# Prayer Requests

Let anyone — members, visitors, people who follow your church online — send you a prayer
request from their phone, and keep track of them in one place so none gets forgotten.

## Turning it on

In [Church Settings](#/church-settings), tick **Public prayer request form** and save. Your
church now has a simple public page where people write their request. Once it's on:

- a **🙏 Prayer request** button appears on your [Church Links](#/church-links) page and on
  your [Church Website](#/church-website);
- the **Prayer Requests** screen shows the page's link, a **Copy link** button and a QR code
  you can download — put it on the screen during the service, in the bulletin or in your
  WhatsApp groups.

The form asks for the request and, optionally, a name, phone and email. People can also tick
**Only for the pastors** if they don't want it shared with the prayer team.

## Following up

Every request arrives in **Prayer Requests** as **New**. From there you can:

- change its **Status** to **Praying**, **Answered** (celebrate it!) or **Archived**;
- **assign** it to someone who will pray or follow up;
- add **internal notes** that only your team sees;
- filter by status, or show only the requests marked **Pastors only**.

You can also add requests yourself — for example one someone shared with you after the
service — with **Add prayer request**.

## Who can see them

By default, only Administrators and Coordinators can see and manage prayer requests, because people often
share personal things. If you have a prayer team, you can give them access in
[Users & Roles](#/users-roles) with custom permissions. Requests marked **Pastors only** are
flagged so your team knows not to share them.