How Your Church Can Provide Secure Children’s Check-In Without Pesky Printed Tags
Church Check-In systems are typically used for Children’s Ministry, although they can be used in any ministry to track attendance. Within a Children’s Ministry, the check-in system provides added security to ensure that children are released only to authorized adults at pick-up time. An ideal child check-in system integrated into your church management software will […]
Simplify Church Event Registration with Keyword Texting
KEYWORDS are specific words, such as “CONNECT,” “GIVE,” or “VBS” that people text to your church’s phone number (with a data texting plan) to prompt automated responses or links to be sent back. They unlock content, forms, and other requests without having to login to apps or remember specific websites. The goal is always the […]
How to Build a Sustainable Church Volunteer System Beyond the Sign-Up Sheet
Why Most Church Volunteer Programs Underperform We’ve all seen it — a desperate plea from the pulpit or a frantic series of emails heading into the busy Spring and Summer seasons, begging for volunteers. Most church volunteer systems underperform not because of a lack of asking or willing hearts, but because of broken systems. When […]
Five Guidelines to Align Your Staff on Church Management Software
Is your church staff working in harmony, or is your data spread across several data silos? In the early days of church tech, churches typically bought specific software to solve specific problems. The result? The Youth Pastor had one list, the Worship Leader had another, and the Financial Admin had a third. This siloed approach […]
The Original “Groupfinder” Just Got a Major Upgrade
What is Groupfinder? The easiest way to help visitors find a small group is a searchable, self-serve tool on your church website that lets them filter by day, location, life stage, and topic. So, twenty-five years ago, Churchteams pioneered the concept of the “Groupfinder.” We believed then, and we believe now, that connecting people to […]
5 Church Health Metrics Most Pastors Overlook and How to Start Tracking Them
Most churches track the big two: Worship Attendance and Weekly Giving. While these are vital indicators of growth, they are lagging indicators. They tell you what happened, but they don’t tell you why. To understand the trajectory of your ministry, you have to look at the activities driving those numbers: outreach, follow-up, equipping, groups, and […]
How to Transform Church Attendance Into a Planning Strategy
A complete worship service record goes far beyond a headcount. Pastors and administrators should capture the sermon topic and series, first-time guest count, decisions for Christ, weather and seasonal conditions, any competing local events, parking and capacity observations, and online or streaming attendance. Over time, this context can transform simple numbers into a meaningful story […]
How to Use Precheck By Text To Improve Entry Into Ticketed Church Events
With Pre-Check By Text, gaining admission to your ticketed community or church event is now easier than ever! Guests simply text “check” to your Text-to-Church number, click the link they receive, confirm, and then show their confirmation text at the entrance. While most church events are open to all, some require tickets for admission, either to […]
Using Church Event Registration to Improve Engagment and Follow-Up
Church event registration forms do much more than count attendees. When used well, they collect ministry-relevant data, trigger automated follow-up, process payments, manage capacity, and connect every registrant to your broader member database. Your simple sign-up becomes a powerful ministry engagement tool. Most churches use registration forms for one or two things: finding out how […]
Using Technology to Effectively Track Discipleship
The biggest gap in how churches use technology for discipleship tracking is the disconnect between data collection and pastoral action. Effective discipleship tracking connects member data, group or study participation, spiritual markers, and follow-up workflows into one complete picture of each person’s journey. Christian discipleship is about becoming more and more like Jesus. At its […]
Church Software Tools to Help You Measure Discipleship Progress
The most effective tools for measuring and fostering spiritual growth are those that link data to action. This includes assessment tools that pinpoint where individuals stand on their faith journeys, platforms that help break down barriers to group connection, and automated communication systems that ensure no one misses their next step. When these tools work […]
Organizing Church Meal Trains Without the Coordination Chaos
Ask any pastor what their congregation does best in a crisis, and the answer is usually the same. Bring food. Meals are one of the most tangible expressions of Christian community. ‘They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts’ (Acts 2:46). It’s a pastoral care model that churches have […]
3 solutions to getting the data leaders need when they need it
What happens at your church when a pastor or other leader requests a report they need for something they are working on (like one of the ones listed in the image below)? Does it require an admin to build and run the report, then email, or even print it? This takes admin time, sure. But, […]
How to make sure your check-in system is ready to help families feel safe
It’s back-to-school time! Families are prioritizing their fall and school year activities. Many of them are thinking about how the church fits into those plans. In today’s culture, parents are deeply concerned about safety and count on churches to be prepared. This is a major factor in their choosing a church. It is also a […]
Use this simple PRIVACY POLICY to keep people in your church safe
Our Text-to-Church phone number registry service recently mandated that our clients have an information privacy policy on their websites. This is now a standard in the telecom industry for churches utilizing texting services like ours. In light of the growing concerns surrounding information security, we recommend that every church add a simple Privacy Policy to […]
5 best practices for using and analyzing church form responses
There are two parts to every event registration or survey form software. The first part is the design of the form itself. In Churchteams, this includes: member attributes, registration fields, member notes, payment, fund designation, embed code, hyperlink, text keyword, header, completion response, confirmation email, multiple registrants, and redirect links. I have written a lot […]
Why the habit of tracking notes is so important to your church
I talk about the use of Notes all the time in these blog posts. However, a few months ago, a Churchteams user & friend pointed out that I had never done a blog post on it directly. It’s time. Let me give you an idea of how important this topic is. In my view, getting […]
Established church pastors podcast, and the #1 problem that keeps them up
About a year ago, I met Sam Rainer at a Discipleship Pastors retreat. He is a pastor, author, and President / Sr. Consultant with Church Answers. His books include “Obstacles in the Established Church” and “Church Revitalization Checklist.”
How to build an assimilation workflow to thank and invite guests back
I was at a church recently and scanned the QR code to fill out the communication card. One option was to talk with a pastor. I had a couple of questions, so I checked that box. A short time later, I received an email back confirming that I filled out the card and would be […]