Church management software that's actually easy

Ministry Planner's Schedule page with the AI assistant. It says: "Welcome back, did you want to schedule for this upcoming Sunday?" You type "Yes, fill it from our 3rd Sunday team, but find a replacement for Jessica since she's out this weekend". It shows a blockout for Jessica Ruiz on Sunday, November 15; you tap Apply. It shows a draft schedule for the week from the 3rd Sunday Team, 6 spots filled, with Mark Diaz on Sound for Jessica; you tap Apply and the positions fill in as a draft. It says: "Added 6 to your draft. Review and press Publish when ready." You press the page's Publish button; it asks to save 6 assignments and email 6 volunteers asking them to accept or decline; you press Publish & notify. The schedule is published, each place shows Pending, and a small confirmation says: Published — 6 added. Notified 6 volunteers.

Ministry Planner's Website page with the AI assistant. It says: "Want to set up your church website? Tell me about your church and I'll build it." You type "We're a small family church in Dayton, Sundays at 10". It asks "Which design would you like to start with?" with four designs to choose from: Grove, Harbor, Chapel, Beacon. You tap Grove. It shows a card to create your website, not published: the Grove design, the heading "A family church in Dayton" and Sunday 10:00 AM; you tap Apply and the site preview builds section by section. It says: "Done: your website is created, not published. Nobody can see it until you press Publish on the Website page." You press the page's Publish; it asks "Publish your site? Anyone can visit it and search engines can list it." and you press Yes, publish. The page reads "Grace Church’s website is live. Anyone can visit it now, last published Nov 15, 2026. Edits go live when you press Publish." You press See it as a visitor, and Grace Church's site opens at gracechurch.ministryplanner.church: "A family church in Dayton", Sundays at 10:00 AM in Dayton, with Plan a visit and Watch the latest. Then a note: Building your church website is free and easy with Ministry Planner. Start now.

Ministry Planner's Check-in page with the AI assistant open. It says: "Tell me your kids' rooms and service times and I'll set up check-in, rooms and kiosks for you." You type "We have nursery, preschool and elementary". It shows the three rooms it will set up: Nursery: Kids, ages 0–2; Preschool: Kids, ages 3–5; Elementary: Kids, grades K–5. You tap Apply and the rooms appear on the page. It asks: "Want a check-in kiosk for your lobby, where parents check their kids in?" You tap Yes, it shows a lobby station (family check-in, all rooms), you tap Apply, and the station appears with Copy URL and Open buttons. You press Open, and the kiosk shows: Welcome! Look up your phone number or last name to check in, with a keypad, Search by last name instead, and New here? Add your family. A parent taps Search by last name instead, types Carter and taps Search by Name, picks the 9:00 AM service, then picks Erin Carter from three Carter families. Both children are ticked; they untick Noah Carter, leaving Ava Carter in Elementary, tap Check In 1 Person, then ✓ Check In. It says Check-In Complete!, 1 person checked in, with the security code K7P4 for pickup, and Ava Carter's name tag prints.

Ministry Planner's People Directory with the AI assistant open. It says: "Paste or describe your people and I'll add them to your directory, families and all." You paste four people from a sign-in sheet. It shows a card, "Add 4 people", noting David Ortiz is already in your church and that nobody is emailed. You tap Apply, and Grace Lin, Tom Reyes and Ana Ortiz appear in the directory.