The ChurchTrac Blog
Switching to ChurchTrac Online Giving
Switching to another online giving platform isn't hard. What's hard is getting your donors to make that switch! This is why I see churches settling for church-giving software that's overpriced, hard to use, and missing important features (like recurring ...
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Church Admins
The new year is a chance to evaluate habits and consider new ones. We know you're already a Church Admin rockstar! However, the 7 habits below, gathered through the collective wisdom of the many church admins I've spoken with, can provide a little extra i...
Need More Ministry Volunteers? Do This
Before I tell you how to get more ministry volunteers, I have to confess something. Confession: I Hate Grocery Stores Why do I hate grocery stores? I hate them because there are too many options. For example, there are over a dozen different options ju...
Church Communications Blueprint
FACT: Most ministry leaders are not trained communication professionals. Yet you're tasked with managing an email newsletter, social media account, mass text campaign, sermon prep, announcements, and so much more! I've served at lots of churches and spok...
The Best Worship Scheduling Software?
Unless you just love having multiple excel sheets and endless back-and-forth group texts, you need worship scheduling software. Scheduling worship volunteers is an art, and you'll want to use the right "brush" to avoid having the worship equivalent of a 5...
Should my church use Quickbooks?
Quickbooks is the most popular accounting software used by small businesses in North America. That has some church leaders asking: Is Quickbooks the best accounting software for my church? 🤔 If you've never used Quickbooks before, we'll walk you th...
How to Automate your Church
You're getting ready to leave for church on a Sunday morning. A notification pings your cell phone to tell you what the traffic looks like on the way to church and the day's weather forecast... all without even having to open an app. That's automation! A...
Best Bookkeeping Software For Churches?
For church bookkeeping, you have two options: Option #1: Use Quickbooks Option #2: Try one of the dozens of church accounting software programs until you find one that sticks. For a small percentage of churches, Quickbooks may be a good option. But chu...
Creating Church Budgets
Unless you're the type of person that loves using spreadsheets, budgets can be boring or overwhelming. If you find yourself struggling to make a church budget, or feel like there ought to be "an easier way"...I've got good news. ChurchTrac has made churc...