Shepherd's View

Everything it does

One place for your whole church.

Website, member app, giving and pastoral care, built so the volunteers you already have can run it. Every plan includes all of it.

01

Shepherd's View

The page we named the company after. Everything your people have shared, gathered so nobody slips through the cracks.

  • This weekBirthdays, anniversaries, new babies, answered prayers, first-time visitors, people looking for a group, and serving spots still open.
  • Before SundayA few people to look for on Sunday, each with something to say to them.
  • Reach out this weekWho asked to talk, who could use a call, who's in the hospital, who asked for help, and who quietly stepped back from serving. Mark each one when you've been in touch.
  • “How are you doing?”Once a month, members answer one question in the app with a single tap. Only pastors see the answers.
  • For pastors onlyOnly pastors, and admins you give pastoral access, can open it.
02

Your website

A church website that looks finished on day one, and that anyone on your team can change.

  • Ten stylesPick one and your site looks professionally designed straight away. Switch any time.
  • A page builder anyone can useClick on words and photos to change them. No code, no plugins, nothing to update.
  • We'll move your old sitePages, posts, photos, sermons and events come over as drafts, WordPress included. Old links keep working. Nothing goes live until you say so.
  • Your own addressUse your church's domain, with the security certificate handled for you.
  • Found on GoogleEvery page tells Google it's a church, with your address and map, and a checklist covers the rest so you show up for “church near me”.
  • Events and newsOne-time or repeating events with RSVPs, plus articles and news. Public, or members only.
  • Livestream bannerA “We're live” banner on your site and app while you stream on YouTube, Facebook or anywhere else. Turn it on by hand, on a schedule, or let it notice your YouTube stream.
03

Sermons

Preach once. It's everywhere your people are.

  • A sermon libraryEvery message on your website and in the app, with video, audio, notes and the passage. Each series gets its own page.
  • Your own podcastSermons go out as a podcast automatically.
  • Plan aheadMap out your series and Sundays in advance.
  • Sermon Studio Add-onUpload Sunday's recording and, in about half an hour, get short videos, a podcast episode, graphics, a discussion guide, devotionals and a newsletter. Nothing goes out until you approve it.
04

The member app

Your church in everyone's pocket, with your name on it.

  • No app storeMembers open a link and add it to their home screen in two taps.
  • Prayer wallShare requests with the whole church or just the pastors, pray for each other, and celebrate answered prayers.
  • DirectoryFamilies and households, with privacy settings each member controls.
  • Groups and eventsJoin a group, RSVP to events and sign up to serve from the same app.
  • NotificationsAnnouncements straight to members' phones, like a text but free. New sermons and livestreams announce themselves.
  • Their giving and familyMembers see their own giving history and keep their family's details up to date.
05

Lamp

Someone types what they're facing. Scripture answers.

  • Answers from the BibleLamp replies with passages of scripture, not opinions.
  • Pastors stay closePastors see the themes people bring, and, if your church chooses, the questions, so they know how to pray and what to preach.
  • Nothing hidden from membersUnder the text box, members always see who reads their questions.
  • Follow upMark someone for follow-up and they appear on Shepherd's View.
06

Visitors

Every first-time guest gets a second hello.

  • Connect cardsA short “I'm new” form on your website. Put it on a QR code in the lobby.
  • What they tell youHow to reach them, how they heard about you, what they're interested in, and a prayer request only pastors see.
  • Follow-up that happensAssign each card to someone and move it from New to Contacted to Connected.
07

Groups and serving

Volunteers who know when they're on, and a team that covers for each other.

  • Groups and ministriesSmall groups, classes and ministries, each with leaders who can run their own group.
  • Serving schedulesSee who's serving each Sunday and where you're short.
  • Good people to askWhen a team is short, it suggests people who'd be a good fit. Ask them with one tap.
  • Reminders, sent for youA reminder the day before, a thank-you afterward, one-tap swaps, and a heads-up to staff on Wednesday if a team is still short.
08

Sunday morning

Know who's there, and send every child home with the right family.

  • Kids check-inName tags and pickup codes, so the right child goes home with the right parent.
  • Check-in helpersWelcome-desk and kids' room volunteers run check-in from a phone or tablet, and see allergies and pickup codes. Nothing else.
  • AttendanceSimple attendance numbers over time, without the spreadsheet.
09

Giving

Online giving that goes straight to your church. We don't take a cut.

  • Your own accountGifts go through your church's own Square, PayPal or Stripe account. You pay only their rate.
  • Keep what you useHappy with your giving service? The Give button can link straight to it.
  • Records and statementsGiving records in one place and year-end statements for every giver.
10

Staying in touch

One member list. Every way to reach them.

  • NewslettersEmail members, subscribers or both, now or at a set time. Send yourself a test first.
  • Text messagesTexts for weather cancellations and last-minute reminders, to people who signed up for them.
  • Push notificationsStraight to the member app on everyone's phone.
11

English and Spanish

Every screen, for you and for your members, in English and Spanish.

  • The whole thingThe dashboard, the member app and the help articles all switch to Spanish.
12

Safety and your data

Your church's information belongs to your church.

  • EncryptedEach church's data is encrypted with its own key.
  • Pastoral means pastoralSensitive pastoral information is limited to pastors within your church.
  • Two-factor sign-inRequired for admins and pastors. Roles decide what everyone else can see.
  • A record of changesAn audit log shows who changed what, and when.
  • Daily backupsKept for 30 days, and restorable to any moment in the last week.
  • Leave with everythingDownload a complete copy of your data any time, readable without us.
13

Getting started

Most churches are up and running within a week.

  • 30 days freeEverything turned on, no card needed.
  • A day-by-day planThe help center walks you through your first week.
  • Or let us do itThe Large plan includes a setup call and help moving your data.
  • No contractCancel any month.

Reading is one thing.

Your own private demo church has every one of these turned on. Go and try them.