Practical help for the people who keep a small church running.
Volunteer schedules, member lists, Sunday check-in, members' meetings, and how to choose the tools behind them. Written for the pastor, administrator or volunteer who does all of it on a few hours a week.
Church check in kiosk: how to set up kids check-in for a small church
The tablet, the printer (or none), the pickup codes, the roles, and the 15 minutes before doors open, for a small church.
Church communication plan: deciding what goes where so people actually hear it
Announcing something three times is not the same as people hearing it. A plan for which channel carries what, and when.
Church event registration: how to run sign-ups for a potluck, retreat, VBS or paid event
What to ask on the form, when to close it, how to handle money and waitlists, and a six-week timeline you can copy.
Church first time guest follow up: a system a small church can keep
Most guest follow-up dies in month two because nobody owned it. Here is a version with a name on every guest and three touches.
How to run a church members meeting: notice, agenda, votes and minutes
Notice, quorum, a sample agenda, how to vote (including secret ballots), and a checklist from four weeks before to one week after.
Church online giving: how to set it up for a small church
One-time and recurring gifts, funds, fees, who sees what, and how it meets the treasurer's books, with a launch checklist you can copy.
Small group management software, and how to organize small groups in a small church
Group types, a directory people can find, attendance that doesn't need chasing, and a twice-a-year rhythm, with a leader's checklist you can copy.
Church membership software for small churches: how to move off spreadsheets without losing anyone
What moves, what stays, what to import first, running both side by side, and a 30-day plan with a before-you-import checklist.
How to clean up your church's member list in an afternoon
Households, duplicates, the fields worth keeping, and the two habits that stop it getting messy again.
Does a small church need church management software?
Often not at first. Here is how to tell when the spreadsheets have stopped working, and what to look for if they have.
How to make a church volunteer schedule people actually keep
Most schedules fail for the same few reasons. A step-by-step way to build one for a small church, with a sample you can copy.