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Pastoral Notes stores sensitive conversation and visitation records for authorized pastors and care leaders. Notes can be marked confidential and are restricted by role.
Pastoral Notes list with confidentiality stats and category filter

Quick Start

  1. Open Care → Pastoral Notes (requires the Pastoral Notes capability).
  2. Review stat cards for total, confidential, and shared notes.
  3. Filter by Category or search by title, content, or member name.
  4. Click New Note to record a visit or conversation.
  5. Expand a card to read full content; use Edit or Delete as permitted.

How-to Guide

Confidentiality

The page header reminds you that notes are restricted. When creating a note: Stat cards help auditors spot how many confidential records exist without opening each note.

Categories

Categories come from Catalogs (pastoral note categories). Filtering by category speeds up review before elders’ meetings or supervision sessions.

Note content

Each note includes:
  • Title and rich Content
  • Linked Member (optional)
  • Category badge
  • Created date and author metadata
1

Capture the encounter

Click New Note, enter title and details while the conversation is fresh.
2

Link the member

Attach the relevant Member so the note appears on their profile Care Activity tab.
3

Set confidentiality

Toggle Confidential when the content is for senior pastoral eyes only.
Pastoral Notes are separate from Care Requests (operational tickets) and AdoraCounsel case files (formal counseling). Use the right tool for each type of record.

Care Requests

Operational care tracking for teams and deacons.

Members

Member profiles surface linked pastoral activity.

Prayer Dashboard

Prayer support alongside visitation notes.