The ChurchTrac Blog
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...
The Key To Church Text Message Success: Opt-In
Are you tired of sending mass texts to your church members and getting more crickets than replies? Do you feel like you're sending messages into a black hole, never to be seen or heard from again? Your text messaging problems are like trying to find a ne...
The Best Church Texting Service?
You don't need me to tell you how powerful and necessary texting is for the modern church. This is why you're wanting to step up your game and find the best texting software to reach your congregation. This guide will show you how messaging services work...
ACH For Churches: What You Need To Know
Credit cards and digital wallet payments like cash app are convenient for church donations... but they come at a cost. That cost comes in the form of transaction fees, processing fees, and other hidden fees that are frequently added by financial instituti...
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 ...