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title: How to customize the roles of a group type?
description: "In ChurchTools, you can customize the roles [for each group type](https://staging.churchtools.academy/en/help/churchtools-modules/about-the-groups-module/what-are-group-types-and-what-can-i-use-them-for/) so that they fit your group structures exactly. You can find out what options you have for this on this help page. ## 1. call up the [roles](https://staging.churchtools.academy/en/help/churchtools-modules/about-the-groups-module/what-are-castors-and-what-can-i-use-them-for/) of…"
url: "https://staging.churchtools.academy/en/help/churchtools-modules/settings-for-the-group-module/how-to-customize-the-roles-of-a-group-type/"
updated: "2026-03-19"
category: Groups / About The Groups Module / Settings For The Group Module
---

# How to customize the roles of a group type?

In ChurchTools, you can customize the roles [for each group type](https://staging.churchtools.academy/en/help/churchtools-modules/about-the-groups-module/what-are-group-types-and-what-can-i-use-them-for/) so that they fit your group structures exactly. You can find out what options you have for this on this help page.

## 1. call up the [roles](https://staging.churchtools.academy/en/help/churchtools-modules/about-the-groups-module/what-are-castors-and-what-can-i-use-them-for/) of a group type in the settings

You call up the ***settings*** (2) in the ***Groups*** module (1).

[![](https://staging.churchtools.academy/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Groups-settings-CleanShot-2025-07-15-at-09.36.08@2x.png)](https://staging.churchtools.academy/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Groups-settings-CleanShot-2025-07-15-at-09.36.08@2x.png)

Then select ***Manage Group types*** (3).

[![](https://staging.churchtools.academy/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Manage-group-types-CleanShot-2025-07-15-at-09.38.43@2x-1024x458.png)](https://staging.churchtools.academy/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Manage-group-types-CleanShot-2025-07-15-at-09.38.43@2x.png)

Here you will find all *leadership and participation roles* of the selected group type, add new ones and adjust existing ones.

[![](https://staging.churchtools.academy/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Group-type-roles-CleanShot-2025-07-15-at-09.45.17@2x-1024x600.png)](https://staging.churchtools.academy/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Group-type-roles-CleanShot-2025-07-15-at-09.45.17@2x.png)

## 2. add new roles

Click on *Add Leadership or Participation role* to open the input screen.

[![](https://staging.churchtools.academy/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Add-role-CleanShot-2025-07-15-at-09.48.13@2x.png)](https://staging.churchtools.academy/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Add-role-CleanShot-2025-07-15-at-09.48.13@2x.png)

Here you enter a ***Title*** (1) and an ***abbreviation*** (2) for your new role.

Optionally, you can the new role ***hide*** (3). This makes sense, for example, in the case of the role of a coach who supervises the leader of a group.

You also have the opportunity to give the role a ***growth path*** (4) to accompany people with this role in a group of this particular type.

With the ***Save*** (5) you create the new role for the selected group type.

[![](https://staging.churchtools.academy/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Add-role-CleanShot-2025-07-15-at-09.50.45@2x-1024x598.png)](https://staging.churchtools.academy/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Add-role-CleanShot-2025-07-15-at-09.50.45@2x.png)

## 3. customize existing roles

To customize an existing role, click on the corresponding role line.

![](https://staging.churchtools.academy/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/image-3.png)

This opens the settings for the selected role and you can customize everything there that you can also define when creating a new role (see above).

You can also change the ***type*** (1) of the roll, change it to the ***standard role*** (2) or ***delete it*** (3).

**Note**

The default role is the role of a group type that is automatically assigned when register in or is displayed at the top of the selection when manually adding a group member.

[![](https://staging.churchtools.academy/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Setting-for-a-role-CleanShot-2025-07-15-at-09.56.06@2x-1024x527.png)](https://staging.churchtools.academy/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Setting-for-a-role-CleanShot-2025-07-15-at-09.56.06@2x.png)