Church Database Software – What Should it Track?

It can be surprising how much information and scattered details a church needs to keep track of on a weekly and even daily basis.
The wise church administrator knows the best way to stay organized and efficient is by using church database software. A database gives you one common point of information for everything you need. Everyone on staff knows where to go to get a phone number, address, or even statistics and other reports. Continue reading →

Mobile Check-In

New Check-In Hardware available! We’ve just released two new hardware options for our Check-In system. If you’re looking for a mobile solution, you might be interested in our new 10” tablet that can work with a wireless label printer! Now your volunteers can have the freedom to walk around without being tied down with wires and cables. With the option to have labels print wirelessly, you could even have them print out in the classroom as they walk in.

Mobile Check-In is a great option for churches that don’t have the convenience of a permanent building or even just for those who want a more relaxed Check-In environment. And if you don’t need labels, our Mobile Check-In is perfect for events or special services where you can quickly get each person’s name as they walk in the doors.

The tablet and wireless label printers are available separately so you don’t have to purchase both if you only want one. For more information on either of these products please feel free to give us a call (888.371.6878) or email us at info@excellerate.co

Contribution Check Scanning

Check scanning drastically speeds up data entry!

Entering weekly contributions into the computer may not be the funnest way to spend your time, yet it is critical to the operation of your church!

Now you can use a check scanner to drastically speed up the process of entering contributions!

Instead of looking up contributors manually, you simply scan their check and it will automatically find the appropriate person in your database.

All you have to do is enter the account designation, and amount!
The check images are also stored for you, so you dont have to make copies anymore.

  • Save hours of data entry time
  • Reduce errors and ensure accuracy
  • Stores check images right in their record

Two scanners to choose from

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Looking for a Church Volunteer Management solution?

The bigger Churches become, the more volunteers are needed to help out.  It’s a simple fact, and while many churches may be thriving with helping hands, leaders may feel overwhelmed with the task of coordinating where volunteers can serve every week.  This is where having a good church volunteer management system can make all the difference in keeping your church volunteers organized.

A great church volunteer management system will enable to you schedule, connect, and resource your volunteers.  With team specific schedules, text and email notifications, and a resource library, ServePoint Volunteer Scheduler enables you to fully manage every aspect of scheduling and communicating with your volunteers.

A lot of church volunteer scheduling solutions can be found online, but ServePoint was designed specifically for churches – to help manage volunteers in every ministry or serve team.  With ServePoint’s Church Volunteer scheduling, you can see all your volunteer teams in one place, and schedule them to specific campuses, services, and positions.

Scheduling your volunteers shouldn’t be a burden, but a source of great joy to see how many people are willing to serve!  Having a great church volunteer management solution in place will make coordinating your volunteers a breeze.  To see how it works, you can check out a free 15-day Trial of ServePoint

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Excellerate Check-In for VBS

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Vacation Bible School (VBS) is always a great time for your children to learn of and grow into the things of God. It’s a youth-focused spiritual retreat, designed to engage your kids in the Word – all while giving the parents a little break of their own during the summer.  The vacation in VBS may even sound more attractive to the parents than the kids.  But, of course, now the church has the responsibility of taking care of all these children and their security.  Even with a handful of volunteers, sign-ups, check-ins, and schedules can add up to a lot of work in no time.  Paper systems work, but Excellerate’s Check-In System can take the sting out of all those paper-cuts. Continue reading →

The 5 Most Important Features you should be getting from your Church Membership Software

A lot of churches are still making the switch from paper systems to computer based applications to help manage their church membership. You might already have a church membership solution, but you aren’t as happy as you hoped you would be. Or if you’re one of those still sitting on the fence and just can’t seem to make a decision, consider these 5 things as you’re looking around at different options, or as a guideline to help direct you to the right solution. Continue reading →

How to Encourage Your Members to Bring Guests

Every time I research visitor retention, I see a different set of recommendations from every single source.  But, the one thing they agree on is that relationships are the key to retention. If so, maybe we should take more advantage of the relationships that already exist.  This tip is about attracting visitors who already have friends in your church.  A good follow-up and connection process is great.  But, the process’s success depends on your ability to get members to personally connect with every visitor.  When your members bring their friends, that part is already done. Continue reading →