A staggering number of apps exist that can help worship leaders, church techs, pastors, and, of course, church designers, be more effective day-to-day. They range from apps that help organize documents and the management of the church, to those that can help prepare a sermon and the music involved, to ones that can help encourage people to come inside the church in the first place.
Out of the available throng of apps, here are 21 that can make everyone's life easier this year.
1. DialMyCalls
DialMyCalls is a voice and text message broadcasting app that is utilized by many churches to set up prayer hotlines and send out weekly church bulletins via phone call and text message. Prayer requests are also sent out to all members with an automated call, so that church leaders can reach their entire congregation with the click of a button.
2. Nav.IT
No church is immune to financial stress, and now staff can manage church resources from a single dashboard with nav.it’s money app. The holistic approach to money management makes it a good fit for maintaining accounts while taking into consideration the wellness of the person managing the church’s resources.
3. The Joshua Project Unreached People Group of the Day
The Joshua Project Unreached People Group of the Day app may not be the most popular app out there, but church leaders who have discovered it report that they enjoy its mission. Each day, the app offers a group of people that you can pray for. A pastor at a church in North Carolina reported that it helps him practice what he does best, and also helps convert some non-believers thanks to its powerful messages.
While there are many different Bible apps on the App Store, many of them are drowning in ads. The Holy Bible app designed by Life Church offers an ad-free experience.
5. Breeze
Breeze is a web-based church management system that is designed to be intuitive to use and ideal for small- to mid-sized churches. While it does not offer accounting software, it is easy to integrate into Quickbooks and other tools. At an attractive price, it includes member management, member communication, event management, giving, forms, and a mobile application.
This app extends your worship team virtually via band tracks that can help rearrange songs, adjust for changing tempos or keys, and synch playback on five devices at the same time. This one is well suited to the age of socially distanced worship.
7. Music Memos
Music Memos is one of the newer apps that worship leaders are using today. This app, exclusive to Apple for now, allows the user to capture and develop some amazing songwriting ideas and can help attract followers and visitors to the church. It also helps people familiarize themselves with a church's vision, mission, and teaching style.
8. Bible KJV – Daily Bible Verse
There are lots of Bible apps available, and this one is ideal for those interested in getting closer to the King James edition. It offers daily verses that can be easily shared on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, easy copy and pasting, a search tool, and the ability to listen to audio Bibles offline.
In addition to offering an eBook Bible, this app allows users to take notes and create links that can make sermons and Bible study more effective. In addition to its popular features, Logos Bible Software has received considerable praise for its simplicity.
10. Amazon
Not that anyone needs to be told about Amazon, but having the app available at all times makes it easy to purchase needed things—whether for church or personal use—quickly and at great prices.
11. Dashlane
This password managing app makes it easy to log onto accounts while protecting your information. Its offerings range from a free plan that stores 50 passwords on one device to premium and family plans that provide unlimited passwords across unlimited devices.
12. Evernote
Create and store notes with this app that allows you to work with text, drawings, audio files, and pictures. It’s ideal for writing sermons, storing reminders, and keeping track of expenses. A free version is available, while paid plans offer increased usage.
13. Church Metrics
This free app allows users to track information such as attendance, baptisms, donations, and more. The app can be customized to follow any metric needed for churches of all sizes.
14. Worship Team
Preloaded with 13,000 songs, the Worship Team app boasts everything a worship leader needs to build a service in five minutes. And it costs just $9 a month.
15. Google Maps
An important no-brainer. Church leaders are often on the go—visiting people at homes, or patients in hospitals—so an app that provides maps and directions is essential. Google Maps is particularly popular, but there are other excellent options, including Waze and MapQuest.
16. Music Stand
This is a must for musicians since it keeps sheet music available in one easy-to-find location. Among its many advantages is hands-free page turning, external display, and a dark mode that is ideal for use during performances.
17. Audible
Everybody needs downtime. You know all those books you want to read? One option is to listen to them while driving or doing routine tasks. Audible offers current best sellers and books on all sorts of subjects.
18. Podio
Podio is a cloud-based project management and collaboration service app that assists teams with managing multiple creative projects. So instead of endless emails, the chat system allows only the pertinent people to receive notifications for an item in progress.
19. Buffer
Churches communicate with people across various social media platforms, and Buffer allows them to manage them all in one place. Users can schedule posts and include links, photos, and videos across Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Pinterest to keep social media accounts active and up to date.
20. Dropbox
Dropbox is a longtime big name in file sharing, for good reason. It allows you to share files with team members quickly and easily across an array of devices, so that tasks are completed effectively and on time.
21. Spotify
The popular music streaming app can be an effective tool for choosing music to play during services or to share playlists with attendees. It also allows musicians and vocalists to listen to selections they plan on performing.
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