.
- Find their name and change their role from Member to Leader (or Co-leader, if the group already has a leader and this person is backup).
They don't need to accept anything: the change takes effect immediately, and the group shows up for them the next time they open it.
What a leader can do
Once someone leads a group, they can run it day-to-day without your involvement: post to the group's feed, approve or decline join requests, take attendance, add group events, and edit the group's own details. See "Leading your group" for the full list.
A leader can only manage the group(s) they lead, not your website, billing, or other groups.
Co-leaders
A group can have more than one leader. Naming a co-leader is worth doing for any group where one person disappearing (vacation, a busy month) would otherwise mean nobody is answering join requests or taking attendance. Assign it the same way: Members tab, change their role.
Removing a leader
Same Members tab: change their role back to Member. They keep their membership in the group; they just lose the leader tools. Nothing about their church account changes.