Glossary

Access code («Zugangscode») : Link or QR code that leads to a hidden ministry.

Admin portal : The web interface at app.yachad.social/admin where churches maintain their profile, ministries, dates and team.

Approval («Freigabe») : For some churches and ministries the team approves new members or followers first. It sees name, profile picture and age for this.

Basic profile («Basisprofil») : A church profile from public information that is not (yet) managed by the church.

Church admin («Kirchen-Admin») : Person in a church team who may do everything there, including team and profile.

Date («Termin») : A specific date of a service, event or plan. RSVPs apply per date.

Friendship : Mutual connection between two people, with request and acceptance.

Go together? («Zusammen gehen?») : Question to friends who are also going to a date. It creates a small shared plan.

Group («Gruppe») : Friend group you can only join with an invitation. Contains plans.

Invite link («Einladelink») : Link that lets someone join a friend group. Validity and number of joins can be limited.

Look-back («Rückblick») : Dates you attended. Only you see it.

Main church («Hauptkirche») : The one church that appears on your profile. Other churches stay private.

Matches («Passt zu») : Note on churches showing which features match your interests.

Ministry («Angebot») : An area of a church, for example “Youth”, “Sunday Night” or a house group. Every event belongs to a ministry. You can follow ministries.

My church («Meine Kirche») : A church you listed as yours. You see its dates.

My places («Meine Orte») : Up to 10 saved places for new plans. Only you see them.

Neighbourhood («Quartier») : Rough location of a plan. Only members and confirmed people see the exact address.

Plan : Something you do together, one-off or recurring, with RSVPs, chat and photos for everyone coming.

Platform team («Plattform-Team») : The Yachad team. It reviews church applications and reports.

Portal login : Personal login for the admin portal, separate from the app account. Can belong to several churches.

Registration deadline («Anmeldefrist») : Point before a date’s start after which nobody can say yes any more. Cancelling is always possible.

Role («Rolle») : What someone in the team may do in a ministry: leader, edit or read only.

RSVP («Zusage») : “I’m going” for a church date or “I’m coming” for a plan.

Two-factor («Zwei-Faktor») : Additional code from an authenticator app when signing in to the admin portal. Mandatory for church admins and leaders.

Verified («Verifiziert») : The church manages its profile itself and has been checked by the platform team.

Waiting list («Warteliste») : If all places of a plan are taken, you go on the waiting list and move up automatically. Church dates have no waiting list.