This is a presentation for Growth Group leaders at SpringWell Church. This includes training on Access SpringWell

1. Leaders’ Training
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2. Welcome & Thank You!
 For being at this training session
 You will soon see how critical this training session is
very soon
 For Stepping up to lead/facilitate a Growth Group!
 The “catch phrase” says it all…
 People are seeking connections, Biblical relationships,
and growth and it couldn’t happen without you
 For accepting a few new leader responsibilities
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3. Training Topics Tonight
 Leader Responsibilities
 We are counting on YOU in our Growth Groups system
 Leaders will help in the sign-up process
 Managing & Maintaining your Group rosters
 Marking Attendance from Group meetings
 Leader Tools Available
 Emailing your group –
 scheduled and random
 Managing group roster
 Keep Group positions up-to-date and Attendance
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4. Leader Responsibilities:
Use “Access SpringWell”
 Access SpringWell
The church database through a web portal.
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Must use “Access SpringWell” in order to utilize tools and
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manage your group
 Create Profile and login
Look for “Access SpringWell” link on www.springwell.org
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Or use www.springwell.org/login
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 Simple steps in creating your login profile
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5. “Access SpringWell” -
Steps to Creating your login Profile
Confirm church has your current and
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correct email address on file
Double check by sending your email address to
a.
info@springwell.org
Create Login Profile using your email - at
2.
“Access SpringWell” link or
www.springwell.org/login
Login and use tools available
3.
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6. “Access SpringWell”
from www.springwell.org/login
Step Step
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You’ll be sent an email
with your username and
temporary password.
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7. Logged into SpringWell database
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8. Change Security Rights
Logged into “Access SpringWell” –
email Tracey
tracey.daniel@springwell.org
 Security is set when your profile is created.
 Must change your security rights to the profile for a lay
leader
 PLEASE DO THESE STEPS BEFORE SUNDAY, April
5th!
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9. 1st Leader Responsibilities:
Groups Sign-up Process
• Folks who sign-up for
In Sunday groups on the
Worship connection cards will
Services –
be added to your
Connection
roster for you.
Card
• Quick follow-up is
critical for those
seeking groups
Online • Leaders ARE part of this
Search new online sign-up
and Sign- process!
up • Put yourself in their
shoes…
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10. 1st Leader Responsibilities:
Groups Sign-up Process
 See Growth Group Sign-Up Instructions document
1. Folks search for a group
2. Folks click “Select” or “Request Information” = Sign
me up!
3. Auto email is sent to the Leader of the Group AND the
Leader’s coach
4. Leader adds person to their group and emails new
member for confirmation
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11. 1st Leader Responsibilities:
Groups Sign-up Process
Your Group is selected:
1.
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12. 1st Leader Responsibilities:
Groups Sign-up Process
2. They send an auto email to you.
 They WANT to join your group!
 A Connection Assignment is created for you (more on
that later)
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13. 1st Leader Responsibilities:
Groups Sign-up Process
3. You receive an auto email from
noreply@acstechnologies.com with any info. they
added:
“Group seeker’s name” has requested to be contacted for “Group Name” at
Springwell. You may contact “Group seeker’s name” anytime at:
Phone: (864) 254-6136
E-mail: russ.daniel@alumni.citadel.edu
Comments: I Want to join your group!
You can view more information on this request, go to the My Assigned
Connections section on My Overview.
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14. 1st Leader Responsibilities:
Groups Sign-up Process
4. ADD THEM to your Group Roster
 Will cover the steps in a few minutes
 Remember your coach is also emailed. Will be helping
to monitor the additions to your groups
 Not to be “Big Brother”
 To look out for the group seekers (put yourself in their
shoes)
 CRITICAL you respond quickly to group seekers!
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15. 1st Leader Responsibilities:
Groups Sign-up Process
5. Last Step…Email the new member of your group
 Confirm they are a new member of your group
 Welcome them
 Detail when your first (or next) meeting is and the
location
 Make sure they know what study guides or materials
they will need and where to purchase
 Make sure they have your contact information
 Copy your Coach on this email to group seeker
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2 Leader Responsibility:
Adding to your Group Roster
 Step 1: Login to “Access SpringWell” via icon or
www.springwell.org/login
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17. 2nd Leader Responsibilities:
Adding to your Group Roster
 Step 2. See “My Overview” from login
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18. 2nd Leader Responsibilities:
Adding to your Group Roster
 Step 3. Click Name of person assigned to you to get
details
They WANT to JOIN your group!
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19. 2nd Leader Responsibilities:
Adding to your Group Roster
This is a screen shot of the actual
assignment.
You can add them to your Group Roster
from this connection assignment!
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2 Leader Responsibilities:
Adding to your Group Roster
 Step 5. Indicate how you will communicate back to the
Growth Group seeker and date of contact
 Step 6. Choose “Close Connection-contact added to
group” (or other option if applicable)
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21. 2nd Leader Responsibilities:
Adding to your Group Roster
 If you CANNOT add someone to your group reassign
them to the group “Help! I need a Growth Group”
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22. Adding to your Group Roster –
2nd method
 Login to “Access SpringWell” - see “My Groups”
section from the overview screen
 Step 1. Click on the name of your Growth Group
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Adding to your Group Roster – 2
method
 You get an overview of your group information:
 Step 2. Change the effective date to 5/1/09 (start date
of all groups)
 Step 3. Click on Add in the “Roster” box
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Adding to your Group Roster – 2
method
 Step 4. Type in the last name and first name of person
you want to add
 Step 5. Click the check box by the correct person’s
name
 Select their position(i.e. Member, apprentice, etc.)
 Step 6. Click Add
 REMEMBER – to see the full roster, change date to
5/1/09.
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25. 3rd Leader Responsibility:
Marking Attendance
 When you mark attendance in “Access SpringWell”
database it downloads into the office database.
 Helps us in analysis of connectedness of people
 If your group is already meeting – do not begin marking
attendance until 5/1/09.
 System will not let you mark until then
 Have a Group member do this for you - “care coordinator”
 Email Tracey to let her know of the change so security rights
can be changed
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26. 3rd Leader Responsibility:
Marking Attendance
 Step 1. Login to “Access SpringWell” and from “My
Overview” screen see “My Groups section:
 Step 2. Click on the “I want to…” drop down
 Step 3. Choose Mark Attendance and GO button
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27. 3rd Leader Responsibility:
Marking Attendance
Change to the date of your meeting
Notice there is NO roster listed…REMEMBER you will not be
able to mark attendance before 5/1/09.
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28. 3rd Leader Responsibility:
Marking Attendance
 After 5/1/09…
 Step 4. Choose to either mark people “present” or
“absent” with the drop down box
 Step 5. Click on the correct names (present or absent)
 Step 6. Click Submit
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29. Leader TOOLS via Access SpringWell
Email with all or
• Builds Camaraderie
some group • Sets the communication tone of group
members at once
Set up auto
• Specific next meeting reminders
emails to entire • Other reminders–group plans, etc.
group
• Accurate Roster lists
View and manage • Member positions (i.e. care coordinator, etc.)
Group roster • Attendance-great accountability tool
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30. Leader Tool 1 –
Email with all or part of Group
 Step 1. Login to “Access SpringWell” and from “My
Overview” screen see “My Groups section:
 Step 2. Click on the NAME of your group
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31. Leader Tool 1 –
Email with all or part of Group
 Step 3. Change the Effective date to 5/1/09 and GO
 Step 4. When see your roster, select all or just those you
want to email
 Step 5. Click “I want to…”
 Step 6. Select GROUP Email
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32. Leader Tool 1 –
Email with all or part of Group
 You will be presented with these options:
With this option, everyone will NOT be able to “REPLY TO ALL”
With this option, you
can move email address
into “TO” field and
everyone CAN “REPLY
TO ALL”
 Probably will only use 1st or 3rd option
 Step 7. Type your email and click Send Message.
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33. Leader Tool 2 –
Auto Email to entire Group
 Useful for meeting reminders, plans the group has, or
any reminder type email that should go to everyone.
 From “My Overview” screen of Access SpringWell
login see “My Groups section:
 Step 1. Click on the name of your Growth Group
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34. Leader Tool 2 -
Auto Email to entire Group
 You get an overview of your group information:
 Step 2. Click Edit
 You can view FULL details about your group
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35. Leader Tool 2 -
Auto Email to entire Group
 Scroll ALL THE WAY to bottom of page
Choose 1 day, 3 days, or 1
week before meeting
 Type your message and click Submit.
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36. Leader Tool 3 -
Manage your Group Roster
 Help SpringWell and YOURSELF
 Step 1. Login to “Access SpringWell” and from “My
Overview” screen see “My Groups section:
 Step 2. Click on the NAME of your group
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37. Leader Tool 3 -
Manage your Group Roster
 Step 3. Change the Effective date to 5/1/09 and GO
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38. Leader Tool 3 -
Manage your Group Roster
 Step 4. Manage YOUR Roster:
 Click ADD to add new members
 Click Edit (pencil) to change position
 Click DROP (green arrow) to remove a member from your
group
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39. Leader Tool 3 -
Manage your Group Roster
 NEVER click Delete to remove a member!
 This will remove ANY history of their ever being added
to your group
 This will remove ANY attendance history
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40. Leader Tool 3 -
Manage your Group Roster
 VIEW Attendance of your members:
 GREAT accountability tool
 Step 1. From “My Overview” after login
 Step 2. In “I want to…” action box select view
attendance. Click GO
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41. This Is A New System
 Problems may come up…
 You may need help…
Always know Your Coach and I are here to help
Send me an email (or call)
Know we’ll do all we can to help
tracey.daniel@springwell.org
todd.carpenter@springwell.org
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