Inactive Members

There is no hard-set rule for inactive members.

• According to the OGD MMD User Manual, an Inactive Member is one who

  • has not been visible in the community in the past 6 months

  • has been consecutively absent in the household meetings for 4 or more household meetings without any valid reason

• The Household Head must have a one-on-one meeting with the member prior to tagging the member as Inactive in OGD.

• The Unit Head, being the pastoral head, can reach out to these members.

• Ultimately, the Chapter Head, in consultation with the Chapter Household, decides when a Chapter member is considered Inactive.

• If a member moved to a different CFC area, his/her OGD record must be transferred to the new area. Use the OGD Member Transfer function.

• If a member remains in your area and is not active (i.e., not attending CFC events including household meetings), follow the steps below.

  • It is best to keep the member's OGD record. We have seen inactive members who become active again after several years of being inactive.

Note: The steps below also apply when a member is deceased or moved to another non-CFC community.  Just set the Status of "Deceased" or "Moved to ...", whichever is applicable.

What do I do when a member becomes inactive?

• • Update the member's OGD Pastoral Service Record.

  • Click ADD RECORD.

  • Adjust the FROM date if needed.

  • The TO date is automatically set to Present. Adjust this if needed.

    • The 2nd record's To date must be the same as the From date of the new record.

  • Set the Service to Member.

  • Set HH HEAD (Household Head) to <empty>.

  • Set Status to Inactive.

  • Here is a sample view.

If you do not follow this procedure, it is possible that you or someone will encounter this error in the future.

• What if the inactive member is active in the parish?

  • It would be good to still update his/her OGD Parish Service record. This way, when the member becomes active again, the OGD has his/her updated parish service.

• • Your chapter should have a Church Integration Couple Coordinator, who may stay in touch with the inactive member.

• What do I do with inactive members?

  • Include them in Win Old Members Back (WOMB) program. 

    • Also called Bring Old Members Back (BOMB) program.

    • If your chapter does not have a WOMB program, start one. Continue the work of evangelization.

  • Stay in touch with them.

  • Invite them to CFC events like CPA, household meetings, and fellowship events (e.g., picnic, movie night, birthday celebration, Christmas celebration).

  • Pray for them.