Involvement Member Types
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.. glossary::

    Member Type in an Involvement

        The Member Type is used to identify the **role
        a person serves within an Involvement**.
        On the Members tab of an Involvement,
        and on the Current Involvement on a person's record,
        the `Member Type` will display
        in the column labeled `MemberType`.

        By clicking on the **pencil icon** under the `Actions` column,
        you will open the Member Dialog.
        This is where you will perform
        a number of functions,
        such a changing the Member Type,
        dropping a member,
        changing sub-groups, and more.

.. important::
    Involvement Member Type should not be confused with a
    person's church member status.
    On lists, the column header for someone's
    Church Member Status is `Status`.

.. seealso::
   :doc:`MemberDialog`

.. tip::
    Your database will have standard Member Types.
    However, your System Admin can add new ones
    and remove any that you do not need,
    as long as they are not being used.
    These are found under `Administration > Setup > Lookup Codes > Involvements > Member Types`.

.. seealso::
    :doc:`../Administration/Lookup_Index`

Leader Types and Attendance Types
---------------------------------

Each `Member Type` also has an associated `Attendance Type`.
One of these Attendance Types is `Leader`.
This Leader Attendance Type is used
to determine if a member is a leader,
which gives them the ability to
view their class if they also have a user account
and the `OrgLeadersOnly` role.
Your System Admin can determine which Member Types
have an Attendance Type of Leader.
This is set in the Lookup Codes.

.. seealso::
    - :doc:`AttendanceTypes`
    - :doc:`../Administration/LayLeaders`
    - :doc:`../Administration/Roles_Index`
    - :doc:`../Administration/Lookup_Index`

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| **Latest Update**  |  **7/21/2022**   |
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Update terminology for Involvements