Software
What each tool is bad at, who should skip it, and what the whole thing costs in a year.
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Choosing church management software without regretting it in a year
The three jobs a ChMS has to do, the export test that predicts your exit, verified July 2026 pricing for Breeze and Planning Center, and a migration order that keeps the office running.
SoftwareTheology
Does your church need an app?
The one thing an app does that a website cannot, what Tithely and Subsplash charge, a four-number test to run before you buy, and the theological objection worth taking seriously.
SoftwareSoftware and tools
Presentation and lyrics software that a volunteer can run on Sunday
ProPresenter, EasyWorship, OpenLP and FreeShow compared with July 2026 prices, the CCLI licenses you are legally required to hold, and the failure modes that show up mid-verse.
SoftwareTheology
Protecting the data a church holds about its members
A church knows addresses, giving, children's allergies, and confessed sin. Who gets to see what, where counseling notes must never live, and the breach plan an elder board can write in an hour.
SoftwareSoftware and tools
Website options for a small church, ranked by who maintains it
The five pages a church website needs, four hosting paths from free to a monthly fee, who owns the domain, and the launch order that gets a real site up in one weekend.
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What giving platforms actually cost your church
Verified July 2026 fees from Planning Center, Tithely, Givelify, Subsplash, and Stripe, worked out in dollars per year, plus the ACH question that saves more than switching vendors.
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