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The Six Most Simple Adjustments to Become a Welcoming Church

Here’s an excerpt from the new book: Becoming a Welcoming Church. Your church can become a more welcoming church regardless of how welcoming you may think it already is. Here are six simple adjustments that cost little to nothing that will have great results: Check the website – Your church’s website is its front door […]

Shelby Financials Saved My Ministry Position

Hi – my name is Mike Martin. I am one of the National Sales Consultants with Shelby Systems serving the southern United States. Recently I visited with a pastor in my territory, and he shared an amazing story with me that everyone should read. What happened to him could occur with anyone in a leadership […]

Introducing MINISTRYID!

MinistryID is a single sign-on solution to connect the Shelby products churches use every day. It will give access to multiple applications using only one credential. This allows the same login for your giving platform, church management software, and other systems where you see the MinistryID icon. This one account (that’s consistent across multiple systems), will save your […]

Why Recurring Giving is a Game-Changer for Churches

Today’s post is written by Valerie Russell, Content Specialist for Ministry Brands. It’s no surprise that churches are affected by lulls in generosity, spurring a need for them to find ways to encourage recurring giving. Roughly 86% don’t meet their annual budget goals. When you boil it down, that means 43 out of 50 churches […]

Best Practices – Using Background Checks

This financial news is brought to you by the Alfred Johnson blog. I had the privilege of hearing Josh Weis give a presentation on the best ways to use background checks. I learned a lot from his presentation, and he permitted me to share his: Background Check Blueprint Step-By-Step Guide with you. Click here to […]

Employee Spotlight: JOE YORK

Today’s spotlight shines on Shelby Systems’ Education and Production/Media Manager: JOE YORK. Joe York is Shelby Systems’ longest tenured employee with almost three and a half decades of continual service. In the early days of Shelby (with only a handful of employees), everyone was required to be proficient at many tasks. For several years, Joe trained, […]

4 Ways to Welcome and Follow-up with First Time Guests

Today’s blog post is written by Scott Goodger, General Manager for one of our Ministry Brands partners. Welcoming and connecting first-time guests to church is essential if you want to grow your ministry. According to Pew Research Center, 79% of people said feeling welcomed played an important role in choosing a new place of worship. Creating […]

U.S. Church Background Check Trends

Ministry Brands, the leading provider of church management software solutions, recently released data showing mainline Protestant and Evangelical churches are utilizing background checks at an increasing rate. Of the over 30,000 churches that have partnered with Protect My Ministry, a Ministry Brands company, a church background check on employees and volunteers has increased by 12% […]

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