Set your church's scheduling rules

Scheduling rules tell Fill open spots who can serve when. Open Settings, then Scheduling rules. Write a rule the way you'd say it, or set it up by hand.

A limit for everyone

Under Services a month, type a number in Most services a month for anyone and choose Save. Leave it empty for no limit.

Write a rule in plain words

1. Under Add a rule, type it in Write it the way you'd say it, like "Ben no more than twice a month".
2. Choose Read the rule.
3. Check how PraisePad read it, then choose Save the rule, or Not quite to try again.

AI reads what you write and uses a little of your church's AI allowance. Only the rule is sent, not your team list. If a name could be two people, you're asked to use the full name.

Set one up by hand

1. Open Or set one up yourself.
2. Choose the Kind of rule.
3. Choose the person or people, and the number, services, or positions it needs.
4. Choose Save the rule.

There are six kinds:

• Two people serve the same weeks
• Two people are never on the same service
• Someone serves at most a set number of times a month
• Someone never serves two weeks in a row
• Someone serves only at some services
• Someone is scheduled only on some positions

Change or remove a rule

Each rule is listed in plain words. Choose Turn off to set it aside, and Turn on to use it again. To remove one, choose Delete, then Delete it. A rule that names someone no longer on the team does nothing, and the list says so.

When leaders choose by hand

Rules never stop anyone. When a leader chooses someone by hand, a rule that stands in the way shows as a warning under their name, and they can still choose Assign anyway.