Ministries

What are Ministries?

Ministries are the serving teams, departments, or groups within your church (for example: Worship Team, Hospitality, Children's Ministry, Small Groups).

OnArk uses them in two ways:

1. Ministry suggestion in forms — Form sections can feature a ministries field that allows guests to express interest in specific teams.
2. Assessment-based matching — Ministries can connect to Spiritual Gifts, DISC, or Enneagram assessment results, enabling OnArk to recommend relevant ministries based on guest assessments.

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The Ministries list

The Ministries page displays all church ministries in a grid format. You can search by name, sort by creation date or name, and click individual ministry cards to edit them.

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Creating a ministry

To add a new ministry, navigate to Admin → Ministries and click Add Ministry. The system creates an Untitled Ministry and opens the editor immediately.

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Editing a ministry

The ministry editor contains these auto-saving fields:

• Ministry name — displayed to guests in form fields and reports
• Ministry description — shown when guests browse ministries
• Assessment result type links — connect to Enneagram types, Spiritual Gifts, or DISC combinations

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Deleting a ministry

Click Delete Ministry in the navigation bar and confirm deletion.

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How ministries appear to guests

In form sections

Guests see ministry listings with descriptions and can indicate interest through the Ministry / Team Suggestion field.

Assessment-based suggestions

When guests complete assessments, those ministries can be surfaced as suggestions through the Ministry form field if their results match linked assessment types.

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Common questions

Do I need to set up ministries before creating classes?

No — ministries can be added at any time.

Can one ministry link to multiple assessment types?

Yes, ministries can link to any number of result types.

Can one result type link to multiple ministries?

Yes. For example, "Leadership" could link to both Small Groups and Leadership Development ministries.

Can I use ministries without test sections?

Yes, the Ministry field works independently of assessments.

How many ministries can I add?

There's no limit.

What information do guests see?

Only the team description is visible; leader details remain admin-only.

What are leader name/email/phone fields for?

These support admin features and automations for notifying team leaders when guests select their ministry.

How do I notify a ministry leader?

Create an Email automation on the section containing the Ministry Team input, set the trigger to section completion, and add the leader's email as the recipient. See Automations.