The ChurchTrac Blog
What Should Go On A Church Website?
Today's challenge: Describe your church website in 5 words or less. Here are some common responses I hear from church leaders when they answer the challenge: "Slow and outdated" "A work in progress" And my personal favorite - "Unchanging...like J...
Successful Fundraising: Letter Templates for Your Mission Trip
Mission trips can be expensive. Even a short-term mission trip requires a lot of monetary support! That's why fundraising letters are so crucial to your mission trip preparations. Requesting prayer and financial support through a mission trip suppor...
How to Create an Amazing Church Annual Report
We know most church leaders aren't as excited about their annual report as they are about Christmas or Easter service. For many, these reports can feel bureaucratic and boring. Plus they feel like a chore to make! What if I told you that your annual repo...
User Permissions Update
Roughly 34% of you will not see this blog post till next week because you are still recovering from last week's Easter Festivities! (I made that up but probably accurate) But... when you eventually get back around to logging into your ChMS software, we'v...
11 Chat GPT Prompts for Church Leaders: A Prompt Engineering Bootcamp
ChatGPT is the natural language processing tool that's taking the tech world by storm. It's an AI chatbot that is part of a growing wave of artificial intelligence programs released to the public and is already helping countless people with content creati...
Chat GPT: Your Sermon Writing Sidekick, Not Replacement
With ChatGPT becoming more popular and helpful, many pastors are looking for tips and guidance for ChatGPT sermon prep. If you're one of those pastors, look no further! Here is the complete guide for ChatGPT sermon preparation. In this post, I'll share t...
5 Email Templates That Boost Church Fundraising
One of the most important responsibilities you have as a church leader is fundraising, and the primary way churches raise money is through the weekly tithe. What if there was a way to increase donations at your church so you could expand your ministry an...
9 Lessons Churches Can Learn from Recession-Proof Businesses
An economic downturn is a stressful time for any organization, especially ones that rely on donations from people who are under a serious financial crunch. But what if there were things you could do to fortify your church from the impact of a recession? ...
New Feature: Service Element Resources
Worship outlines simplify the process of planning your worship services. Just pick the songs you want to play and add your various service elements throughout. Compared to songs, elements were always lacking the ability to attach files or add links in t...