Basics

• A Milestone is an important date or accomplishment by a church participant.
  • It is an important date/accomplishment that has meaning many months and years after the it takes place.
  • Sometimes it's a prerequisite for other accomplishments/milestones
  • Common Milestones include: salvation decision, baptism, church membership date, and approved to serve.
• A Journey is a collection of Milestones.
  • Common Journeys include: spiritual formation, assimilation, application to serve.
• You can create your own Journeys and Milestones based on your church context. Not sure where to start? Consider:
  • Baptism
    • Journey: Baptism
    • Milestones: Baptism Needed, Baptism Class, Baptism Interview, Baptism Testimony, and Baptism Service
  • Church Membership
    • Journey: Membership
    • Milestones: Membership Class, Membership Interview, Signed Church Covenant, Membership Service

• Journeys and Milestones are often used to track guests through the assimilation process (see video for an example).
• You can view who has which Milestone by going to either:
  • Milestones page > open desired Milestone > Participants sub-page, or
  • People Lists > Milestones Assigned.

Video Topics: Guest Follow Up