Church management software

Church management software is a specialized software that assists churches and other religious organizations in organization and automation of daily operations. [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Software manages while pastors minister. | date= | publisher=Church Central | url =http://www.churchcentral.com/nw/s/template/Article.html/id/16811| work = | quote=Church Management Software (CMS) allows a congregation to keep tabs on information related to activities of the church. It uses a database to store information and typically includes a set of programs or modules to manipulate the stored data. | accessdate = 2008-04-11 | language = ] These packages typically assist in the management of membership and mailings, fundraising, events, and report generation. Churches use the packages to reduce the cost of operations and track the growth in their congregations. [cite news | url = http://www.churchcentral.com/nw/s/template/Article.html/id/22325 | title =Software solutions for growing churches | publisher = Church Central| accessdate = 2008-04-04 |quote=With more than 7,000 members and an office staff of 75, Asbury United Methodist Church of Tulsa, Okla., relies on church management software to help run the administrative side of the church. | date = July 5 2005] [cite news | url = http://www.churchcentral.com/nw/s/template/Article.html/id/22325 | title = What can church management software do? | publisher = Church Central| accessdate = 2008-04-04 | date = 21 February 2005] The growth in the church management software business coincides with the growing trend of using computers for religious activity. [cite news | url = http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE6DB133EF937A15754C0A962958260 | title = The Computer Age Bids Religious World to Enter | author = David Gonzalez | date = July 24 1994 | accessdate = 2008-04-04|quote=Specially-designed software for church management, to track contributions and membership, can be used by savvy pastors to minister to their congregants, said Pat Faudree, a spokeswoman for Shelby Systems, which is a leading church management software company. | publisher = The New York Times ]

oftware Packages

A sample of some software packages, both proprietary and open-source:

External links

* [http://www.churchsolutionsmag.com/articles/231Feat3.html Article: Church Management Software - How to choose the package that's right for you, By Nancy Armstrong and Brent Bill]
* [http://www.christianitytoday.com:80/yc/2002/002/8.54.html Article: Manageable Church Management, by Jennifer Schuchmann]
* [http://www.capterra.com/church-management-software Comprehensive list of Church Management Software products]
* [http://www.nonprofitexpert.com/nonprofit_software.htm Annotated list of non-profit management and fundraising software]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/chms/ Church management system online discussion forum]
* [http://www.churchtechreview.com/ Church Tech Review Site for selecting Church Management Software]

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