Ministering Secretary and Online Access

Our Elder's Q just called a new ministering secretary, but the secretary is not able to access any of the ministering parts of leader and clerk resources. Does anyone know if this is a mistake? Or if this position has no access to these areas of leader and clerk resources?

Thanks

On the Home page of LCR, there is a big notice stating that amongst others, secretaries of the relevant quorums will have access on the 1st of August!

Also it can take up to 24 hours, before access is granted, if the calling has only just been made.

I have just been called as Ministering Secretary and have no idea as to what this is.

You will need to get together with your RS Presidency to discuss your role in this new Church initiative. This new Church resource is a challenge for everyone involved, as the concept and tools are so new. Everyone is on a steep learning curve.

The link below, which is one of many available, will start you on the road to understanding your role.

https://www.lds.org/mycalling/ministering?lang=eng

I know others will be along to add further insight and point out additional options.

jeannie55 wrote:I have just been called as Ministering Secretary and have no idea as to what this is.

Understand that there are TWO processes in play here: First, you are called to help your presidency in their ministering efforts, and second, because of this calling, you are also granted online access to the parts of LCR (Leader Clerk Resources on LDS.org under your login) that allow you to use the online ministering applications.

1) Your calling as a ministering secretary.

Ministering: 9. Can elders quorum and Relief Society presidents call additional counselors to help with ministering? No. A president has two counselors. If leaders find that additional help is needed, they can counsel with their bishop about calling one or more ministering secretaries. These ministering secretaries may be assigned, for example, to schedule ministering interviews and to help prepare a quarterly report of interviews.

If you have been called, then your presidency / bishopric have discussed the need for "additional help" with the duties of ministering administration in the presidency, and have extended the call to you for that position.
Note that these callings that used to assist with home / visiting teaching coordination have now been discontinued, (some of them are no longer necessary.)

10. What is the role of ministering coordinators and supervisors?
The callings of ministering coordinator and ministering supervisor have been discontinued. Those who have been called to these positions should be released.

So, you asist your presidency in effective ministering. The ministering website will help you and your ward leaders do this effectively as you ponder and pray for guidance. Which brings us to part two. Once your presidency has agreed to what parts of ministering they themselves will accomplish and which parts you, and the presidency's secretary will help them accomplish, we move to part number two.

2) Granting you online access to the parts of the LCR (Leader and clerk resources) because of your calling as a ministering secretary. That's where LDS Tech can help you. Bring us your questions about how to use the LCR applications to assist in all aspects of ministering!

People are reporting that they have lost access to the ministering area of LCR and they are listed a ministering secretary. Anyone else having access issues or getting reports of access issues.. the changes seem to have come with the updates in early August.

mdmccool wrote:People are reporting that they have lost access to the ministering area of LCR and they are listed a ministering secretary. Anyone else having access issues or getting reports of access issues.. the changes seem to have come with the updates in early August.

My calling is "ministering secretary," and have had no access issues since the first update, including today, as I have been using the ministering functions of LCR on and off all day. Sometimes sitting with them and watching them log in and try to access the areas might give you an idea of the problems... user errors or actual access errors.

I have just been called as Ministering Secretary and have no idea as to what this is.

mdmccool wrote:People are reporting that they have lost access to the ministering area of LCR and they are listed a ministering secretary. Anyone else having access issues or getting reports of access issues.. the changes seem to have come with the updates in early August.

Could the callings have been recorded as custom callings? If so, changing them to non-custom might help.

saintcj wrote:I have just been called as Ministering Secretary and have no idea as to what this is.

You should counsel with your organization president. There is also general information in the Ministering section of lds.org that you may find useful: https://www.lds.org/ministering?lang=eng

How do we add companionships and who they visit?

Log in to LCR, Select the Ministering tab in the grey bar and then select either Elders Quorum or Relief Society.
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the "Add District" button (lower right) if you want to add a District.
At the bottom of each district (right side) is a link to "Add Companionship."
I'm not sure, but I think you have to add the companionship first, then add families to the companionship.

If you are using a couple, you need to start with the spouse in your organization (sister for RS and brother for EQ) then you can add their spouse as a companion.
The circle with three dots in it to the right of each District and each companionship gives you additional options (printing, etc).

Our Relief Society Ministering Secretary is unable to access the “reports” in the Ministering section of Leader and Clerk Resources since The time of her calling this past month. She has two callings. When she logs in she can access the”reports” under the Family History part of her calling but when She switches to Ministering, the reports tab isn’t there. Any suggestions as to what we need to do so that she can access “reports”?

I think Ministering has its own tab – not under reports.

What reports is she expecting to see that she isn't seeing? She should see a "Ministering" item in the menu with three items:
Minstering - Elders Quorum
Ministering - Relief Society
Reports - Ministering Assignments

glindsay6 wrote:When she logs in she can access the”reports” under the Family History part of her calling but when She switches to Ministering, the reports tab isn’t there. Any suggestions as to what we need to do so that she can access “reports”?

Under Ministering, there is not a reports tab. Reports are created using Print options. Even in the Ministering Assignments link under Ministering > Reports any report is generated with the Print button.

glindsay6 wrote:Our Relief Society Ministering Secretary is unable to access the “reports” in the Ministering section of Leader and Clerk Resources.. ..

This is ALWAYS my go-to answer...

kisaac wrote:Sometimes sitting with them and watching them log in and try to access the areas might give you an idea of the problems... user errors or actual access errors.

However:
Under the "reports tab" in LCR as a ministering secretary (logged in UNDER THAT CALLING if given that option, not her FH calling) there are only standard membership reports... Members listing, members moved in, etc. These are helpful to ministering secretaries for obvious reasons, which is why a Ministering secretary can access them.

But:
Under the Ministering tab you will find your ministering tools, labeled:
-Elders Quorum
-Relief Society
Reports (heading only)
-Ministering Assignments

There isn't a listing of dedicated reports like the membership reports under the bed"reports" tab as she might be expecting. In each of those menu options, you pull up lists on-screen, and select filtering choices, and then use the PRINT option button (right side of screen) to obtain the report you need. Mailing labels and emailing options are also done this way.

If you are accustomed to a "list of available reports", you might be overlooking how to obtain the specific data you need.

I would start with the description in question 9 of the "Additional Frequently Asked Questions" for ministering.

If leaders find that additional help is needed, they can counsel with their bishop about calling one or more ministering secretaries. These ministering secretaries may be assigned, for example, to schedule ministering interviews and to help prepare a quarterly report of interviews.

What does a Ministering secretary do? & where to find their duties?

vandykenm wrote:What does a Ministering secretary do? & where to find their duties?

Please see the post just before yours. The best person to ask this question of is your local leader if the information there does not provide enough detail.

vandykenm wrote:What does a Ministering secretary do? & where to find their duties?

I would consult Handbook 2. Section 7.3.5.1 for elder's quorum, section 9.2.5.1 for relief society.

Is there a "how to" movie for using the LCR page about how to make changes to ministering assignments, how to find who isn't assigned to be a ministering sister, etc? Also, when I make a change on the ministering assignments page, the sisters assigned still show up on my "unassigned" tab. Why? Please help! I just need to learn how to do my assignment but can't find any info on how to actually use the website.

jessieanneworthington wrote:! I just need to learn how to do my assignment but can't find any info on how to actually use the website.

You are right that there is no video or detailed how to instruction. But you do have a resource available to you. Your ward clerk is your first source in which to seek assistance and has the responsibility to train auxiliary leaders and secretaries on the use of record keeping procedures and technologies. If he cannot help you then he should enlist the help of the stake clerk.

Biggles wrote: Tue Aug 07, 2018 1:02 am You will need to get together with your RS Presidency to discuss your role in this new Church initiative. This new Church resource is a challenge for everyone involved, as the concept and tools are so new. Everyone is on a steep learning curve.

The link below, which is one of many available, will start you on the road to understanding your role.

https://www.lds.org/mycalling/ministering?lang=eng

I know others will be along to add further insight and point out additional options.

Can the link be updated, it doesn't work.

firstofeight wrote: Wed Aug 05, 2026 4:38 pm Can the link be updated, it doesn't work.

Please use the Feedback button or link on the website to register the request on the official support channel. The forum is basically just a user-to-user discussion forum, and nobody here has any power to influence development resources.

firstofeight wrote: Wed Aug 05, 2026 4:38 pm Can the link be updated, it doesn't work.

The post is 8 years old. I'm not sure what exactly it linked to, but I'd suggest using the search box in the header of the main page and searching for "Ministering".

If the question is about Ministering Secretary, 8.3.5/9.3.4 allows EQ/RS to call "Ministering secretaries to organize ministering interviews and help prepare quarterly reports"

More details about Ministering can be found in Chapter 21 of the Handbook

You might also try https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/my-home/my-calling as that looks like the new location for my calling.