7 reasons pastors love church management software

7 Reasons Pastors Love Church Management Software


Presenter

Peter FrankManager

Concordia Technology Solutions

[email protected]

(314) 268-1408

(800) 325-2399



• Developing Church Management Software

(ChMS) since 1984

• Two ChMS Products

• Shepherd’s Staff (since 1994)

• Church360° Members (since 2012)


Survey

• Surveyed thousands of pastors and received

over two hundred responses

• Feedback from pastors of all levels of

experience, congregation size, etc.

• 77% of respondents were senior/sole pastors

• 45% have been in the ministry for over 20 years (22% were 5-10 yrs, 18% were 10-15yrs, and 12% were 15-20 yrs)


Overview

• Only 38% personally use church management

software

• Of those, 85% found it useful, with 30% saying it

is very useful

• Biggest deterrents to use:

• Cost

• Secretary

• Do not see the need


Webinar Goals

By the end of this webinar, I hope you learn:

What church management software offers for

pastoral care

How pastors are currently using it in their ministry

How you can use it in your ministry


1. Find Contact Information Quickly

• Basic Contact Info

• Phone

• Address

• Email

• Non-Standard Contact Info

• Family

• Work Hours

• Preferred Communication Method

• Independent of Office Manager

or Secretary


2. Stay Informed & Organized

• Important Milestones

• Family Connections

• Church Involvement

• Interests, Hobbies, and

Skills

• Changes

• Phone, Email, Address

• Family Situation


3. Connect Members with One Another

• Geographic

• Neighborhood

• Senior Living Facilities

• Life Stages

• Parents

• Empty Nest

• Widowed

• Common Interests


4. Identify Those in Need of Pastoral Care

• Track Changes

• Attendance

• Offering

• Communion

• Family


5. Track Pastoral Visits

• Track Visitor

• Pastor

• Elder

• Track Visited

• Individual

• Household

• Track Type of Visit


6. Keep Private Information Private

• Sensitive Information

• Counseling

• Prayer Requests

• Medical Information

• Appropriate Sharing

• Pastor & Elders

• Church Staff

• Continuity


7. Track Trends within the Congregation

• Worship

• Service Times

• Visitors vs. Members

• Demographics

• Young vs. Old

• Participation

• Contributions


Summary

• Church management software is useful for

storing and accessing information about your

members

• You get what you, or someone else, put into it

• It does not provide pastoral care, it is simply

another tool in the toolbox


Summary

“If you can find a piece of software that helps you

manage well the care of God's people, purchase it

and use it daily. Track your ministry. Care for God's

people. It is essential to keep track well. Nothing

that isn't measured isn't managed.”

Senior Pastor with 20+ years in ministry


Download

Download the list of reasons at:

bit.ly/ChMSforPastors



ShepherdsStaff.org 360Members.com

Compare these two great options at:

CTS.CPH.org/Comparison


Presenter

Peter FrankManager


[email protected]

(314) 268-1408

(800) 325-2399