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

# Roles and permissions

> Give each person exactly the access they need, and nothing else.

A worship leader who plans services does not need to see your accounting. A youth worker who runs a course does not need your giving records.

Harvest is built around that: you promote someone to admin and then choose what they can reach.

## Adding an admin

Go to **CRM → Roles** and press **Add Admin**. Your plan sets how many admin seats you have — the page shows how many you have used.

## How access works

Each permission unlocks one area. Someone with only **Manage CRM** sees your people; they do not see accounting, courses or the blog.

<Card title="Sections a person cannot use are hidden entirely" icon="eye-slash">
  Harvest does not show a nav full of locked buttons. If an admin has no permission in a whole section, that section does not appear for them at all.
</Card>

## The permissions

| Permission         | What it unlocks                                   |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------- |
| **Full access**    | Everything, current and future                    |
| **Write articles** | The blog                                          |
| **Create courses** | Courses and discipleship material                 |
| **Post updates**   | The community feed, polls and events posted to it |
| **AI knowledge**   | The sources Ask Harvest draws its answers from    |
| **Docs**           | Internal notes and documents                      |
| **Manage CRM**     | Contacts, members and donor records               |
| **Manage events**  | Events, registrations and service planning        |
| **Donations**      | Giving records and payment links                  |
| **Accounting**     | Your books                                        |
| **Analytics**      | Reporting across your ministry                    |
| **Branding**       | Logo, colours and the look of your app            |

<Note>
  Exact permissions shift as Harvest grows. The **Permission Reference** inside the Roles page always shows the current list with a description of each.
</Note>

## Full access

Gives every permission, including ones added later. Useful for a co-pastor or an operations lead; worth being sparing with otherwise.

## Owner

The person who created the church. They cannot be removed and always have full access.

## A practical starting point

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Worship or service lead" icon="music">
    Manage events
  </Card>

  <Card title="Discipleship lead" icon="graduation-cap">
    Create courses, AI knowledge
  </Card>

  <Card title="Treasurer" icon="receipt">
    Donations, accounting, manage CRM
  </Card>

  <Card title="Communications" icon="bullhorn">
    Write articles, post updates, branding
  </Card>
</CardGroup>


## Related topics

- [Set up your church](/getting-started/set-up-your-church.md)
- [index](/index.md)
- [Service planning](/ministry/service-planning.md)
- [Ask Harvest](/member-app/ask-harvest.md)