Discover how to leverage technology in your church

You are an incredibly capable individual. You are able to do better and accomplish more than almost any previous generation in human history.

Marco Polo and Ernest Shackleton would have been envious of your navigational abilities as you use your smartphone to traverse the world. Your great-great-grandparents would have marveled at how quickly you can ignite a fire and warm the house as you use your thermostat. And Johannes Gutenberg would have stood in awe of how many words you write through your text messages and emails.

Imagine a pastor concluding a worship service by saying, “Brothers and sisters in Christ, that was a very efficient worship service!”

Imagine a husband taking his wife on a romantic dinner date and saying, “I chose this restaurant and prepared a list of conversation starters so that we can maximally optimize peak date night efficiency.”

Imagine some mothers ending a toddler playdate by saying, “This was a very productive playdate! The children accomplished all the predetermined outcomes—they went on the swings and slides, they laughed and cried, and had exactly three fights in one hour.”

When you’re beginning the process of a church software implementation, you might be intimidated—what if we do something wrong? What if our members are confused? What if our data gets corrupted?

These worries are natural, but they’re also completely avoidable with the right approach to implementing new technology. You can set your church up for a successful software implementation with these simple steps!

When you’re implementing church software, there’s a lot to consider—even after you’ve decided which church membership software is right for your church! The implementation process can take months, and it will likely require a high level of coordination between you and your staff or volunteers.

Volunteer management is a core part of many church administrators’ job descriptions. Even if your church has a dedicated volunteer coordinator, it’s truly a labor of love to manage your church volunteers.

If you use a church software to help run the day-to-day ministries of your church, you have likely looked into some integrations to expand the use of your software and lighten the workload for your team.

When choosing a church membership database, you likely have a list of features in mind that you need—web-based, linking financials to members, and creating groups. However, there are many key features that churches often overlook.

God makes boundaries for our good. In the beginning, “the earth was without form and void” (Genesis 1:2). God gave order and boundaries to creation, and it was good. In the same way, our interactions with technology need order and boundaries. A chaotic and boundaryless relationship with technology is anything but good.

When looking for a church management system, small churches have unique needs that are markedly different from churches with more staff and more budget. What’s right for one church might not be a good fit for another! That’s why it’s critically important for smaller churches to recognize what’s most important in their search for a new membership software.

If you work in church administration, you know that tracking attendance can be a time-consuming effort that takes up hours of your week. It’s an important task that can give you insights into the growth of your church, so it’s a necessary addition to your weekly to-do list.