What are playlists?

You can create playlists with audio and video media items which can be played by members.

To create a playlist, expand Content and navigate to Playlists. Click on the New Playlist button. In the popup that appears you can enter the Title and Description for the playlist to provide more information on what the playlist is about.

You can click on Add Video or Add Audio to add videos or audio respectively and you can enter a URLTitle and Description for each media item. Once added, you can also drag the media items into any order and click on the Save Playlist button to create the playlist. You can then click on the Play button to play the playlist.

What are groups?

Groups present you with the ability to target specific groups of congregates/members of your choosing in order to relay messages or notifications specifically to the selected groups of your choosing.

You can view, create, modify or delete groups from the Members page, under the Groups section.

You can create a new group by clicking on the New Group button.

From the popup that appears, you can enter the Name of the group, the Description to provide more information, as well as select multiple members to add to the group. Once done, click on the Create Group button to create the group.

To edit or delete groups, you will need to have permission to click on the ellipsis dotted button next to the group you want to edit. Once clicked, a dropdown will appear with the options to Edit or Delete the group.

Information (Mobile Apps Only)

Here you can view your church information that is publicly available to all members such as the church name, church address, contact details, banking details, and welcome message.

If you have not entered any details into the Address or Banking details fields via your settings, this information will then not be displayed here.

Dashboard

After your church has been registered, you will have been brought to the dashboard page which shows you the welcome message (which is customizable from the Settings page) along with any additional options and features which you may find on the left-hand side of the page. In addition to this, you will be provided with useful information at a glance such as:

Upcoming Events: These are the events that are upcoming and start within the next 7 days. These events will be the events that your church has set up in the news & events section.

Recent Communications: These are notifications that have been sent within the last 7 days.

Which account you are logged into: In the top right of your screen, you will be provided with information on which account you are logged into which when clicked will open a few more options to you.

New Features: All the new features that we have added to eDisciples will be displayed on the right hand side.

Dashboard: Get a glance of important information such as upcoming events and recent notifications and new features.

Members: Create, view, modify and manage all members, groups, households and view all reminders.

Communication: Send important notifications and messages to your groups.

Content: Create, view, modify and manage playlists, posts, and lyrics

Reporting: View all church statistics.

Contributions: Add, view and keep track of all contributions.

Planning: Add, view and edit events and tasks.

Settings: Manage church settings and information shown on the Information page.

Billing: View all Card and Billing information.

Log Out: Log out of your current account

Android App: If you have an Android device, simply click this link and be directed to the Playstore where you can install the eDisciples app on your Android device.

IOS App: If you have an IOS device, simply click this link and be directed to the Apple Store where you can then install the eDisciples app on your IOS device.

Getting Started

Welcome to the eDisciples documentation!