The ChurchTrac Blog
How Often Should Churches Text and Email Their Members?
Despite carrier pigeons › still being a thing, most church leaders have made the switch to modern email platforms and mass texting programs to reach their Congregation. Reaching people with the Good News about Jesus has never been easier (or faster). O...
The Answer to the Summer Slump is Easter Sunday
Is there anything more polar opposite at your church than Easter and the summer months? The first is the highest-attended event of the year and the other is an attendance slump. That's why most churches put tremendous effort into making their Easter serv...
Refer-a-Friend
Managing church data and processes used to be a scattered mess of using different programs to do different things... with none of them actually working together and none of them designed for your church. It's what drove me to begin building what would be...
The Best Church Website You Can Design In An Afternoon
I talk to church leaders like you every day. When asked, almost all of them admit they're not techy, they don't know how to make a church website, and know nothing about graphic design. Here's the good news - It's easier to build a great-looking and effe...
How Can Churches Address America's Loneliness Crisis?
America is facing an epidemic of loneliness. Close to half of all Americans › surveyed report having 3 friends or fewer. The percentage of people that have no close friends at all has quadrupled over the last 30 years. This problem manifests itself in ...
The 4 Benefits of Church Database Software
The fact that you're reading this means you either don't have church database software, or you're struggling to see the benefit of keeping the one you have. Having served on staff at church sizes ranging from 50 people to 2,500 members, I've personally s...
Our Lesser Known Church Software Features
ChurchTrac is packed full of amazing features that were crafted for your ministry. But there's more in the software than affordable mass texting › or the free church app › or the other tools you know and love. There are lots of other resources at your...
The 7 Most Pressing Issues Facing Pastors Today
Why should you care about all the issues facing other pastors? You've already got enough on your plate. Sure, you may be experiencing a little bit of pastor burnout. But who isn't? As for church attendance... you take those with a grain of salt. How do y...
Getting Your Church to Come Back in 2023
The past three years have been exceptional, forcing church leaders to adapt to a rapidly changing ministry landscape. Many face a decline in church attendance, as prior means of worship and community building have been overturned by the pandemic and other...