Tag: church management software

  • How to Look Up Mobile Carriers so Your Church Software Works

    How to Look Up Mobile Carriers so Your Church Software Works

    Ever notice that your church management software asks for your people’s mobile number and their carrier? Here’s why they do that and how you can look up mobile carriers to get past the roadblock. Has this happened to you? You build your guest followup system in your church management software. It includes emailing or texting […]

  • Use This 1 Trick to Pick Church Software

    Use This 1 Trick to Pick Church Software

    All of the choices that available in just about every category can make it confusing when you have to pick church software. This one trick will bring the most clarity and make your decision easier. The church planters I support ask me from time to time which software in a given category is best: church […]

  • Are These 3 Church Software Services on a Collision Course?

    Are These 3 Church Software Services on a Collision Course?

    There are lots of church software services that are doing great things to serve staff and congregants alike. Increasingly, I see these 3 software categories on a collision course. It used to be that you’d have to find a different vendor for each of these: electronic giving church management software (ChMS) mobile app But already […]

  • Church Metrics will Help You Avoid this Mistake

    Church Metrics will Help You Avoid this Mistake

    Measuring a few important things on a church metrics scorecard will help you in a few important ways. Not the least of which is keeping you from making myth-based decisions. Years ago on a plane ride, I watched a documentary about the invention of the M16 rifle. I thought it was a completely random time-filler, […]

  • 12 Church Sub-Calendars You Need Today

    12 Church Sub-Calendars You Need Today

    Church sub-calendars are a great way to keep everything organized at your church. Setting them up is relatively easy and it solves the following 3 problems. Whether or not you’re a program-driven church, there are things that happen in the life of your church each year. Keeping them all straight is important. If you use […]

  • Craft these 9 Pieces to Your Church Plant Followup Process

    Craft these 9 Pieces to Your Church Plant Followup Process

    Church plant guest followup will always be about people and relationships, but a few simple systems and tools will make staff & volunteers’ jobs easier and multiply their effectiveness. The brutal reality is that you will have a church plant followup process whether it’s an intentional one or an accidental, haphazard one. Making it solid […]