> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.flowforth.co/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Roles and Permissions

> Understand owner and member roles and control what each person can access in Flowforth.

Flowforth has two roles with different levels of access. Organization owners can assign roles and customize member permissions from the **Members** settings page.

<Note>Only **organization owners** can manage roles and permissions.</Note>

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## Owner

Owners have **full access** to all features and organization management, including:

* All features (emails, people, links, QR codes)
* Billing and subscription management
* Organization settings (Planning Center, domains, branding)
* Inviting and removing members
* Deleting the organization

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## Member

Members can use Flowforth features but **cannot** access organization-level settings. Owners can customize exactly which features a member has access to.

**Customizable Member Permissions:**

| Permission | Description                                                                                                                                                       |
| ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Emails     | Can view, create, and edit emails. See [email permission levels](#email-permission-levels) and [Church Center notifications](#church-center-notifications) below. |
| People     | Can view and manage people                                                                                                                                        |
| Links      | Can create and manage link pages                                                                                                                                  |
| QR Codes   | Can create and manage QR codes                                                                                                                                    |

Members **cannot**:

* Manage billing or subscriptions
* Update organization settings
* Invite or remove other members
* Manage Planning Center connection or list sync settings
* Delete the organization

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## Email Permission Levels

When granting a member access to Emails, you can choose between two levels:

* **Manager** — can view, create, edit, **and send or schedule** emails
* **Designer** — can view, create, and edit emails, but **cannot send or schedule** them

This is useful when you want team members to help build emails without being able to send them to your entire audience.

Designers aren't stuck waiting, though: they can ask a Manager or owner to approve and send an email for them. See [Requesting Approval to Send an Email](/emails/requesting-send-approval) and [Approving Email Send Requests](/emails/approving-send-requests).

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## Church Center Notifications

Email Managers can optionally be granted the **Church Center notifications** permission, which allows them to create and edit Church Center notifications on emails. The same permission also controls who can set up [Publishing announcements](/emails/publishing-announcements). This permission is only available for Managers — Designers cannot send Church Center notifications or Publishing announcements.

Owners always have access to Church Center notifications. Learn more in [Church Center Notifications](/emails/church-center-announcements) and [Publishing Announcements](/emails/publishing-announcements).

<Note>
  Member permissions can be changed at any time by an owner from the Members
  settings page.
</Note>

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## Changing Roles and Permissions

You can change a member's role or permissions at any time:

1. Go to **Settings** from the sidebar.
2. Click [Members](https://flowforth.co/settings/members).
3. Click the **⋯** next to their name.
4. Select **Manage Permissions**.
5. Update their role or individual feature permissions.
6. Click **Save**.

When changing a member to **Owner**, all granular permissions are removed since owners have full access. When changing an owner to **Member**, you'll need to select which features they should have access to.

<Note>You **cannot** change your own role or permissions.</Note>

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## Teams and Access Control

Roles determine which features a member can use. Teams go further by controlling which lists and email folders they can see within those features.

* **List permissions** — Share a Planning Center list with a team so all members can see and send to it.
* **Team folders** — Assign a top-level email folder to a team so only organization owners and that team's members can see emails inside it.

Organization owners always have full access regardless of team membership. Learn more in [Teams](/organization/teams) and [Team Folders](/emails/email-folders#team-folders).

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## Suggested Reading

* [**Manage and Invite Members**](/organization/manage-and-invite-members) - Invite people to your organization and manage pending invitations.
* [**List Permissions**](/organization/list-permissions) - Control who can see and send to your Planning Center lists.
* [**Teams**](/organization/teams) - Organize members into teams and manage list and folder access.
* [**Folders**](/emails/email-folders) - Organize emails with folders and restrict access using teams.

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Need help with roles and permissions? Contact [support@flowforth.co](mailto:support@flowforth.co).