When you run a growing church, finding ways to stay organized can help you to better manage every aspect of your calling, helping you to stay in touch with members, ensure proper distribution of tithes and other donations, and make the biggest impact in your charitable efforts in the community. Whether you are the pastor of the church or a secretary, making sure you are organized can help you to do your job easier and better.
There are a number of tools that can help you to stay organised and be more productive. Here are five of our favorite tools to help:
1. Evernote
Make it easy to keep track of all your notes, important websites, and documents with this cloud storage service. You can use this to make planning sermons, meetings, and community activities easier. Never forget an idea again!
2. Dropbox
Dropbox allows you to upload documents, photos and videos to cloud storage so you can access them on any device, no matter where you are. Not only will the service make project management and planning easier, but it also gives you a convenient way to back up your data so you never lose information to power outages or technology malfunctions again.
3. Time Trade
Keep track of your schedule and easily schedule meetings with volunteers, church members, or other members of your church staff with this online tool. Create your own calendar to keep track of tasks and appointments. Then use that calendar to set your availability to schedule meetings.
4. Zoho Writer
Create and share documents online with this document management tool. You can create spreadsheets, presentations and more and save them to the site, then share them with members of your team. This can make event planning a breeze and help you to better organize your church’s volunteer efforts or fundraising drives.
5. Basecamp
This project management software lets you track to-do lists, share documents, share notes, and more. It makes managing projects among team members easy. You can plan community events, church activities and much more with a team of volunteers or church staff members.
What tools have you used to stay better organized at your church?
Share your picks and tell us how they have helped your church in the comments!