Navigating the Flock App: A Quick Tour

Finding Your Way Around

Flock is built around five main tabs at the bottom of your screen. Everything you need is within one or two taps, and the app is designed so that even someone using it for the first time can find what they are looking for.

Let us walk through each section.

The Bottom Navigation Bar

At the bottom of the screen, you will see five tabs that take you to the main areas of the app:

Home

Your dashboard and starting point. Here you will find:

Stats at a glance — Members see their prayer count and event streak. Leaders see group size, attendance rate, and at-risk member count.
Announcements — Important messages from your group leaders, scrollable as cards.
Profile completeness — A friendly prompt to finish setting up your profile (photo, phone number, preferences).
Feed cards — Birthday celebrations, upcoming events, and gentle reminders like "Your group meets tomorrow."

The Home tab is designed to give you a snapshot of everything happening in your group without making you dig through menus.

Prayers

The Prayer Wall — the heart of your group's spiritual life. Here you can:

Browse all prayer requests from your group
Submit a new prayer by tapping the + button
Pray for others by tapping the heart icon on any prayer
Add encouragement — write a supportive message
Mark prayers as answered to celebrate what God has done
Search prayers by keyword or use AI-powered search to find prayers by meaning
Filter prayers — All, My Prayers, Unanswered, or Answered

Leaders also see private prayers that members submit for leader eyes only.

Events

Everything related to your group's meetings and gatherings:

Upcoming events — See what is next on the schedule
Past events — Look back at previous meetings
Needs Attention (leaders only) — Events where attendance has not been recorded yet
RSVP with one tap — Let your leader know if you are going, maybe, or not going
Event details — Date, time, location, description, and any attachments
Create new events (leaders) — Set up one-time or recurring gatherings

Chat

Real-time messaging for staying connected between meetings:

Group chat — The main conversation space for your whole group
Chat groups — Smaller sub-conversations for committees, prayer partners, or event planning
Direct messages — Private one-on-one conversations
Bible verse sharing — Type /verse to look up and share scripture
GIF support — Send animated GIFs from the Giphy library
Search — Find past messages with AI-powered search

Roster

Your group's member list:

Member profiles — See names, photos, roles, and contact info
Contact members — Call, text, or email directly from the roster
Profile visibility — Each member controls what information is visible to others
Invite new members — Bring more people into your group

The Header Bar

At the top of every screen, you will find helpful controls:

Group selector — If you belong to multiple groups, tap the dropdown to switch between them. Each group has its own Prayer Wall, events, chat, and roster.
Group avatar — A visual indicator showing which group you are viewing.
Profile icon — Tap to access your personal profile and app settings.
Notifications bell — See recent alerts for prayer updates, event reminders, chat messages, and more.

What Leaders See vs. Members

Flock adjusts what you see based on your role:

Members see:

Prayer Wall (public prayers)
Events with RSVP
Group chat
Member roster
Their own stats and celebrations

Leaders see everything members see, plus:

Private prayer requests
Attendance tracking tools (photo and manual)
At-risk member alerts
Insights dashboard with trends and analytics
"Needs Attention" tab for events missing attendance
Group management tools

Organization admins and pastors also have access to the admin dashboard, where they can see data across all campuses, ministries, and groups.

Tips for Getting Comfortable

Tap around freely. Flock is designed so you cannot break anything by exploring. Tap into different tabs, open a prayer card, look at an event — the best way to learn is to try things.

Start with the Prayer Wall. Submitting or praying for a request is the fastest way to get a feel for the app. It takes five seconds and shows you how the community features work.

Check the Home tab daily. It gives you a quick view of what is new — birthdays, upcoming events, and any prayers that need your attention. Think of it as your group's front page.

Enable notifications. Turn on push notifications so you know when someone posts a prayer, an event is coming up, or there is a new chat message. You can customize exactly which notifications you receive in Settings.