From the Church By Faith team
The Church By Faith Blog
Plain, practical writing for pastors and church staff evaluating technology — no hype, no invented numbers.
Written by the Church By Faith team at By Faith Apps and checked against the product before publishing. Each article shows when it was published and when it was last reviewed.
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Articles are grouped by the church workflow they help with, and each topic links to the page describing how Church By Faith handles it.
Pastoral care and prayer
Prayer requests, care follow-up and pastoral appointments. See how Church By Faith handles it: Pastoral care and booking
Pastoral Care
Prayer Request Forms: Privacy, Routing, and Follow-Up
Church By Faith Team ·
A prayer request form is an act of trust. How to ask the right questions, let people choose who sees their request, route it to the right people and follow up well.
Read the article →Pastoral Care
How to Set Up Online Pastoral Care Appointments
Church By Faith Team ·
Online pastoral appointments can make care easier to reach. A step-by-step guide to setting boundaries, availability, video meetings, reminders and follow-up.
Read the article →Giving and reports
Recording gifts, reconciling them and reporting to your leaders. See how Church By Faith handles it: Giving and reports
Giving
Church Giving Reports: What Leaders Need to See
Church By Faith Team ·
A good giving report helps leaders make wise decisions without exposing private details. Here is what to include, who should see it and how often.
Read the article →Giving
How to Record Offline and Online Donations Clearly
Church By Faith Team ·
Cash in the plate, checks in envelopes, Zelle transfers and card gifts online. Here is a simple process to record them all clearly and count each one only once.
Read the article →Choosing church software
Costs, comparisons and questions to ask before you choose. See how Church By Faith handles it: Pricing
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Media & Live Streaming
How to Organize Sermons and Teaching Videos Online
Church By Faith Team ·
A sermon library is only useful if people can find what they need. Here is how to name, group and publish sermons and teaching videos so they keep ministering.
Read the article →Discipleship & Groups
How to Run Online Discipleship Classes for Your Church
Church By Faith Team ·
Online discipleship classes let busy members grow at their own pace. Here is how to design a course people actually finish, from lesson length to follow-up.
Read the article →Discipleship & Groups
How to Welcome New Members Into Groups and Classes
Church By Faith Team ·
Joining a church is a start, not a finish. Here is how to help new members take their first step into a small group or class, and stay there.
Read the article →Church Management
Church Member Database: What Information Should You Track?
Church By Faith Team ·
A good church member database helps you care for people without collecting more than you need. Here is what to track, what to skip, and how to keep it private.
Read the article →Church Management
How to Manage Church Volunteers and Ministry Teams Online
Church By Faith Team ·
Volunteers are the heartbeat of a small church. Here is how to organize ministry teams online, what tools each job needs, and where the gaps usually are.
Read the article →Communication
How to Organize Church Messages in One Inbox
Church By Faith Team ·
When prayer requests, emails, texts and voicemails live on different phones, people fall through the cracks. Here is how to organize them in one shared inbox.
Read the article →Communication
How to Use Church Push Notifications Without Overwhelming Members
Church By Faith Team ·
Push notifications can help your church or quietly wear out your members. A principled guide to what deserves a push, how to let people choose, and how to set limits.
Read the article →Communication
Church Text Messaging: What to Send Members and Visitors
Church By Faith Team ·
A practical guide to church texting: getting consent, honoring opt-outs, and example texts for visitors and members that sound like a person, not a broadcast.
Read the article →Communication
Church Communication Software: Email, Text, Push and Phone
Church By Faith Team ·
Email, text, push notifications and phone calls each do a different job. Here is what each channel is good for, what it needs before you use it, and how to choose.
Read the article →Visitors & Follow-Up
How to Automate Church Follow-Up While Keeping It Personal
Church By Faith Team ·
Automation can make sure no guest is forgotten, but it can't love anyone. Here is how to decide what to automate and what must stay in human hands.
Read the article →Visitors & Follow-Up
Church Visitor Follow-Up Messages: Examples and Timing
Church By Faith Team ·
What to say to a first-time guest, and when to say it. A simple four-week timing plan with short message examples you can adapt, in English and Spanish.
Read the article →Visitors & Follow-Up
How to Follow Up With First-Time Church Visitors
Church By Faith Team ·
Good visitor follow-up is a team process, not a pastor's to-do list. Here is how to set it up, who should do what, and how to keep anyone from slipping through.
Read the article →Church Management
Church Website vs. Church App: What Does Your Congregation Need?
Church By Faith Team ·
Your website speaks to people who don't know you yet. Your app serves the people who already belong. Here is how to decide which your church needs first.
Read the article →Church Management
How to Choose a Church App Without Paying for Unused Features
Church By Faith Team ·
Most churches overpay for software by buying the plan they might need someday. Here is a simple way to match a church app to what your congregation will actually use.
Read the article →Events
Church Event Registration and Reminders: A Practical Setup Guide
Church By Faith Team ·
A practical way to set up event registration and reminders for your church, from the event page to the follow-up, with honest workarounds where tools fall short.
Read the article →Church Management
How to Run a Bilingual Church Website and Member Experience
Church By Faith Team ·
A practical guide to serving a bilingual congregation online: let each person choose their language, translate for meaning, and publish announcements in both languages at once.
Read the article →Church Management
Church App Security: Roles, Permissions, and Member Privacy
Church By Faith Team ·
Who in your church should see a member's phone number, a private prayer request or a giving record? A practical guide to roles, permissions and member privacy.
Read the article →Church Management
How to Move Your Church From Several Tools to One Platform
Church By Faith Team ·
Consolidating church software is less about the new system and more about the move. Here is a phased plan that protects your data and your people.
Read the article →Church Management
Church Management Software Costs Beyond the Monthly Price
Church By Faith Team ·
The monthly price is only the starting line. Here is how to budget for the full cost of church management software, including the costs that never show up on an invoice.
Read the article →Guides & Walkthroughs
Church By Faith Walkthrough: From Visitor Inquiry to Follow-Up
Church By Faith Team ·
Follow one visitor through Church By Faith, from the questions they answer about their visit to the moment a pastor follows up, using the real screens in English and Spanish.
Read the article →Church Management
Church Management Software for Small Churches: What to Compare
Church By Faith Team ·
A practical, vendor-neutral guide to what small churches should compare in church management software, from member records and care to giving, security and price.
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Church By Faith vs. Separate Church Tools: A Workflow Comparison
Church By Faith Team ·
Feature lists don't tell you how Sunday actually runs. Here is a fair, workflow-by-workflow comparison of Church By Faith and a set of separate tools, trade-offs included.
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