Tethered in Faith — documentation
A free community for daily devotionals, prayer, and discipleship — helping people follow Jesus together, and pointing them toward real churches and small groups rather than replacing them.
What it costs
Everything is free — for individuals, churches, and groups. The site is sustained by donations. There are no ads, we don't sell your data, and core spiritual resources will never sit behind a paywall.
Getting started
- Create an account — sign up with email and confirm it, or use a connected provider.
- Complete onboarding — pick a display name and set your timezone.
- Explore from the top nav: Bible, Devotionals, Prayer Wall, Groups, Tracks — or Talk to someone to reach a mentor.
- Forgot your password? Use Forgot password on the sign-in page.
Feature map
- Bible reader — read Scripture, highlight, and keep private notes.
- Devotionals — short daily reflections written by vetted mentors.
- Prayer wall — share requests, pray for others, mark answers.
- Groups — small communities with leaders, posts, prayers, and strong privacy controls.
- Mentors — one-on-one discipleship with reviewed mentors.
- Tracks — structured discipleship courses with sessions.
- Messages — private conversations with scripture links.
- Family — parental oversight and permissions for minors.
- Safety — reporting, moderation, and crisis resources.
Who can do what
- Members — everything in the feature map.
- Mentors — plus a dashboard, mentee messaging, devotional writing.
- Group leaders — run their group (members, posts, invites, settings subset).
- Moderators — review reports, mentor applications, and mentor devotionals.
- Admins — full stewardship of the platform.
This community exists to serve the local church, not replace it. If you're new to faith, we hope you'll end up in a group — and eventually a church — full of people who know your name.