# Reference Directories

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SPECIAL NOTES

* A group with "Reference Directory" enabled will **expose ALL group members** and **their family information** to your **entire congregation**.
* Please ensure that these groups are **pruned on a regular basis!** The people in these groups should be reviewed regularly to make sure their information should be open to your congregation.
* Be sure you have **permission from those individuals and families** to continue to allow your congregation to have access to their contact information.
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By default, every member can see the member directory, containing all your current members.

However, some situations arise, such as members moving away, where members would like to still access contact information, even though they are no longer technically members at your congregation.

In Lightpost, you can do this through a group option called a "**Reference Directory**".

You can enable this under "Settings" on any group.

<figure><img src="/files/yzwMVLxLmrClbQX6Feln" alt="" width="563"><figcaption><p>Group Settings where the "Reference Directory" option is located.</p></figcaption></figure>

When the "Reference Directory" option is selected for a group — this group will now show up for all current members as an "alternative directory" for them to reference.

This group and its users are not shown by default, but can be switched to it easily in the mobile and web app.

Here is what these options appear like on the web and mobile apps:

<div><figure><img src="/files/qITttf5YeMVYyksb9tNM" alt="Web App"><figcaption><p>Web App View</p></figcaption></figure> <figure><img src="/files/fLZ0jq4Gi7LIFKAXoV0E" alt="Mobile App"><figcaption><p>Mobile App View</p></figcaption></figure></div>


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