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The Organization module defines the structural hierarchy of your church: Churches → Ministries → Service Types. This hierarchy is the foundation for everything in AdoraPlan — programs, rosters, calendars, and reports all inherit from the structure you build here.
Organization tree showing a church with one ministry and one service type expanded

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Quick Start

  1. Navigate to Organization in the sidebar.
  2. Click Add Church and enter your church name, city, and contact details.
  3. Under your new church, click Add Ministry (e.g., “Worship Ministry”).
  4. Under the ministry, click Add Service Type (e.g., “Sunday Morning Worship”).
  5. Add Template Roles to your service type (e.g., Worship Leader, Pianist, Sound Tech).

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How-to Guide

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Build the Full Hierarchy

1

Add a Church

Go to Organization and click Add Church. Fill in the church name (required), address, email, and phone. Click Save.
2

Add a Ministry

Click the + icon on the church node and select Add Ministry. Enter the ministry name, choose a color (used in Calendar), and optionally assign a leader. Click Save.
3

Add a Service Type

Click the + icon on the ministry node and select Add Service Type. Enter the service type name (e.g., “Wednesday Bible Study”) and click Save.
Organization Tree with Church, Ministry, and Service Type hierarchy fully expanded

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Configure Service Template Roles

Template roles are the key to automatic roster slot generation:
1

Open a Service Type

Click on a Service Type node in the Organization Tree.
2

Open Template Roles

Open the Template Roles panel.
3

Add Roles

Click Add Role and select from the team role catalog (e.g., Worship Leader, Guitarist, Usher). Set the quantity for each role (e.g., 2 Ushers, 1 Sound Tech).
4

Save

Click Save. These roles automatically generate roster slots when you create a new program under this service type.
Template Roles panel showing roles with quantity inputs for a service type

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Resolve Health Panel Warnings

  1. Check the Organization Health Panel at the top of the page.
  2. Warnings appear for: churches with no ministries, ministries with no service types, or service types with no template roles.
  3. Click a warning to navigate directly to the incomplete node.
  4. Complete the missing configuration to resolve the warning.

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Pro-Tips

Always add template roles to service types before creating programs. This ensures roster slots are auto-generated and saves manual setup every week.
Use ministry colors strategically. Calendar events inherit the ministry color — choose distinct, high-contrast colors for quick visual scanning.
Multi-site support (multiple churches) requires a Max plan. Compare plans →

Programs

Programs are created under a specific service type

Roster

Template roles drive roster slot generation

Settings

Manage the team role catalog in Settings > Catalogs

Calendar

Ministry colors drive calendar event styling