What helps a church that runs on departments
- Each department leads itself. A head of department can manage their own team without having admin rights over the whole church.
- Everyone knows when they serve. The rota is on each worker's phone, with a reminder before they're due.
- Messages go to the right people. Department chat stays with the department, and announcements reach the whole church.
- The church still reads together. One reading plan for everyone, across every department.
How Aurnet does it
- Departments and clusters each have leaders and sub-leaders. Department and group leaders can manage their own teams without church-wide admin access.
- Each department builds its rota. Workers see their next slot on their phone and get a reminder at 7pm the evening before and 7am on the day.
- Chat is scoped to the church, department or group, so a message reaches the people it's meant for.
- The church sets a Bible reading plan, and everyone reads the same passage each day.
- The free plan includes one department and one cluster, and Starter includes up to 10.
How others approach it (from their own published material)
- ChurchSuite: rotas and teams through its Rotas module, with apps for iPhone and Android.
- iKnow Church: teams and rotas, with iKnow Chat as an add-on for team messaging.
- Hubb: serving rotas with automated reminders, in its UK website-and-app system.
- Planning Center: Services for teams and scheduling, and Church Center as the member app; prices are in US dollars.
Questions worth asking
- Can a head of department manage their team without seeing everything?
- Do workers get a reminder on their phone, and when?
- Is department chat separate from church-wide announcements?
- What does it cost for the number of workers you have?
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