Group types can be used in different ways. Sometimes it even makes sense to introduce a new group type in order to structure the permissions more clearly or to introduce clarity in the terminology.
The following table shows you possible group types that are frequently used.
| Group type | Alternative names | Description |
| Small group | House group | You can use the ‘small group’ group type to organise smaller, informal groups within a congregation. These can be home groups, Bible study groups or prayer groups, for example. The aim of such groups is to promote fellowship and strengthen the personal faith of the participants. |
| Service | Teams | The ‘Service’ group type is intended for the organisation of voluntary activities and services within the congregation. This includes, for example, music, technology, childcare or the welcoming team. The members of these groups work together to support and organise the congregation services and events. |
| Characteristic | Interests | The group type ‘characteristic’ is used to classify people within the community based on certain attributes or interests. Examples of characteristic groups are age groups, musical preferences or language skills. These groups help to get to know the members of the congregation better and to create targeted offers for specific groups. |
| Actions | Measures | ‘Actions’ is a group type that you can use for projects or activities within the congregation. Such projects can be both short and long-term, such as a fundraising campaign, a congregation outing or a social project in the neighbourhood. |
| Keys | Key management | Here you use one group per key type to list the people who are in possession of such a key. |
| Events | Registration / Excursion | For frequent events with registration scenarios, it may make sense to introduce a separate group type for this. |
| Follow-ups | Next Steps | You can map many processes in the congregation with follow-ups. |
| Distributor | Newsletter / Communication | In these groups, you manage different lists of people so that you can contact them more quickly or enable them to communicate with each other. |
| Divisions | Board / Committee / Diaconate / Working group | Groups of this type are used to represent the various divisons or committees within the congregation. |
| Projects | You can use groups of this type to differentiate independent projects from other offers in the congregation. | |
| Seminars | Course / Training | Further training programmes for internal or external persons. |
| Theological cases | Recording of the theological cases by means of groups. | |
| Group homepages | Website sections | More flexibility to display your own groups together on the website. |
