The ChurchTrac Blog
Best Church Website Hosting Providers [2025]
Creating a church website in 2025 isn’t just a "nice-to-have"—it’s essential. Your website is often the first interaction someone has with your ministry. Whether they’re looking for service times, trying to find your livestream, or considering att...
Jotform for Churches? It's a Start
Churches can use Jotform to create a form for just about everything! Jotform boasts over 400 jaw-dropping templates (yes, really!)—think church membership forms, meal trains, prayer requests, and even donation tracking, all at your fingertips. Jot...
Want A Good Church Website? Here are the Ingredients
A whopping 80% of guests view your church’s site before they ever walk through the doors. At the bare minimum, a good church website will display service times and directions and help convey to them what your church is all about. It's your first impres...
How To Make A Digital Church Bulletin
Remember the days of late Saturday nights fixing typos on printed bulletins, hoping the copier wouldn’t jam again? Thankfully, we’re in a new era. Digital church bulletins are here—and they’re easier (and more effective) than you might think. ...
What is Church Management Software?
Running a church isn’t just about Sunday mornings. Between managing volunteers, tracking donations, following up with guests, and planning events, there’s a lot to keep up with. That’s where Church Management Software (or ChMS) comes in. In this gu...
How to Create an Amazing Church Annual Report
Let’s be real—most church leaders don’t get nearly as excited about their annual report as they do for Christmas or Easter. It can feel boring, bureaucratic, and like just another chore. But what if your annual report is actually one of the most po...
Excel Templates for Churches
Excel and churches seem like a match made in heaven - after all, what's more divine than a perfectly organized spreadsheet? ...okay, lots of things. But they're still pretty great! But just because you can find templates for things like church directorie...
What is an In-Kind Donation? A Complete Guide For Churches and Nonprofits
In-kind donations are given to virtually every nonprofit organization. But despite their popularity, they are also one of the most misunderstood types of donations churches receive. This post is a complete guide on the topic of in-kind donations. We’ll...
Our Favorite VBS Crafts for 2025
Grab your glitter and glue guns, fellow craft crusaders! It’s that time of year again when Vacation Bible School turns your church into a whirlwind of creativity, laughter, and glittery chaos! We've seen our fair share of VBS shenanigans, and let me t...