Guides
Guides for running a church well
Practical guides for church administration, volunteer scheduling, giving and switching systems.
Church management
Choosing, running and living with the system your church keeps its records in.
Church management software: a practical guide for small and mid-sized churches
Most churches do not need more software. They need fewer places where the same person is stored. This guide covers what a church management system should do, how to read its pricing, and what to check before you move.
September 22, 20269 min readRead
A church management software implementation checklist that survives Sunday
A successful church software launch is an operations project, not an import button. Use this six-week plan to clean the data, rehearse critical workflows, and decide whether you are ready to launch.
September 30, 202610 min readRead
Questions to ask during a church management software demo
A good ChMS demo is not a feature tour. Give every vendor the same representative data and tasks, score what works live, and record every workaround, roadmap promise, and export limitation.
September 30, 202611 min readRead
Sanctuary vs Planning Center: an honest comparison
We make one of these, so read accordingly. Here is how the two differ, which church each suits, and the cases where we would tell you to choose Planning Center.
September 22, 20267 min readRead
Volunteer scheduling
Filling the schedule without spending your week chasing replies.
Church giving