mINISTRY Technology Wiki

Name: Five Minute Journal

Use: Backed up by research, journaling helps you be a better leader and have greater personal satisfaction. Express gratitude and set daily goals with this app. You can track goals, practice gratitude, and even attach images to your journal timeline.

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Cost: Current Pricing

Name: Serene

Use: To make you more productive, Serene takes a unique approach to organising your tasks. It prompts you to set a single goal for each day and then break this goal into several tasks to stop you getting distracted by tasks that don’t contribute to your daily objective.

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Cost: Current Pricing

Name: Todoist

Use: Todoist is a task management tool that promises to turn complex to-do lists into something easily manageable. In many ways, it’s like a Trello for individuals (and without the cards), helping you keep track of your own tasks and make sure nothing gets forgotten.

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Cost: Current Pricing

Name: Wunderlist

Use: Instead of cards, you create lists and group them into folders, which every member of your team (if you have one) can access and edit accordingly.

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Cost: Current Pricing

Name: Slack

Use: Slack is a messaging platform designed for teams and it’s the ideal communication tools for remote workers. Instant messaging is organised into channels, which team members can join and leave, as needed, so nobody receives messages or notifications irrelevant to them. Team members can also chat outside of main topics in separate threads which prevents these messages from interfering with the most project-centric conversations.

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Cost: Current Pricing

Name: Monday

Use: Monday allows you to manage projects using multiple views, including the popular Kanban dashboard. You can create tasks, group them, assign them and add due dates. Team members can then update the status of tasks with labels such as “to do,” “working on it,” “stuck” and “done”.

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Cost: Current Pricing

Name: Airtable

Use: Airtable’s interface operates like a spreadsheet but it’s far more intuitive and includes all kinds of functionality that’s either not available in Excel or difficult to achieve. With Airtable, you can create and assign tasks, set statuses, add attachments and include notes – all within a few clicks.

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Cost: Current Pricing

Name: Taskade

Use: Taskade is a project management and collaboration tool for small teams. It takes the to-do list concept turns it into a visual platform for tracking the progress of tasks and projects.

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Cost: Current Pricing

Name: Toggl

Use: Toggl is a simple time tracker with powerful reporting that keeps track of how much time you’re spending on tasks. The idea is to document how much time you’re really spending on individual tasks to make sure you’re charging the right amount on your invoices.

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Cost: Current Pricing

Name: Pocket

Use: Pocket is a wonderfully simple productivity app that simply lets you save web pages for reading later. In truth, it’s little more than a bookmarking tool turned into an application but it really makes a difference to how you work

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Cost: Current Pricing

Name: Spark

Use: Spark is an intelligent email client that prevents your inbox from being a productivity killer and turns it into an asset. Its Smart Inbox automatically categorises your emails from every account assigned to it, allowing you to filter out the emails that don’t matter and prioritise the ones that do.

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Cost: Current Pricing

Name: Habitica

Use: Habitica gamifies the to-do list experience by getting you to create an Avatar, which receives points and bonuses for completing the tasks on your list. The more points you win, the stronger your Avatar becomes and the more in-game features and rewards you unlock.

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Cost: Current Pricing

Name: WeDo

Use: WeDo was originally designed for students but it’s developed into a decent work/life task management tools for professionals, too. There’s an emphasis on finding that work-life balance with WeDo and the app aims to make this more achievable for you.Aside from creating tasks, setting due dates and all the usual things you would expect from a task management app, WeDo wants to help you develop good habits and you can create separate habits lists.

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Cost: Current Pricing

Name: HabitShare

Use: HabitShare puts a social media spin on developing better habits by encouraging you to share your progress with your friends. The idea is to add that extra little bit of pressure for you to hit targets – kind of like how it’s more difficult to skip the gym when you go with a friend.

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Cost: Current Pricing

Name: TickTick

Use: TickTick is an advanced productivity platform that provides all kind of tools to organise your workload and get things done.Once you’ve organised your workload, TickTick gives you statistical feedback and reward you with points for achieving goals. This gamified element really helps you kick out bad habits getting in the way of progress.

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Cost: Current Pricing

Name: Done

Use: Done is the habit development app that makes everything as simple as it can be. From the moment you start using the app, you exhale with a sense of relief. Yes, this is what a personal development app should feel like. From the visual design to the smooth experience, there’s something genuinely calming about the Done app.

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Cost: Current Pricing

Name: RescueTime

Use: RescueTime is a productivity app that runs securely in the background of your computer or mobile device, tracking the time you spend on different applications and websites.

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Cost: Current Pricing

Name: Freedom

Use: According to Freedom, you lose 23 minutes every time you check an email, open up social media, respond to a notification or any other distraction gets in the way of your workflow. This is the concept behind Freedom – a productivity app that lets you block distracting websites and apps so you can keep doing what matters most.

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Cost: Current Pricing

Name: Mindful Browsing

Use: Mindful Browsing is a free, open-source extension for Chrome that aims to help you reign in your online activity and become more productive. It doesn’t actually block you from any websites; instead, it asks if you’re sure you want to proceed to the sites on your list.

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Cost: Free to Install

Name: Cold Turkey

Use: Cold Turkey is an affordable, feature-rich website and app blocking tool for both macOS and Windows. For desktops and laptops, it’s a great choice but you have to do without functionality on your mobile devices, which leaves a lot of room for time-wasting on your mobile instead.

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Cost: Current Pricing

Name: 1Focus

Use: 1Focus makes it easy to block websites and apps on Mac devices and it fits in seamlessly with the OS experience. Sadly, there’s no version for iPhone at this stage, which means you don’t get that cross-device functionality but it’s a capable blocker all the same.

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Cost: Free Install

Name: Any.do

Use: Any.do is an award-winning app used by millions of people to stay organized and get more done.

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Cost: Free Install

Name: Evernote

Use: Evernote is an app designed for note taking, organizing, task management, and archiving. It is developed by the Evernote Corporation, headquartered in Redwood City, California. The app allows users to create notes, which can be text, drawings, photographs, or saved web content.

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Cost: Free and Premium Versions

Name: Pocket

Use: Pocket, previously known as Read It Later, is an application and web service for managing a reading list of articles and videos from the Internet.

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Cost: Free Install

Name: Google Calendar App

Use: Google Calendar is a time-management and scheduling calendar service developed by Google. Google Calendar allows users to create and edit events.

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Cost: Free Install

Name: Asana

Use: Asana is a cloud-based "Work OS (Operating System)" for personal or team work-flow management software. It helps leaders manage projects and people in getting things done. It is a reasonably intuitive and powerful software that is simple enough to do small jobs and sophisticated enough to do large projects.

Learn More: www.asana.com

Cost: Current Pricing

Name: Monday.com

Use: Monday.com is a cloud-based "Work OS (Operating System)" for personal or team work-flow management software. It helps leaders manage projects and people in getting things done. It is a colorful and intuitive software able to do both large and small jobs. It has, like other Work OS programs, a mobile app, but earlier versions were cluttered and made program use more difficult on those platforms.

Learn More: www.monday.com

Cost: Current Pricing

Name: Breeze

Use: Breeze is used by more than seven thousand churches to organize people, track giving, manage events, and more.

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Cost: Current Pricing

Name: Servant Keeper

Use: Servant Keeper manages everything from contributions to small groups while handling mailings, communications, picture directories, attendance tracking, and so much more! Integration with online giving, background safety checks, child-check in, mass communication, mobile apps, and web dashboards where members can update their contact info.

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Cost: Current Pricing

Name: Blackbaud Church Management

Use: The world's leading cloud software company, powering social good, backs Blackbaud Church Management. What does that mean for your church? More rapid innovation on a secure, reliable solution. Connect your staff, volunteers, and congregation in one platform. Ensure deeper relationships and more effective ministry with Blackbaud Church Management.

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Cost: Current Pricing

Name: Tithe.ly

Use: Mobile, online, kiosk, text, and admin giving tools for churches. Live and ready to take donations instantly. Deposits directly into your bank account daily.

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Cost: Current Pricing

Name: TouchPoint Software

Use: TouchPoint Software is a robust and customizable solution that helps you manage member contact information, check-in children, receive tasks, manage contributions, manage volunteers, register for events, stream media, and more.

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Cost: Current Pricing

Name: Neon

Use: NeonCRM is a cloud-based nonprofit software suite that provides tools built to support the good work nonprofit organizations do. Regardless of size or industry, our CRM for nonprofits helps thousands of organizations and associations engage with donors, manage memberships, plan events, track volunteers, and much more.

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Cost: Current Pricing

Name: One Church Software

Use: Enjoy easy access to your data, powerful reporting, automation tools, and fast customer support. Improve your church operations through our modern and intuitive online church management system.

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Cost: Current Pricing

Name: Planning Center: Services

Use: Lead powerful services with unified teams. Services can help you schedule any volunteers, plan services, and equip your worship team. Can be purchased with all Planning Center products or purchased separately.

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Cost: Current Pricing

Name: Planning Center: Groups

Use: Connect your congregation through community. Groups can help you create an online group index, take signups, and track attendance. Can be purchased with all Planning Center products or purchased separately.

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Cost: Current Pricing

Name: Planning Center: People

Use: Make sure no one falls through the cracks. People can help you centralize everything you need to gain insight into your church members.

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Cost: Included free with purchase of Planning Center app

Name: Planning Center: Giving

Use: Make it easy for people to give. Giving can help you accept and process donations, track trends, and issue statements. Can be purchased with all Planning Center products or purchased separately.

Learn More: Giving website

Cost: Current Pricing

Name: Planning Center: Calendar

Use: Simplify collaboration for event scheduling and setup. Calendar is the place to manage your master event schedule and track rooms and resources. Can be purchased with all Planning Center products or purchased separately.

Learn More: Calendar website

Cost: Current Pricing

Name: Planning Center: Check-Ins

Use: Welcome people with a stress-free environment. Check-Ins can help you check people in and out quickly and safely with a flexible setup. Can be purchased with all Planning Center products or purchased separately.

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Cost: Current Pricing

Name: Planning Center: Registrations

Use: Coordinate event signups with confidence. Registrations is the place to create simple, inviting online signups and accept payments for events. Can be purchased with all Planning Center products or purchased separately.

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Cost: Current Pricing

Name: Planning Center: Church Center

Use: A mobile app your congregation can use to check in their families, give, join groups, manage their personal profile, and register for events.

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Cost: Free

Name: Lead Small

Use: The Lead Small app has everything you need to lead your small group and make a big impact. The App features easy access to curriculum. Each week it provides a new small group guide, devotional, news and more.

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Cost: Free

Name: Planning Center: Music Stand

Use: Equip your musicians to play their best. Music Stand can help musicians annotate and step through sheet music with a foot pedal.

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Cost: Comes with a Services plan. Music Stand is an additional $2, $5, or $10 per month depending on your Services plan.

Name: SongSelect by CCLI

Use: SongSelect is the most comprehensive legal source for worship song chord sheets, lead sheets, vocal sheets, lyrics and sound samples...saving you hours of preparation time.

Learn More: SongSelect website

Cost: Current Pricing

Name: ProPresenter

Use: ProPresenter is a cross-platform (Mac and Windows) presentation & production application for live events. It seamlessly displays lyrics, slides, and media, making high-quality live productions easy. It is the indispensable tool for worship gatherings, sporting events, conferences, trade shows, and studio broadcasts.

Learn More: ProPresenter website

Cost: Current Pricing

Name: WorshipTrac

Use: WorshipTrac was created by worship leaders, for worship leaders. We are passionate about worship, and helping others to worship. Our mission is to equip you with the tools and resources you need to plan and lead better worship.

Learn More: WorshipTrac website

Cost: Pricing on WorshipTrac website

Name: PraiseCharts

Use: Based off of the orchestrations you already know and trust from us, these choral arrangements bring a contemporary choral voicing to popular worship songs, and add to our ever expanding catalog of choral resources.

Learn More: PraiseCharts website

Cost: Individual purchases so the pricing varies. Click here for budget friendly options.

Name: EasyWorship 7

Use: EasyWorship began as a software solution for churches to amplify the worship experience from the sound booth to the stage. From bringing you the best church presentation software, worship media and customer support we can offer, we purpose to do everything with excellence and bring glory to God.

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Cost: Current Pricing

Name: Project Hymnal

Use: Project Hymnal is a crowd-sourced hymnal. A hymnal where everyone can learn, everyone can contribute to, and everyone will love to use. You will now be able to have the most up-to-date versions of hymns and all the newest songs at your disposal—all offline. Learn a new song, listen to instrumentals, view music sheets, and play guitar all from your device. Any time, anywhere.

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Cost: Free Install

Name: Bible App for Kids

Use: Download The Bible App for Kids free from iTunes, Google Play, or Amazon, and interact with the complete set of Bible stories on the go! Comes with 41 Bible stories just for kids, kid-friendly navigation, games and activities that help kids remember what they're learning, touch-activated animations, and a two-year companion curriculum for churches.

Learn More: App website

Cost: Free Curriculum for Churches

Name: Minno App

Use: Minno is comprised of parents, church volunteers, ministry leaders, developers, writers, and technology and entertainment executives with one mission: serving you, as Christian parents, in raising the next generation of believers.

Learn More: App website

Cost: Current Pricing

Name: LifeWay Kids App

Use: The LifeWay Kids App is a kiosk filled with apps for each of our kids’ curriculum lines. Simply download the free kiosk app and select The Gospel Project for Kids app to access fun activities that complement what kids learn each week. The app contains all the content you love from the former Family App, but is now located in one convenient kiosk app.

Learn More: App website

Cost: Free Install

Name: Superbook App

Use: This Free iPad & iPhone Bible App, Free Android Bible App, Free Kindle Bible App for kids is a media-rich experience that helps bring the Bible to life with videos and images from the Emmy-nominated "Superbook" animation series as well as engaging interactive games.

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Cost: Free Install

Name: Parent Cue

Use: The Parent Cue App helps every parent do something each week to help move their child toward a deeper faith and a better future.

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Cost: Free Install

Name: The New City Catechism App

Use: The New City Catechism is a modern-day resource aimed at helping children and adults alike learn the core doctrines of the Christian faith via 52 questions and answers. Available for iPhone, iPad, and Android devices, The New City Catechism mobile app makes it easy to take all 52 questions and answers with you wherever you go.

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Cost: Free Install

Name: Final Cut Pro

Use: Professional video editing, color grading, and motion graphics on the Mac. Accelerate your post-production with Final Cut Pro.

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Cost: Current Pricing

Name: Adobe Premier Pro

Use: Adobe Premiere Pro is a timeline-based video editing app developed by Adobe Systems and published as part of the Adobe Creative Cloud licensing program.

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Cost: Current Pricing

Name: GarageBand

Use: GarageBand is a fully equipped music creation studio right inside your Mac — with a complete sound library that includes instruments, presets for guitar and voice, and an incredible selection of session drummers and percussionists. With Touch Bar features for MacBook Pro and an intuitive, modern design, it’s easy to learn, play, record, create, and share your hits worldwide. Now you’re ready to make music like a pro.

Learn More: GarageBand/Apple Website

Cost: Free Download on Mac

Name: Canva

Use: Canva is a graphic design platform that allows users to create social media graphics, presentations, posters and other visual content. It is available on web and mobile, and integrates millions of images, fonts, templates and illustrations.

Learn More: Canva Website

Cost: Current Pricing

Name: You Version

Use: With downloads on more than 86 million devices all over the world, people are reading, listening to, watching, and sharing the Bible using the #1 rated Bible App — completely free. YouVersion includes hundreds of Bible versions, hundreds of reading plans, and dozens of languages. You can add your own highlights and bookmarks, and public or private notes.

Learn More: App Website

Cost: Free Install

Name: Bible.Is

Use: Bible.is offers mobile access to more languages and Bible translations than any other Bible App, and includes dramatized Bible audio and The JESUS Film Project. You can READ the Bible, LISTEN to the Bible, and SEE the Bible as never before.

Learn More: App Website

Cost: Free Install

Name: ESV CrossWay

Use: Get the ESV Bible at your finger tips. Carry your Bible with you wherever and whenever, and share with whomever you want! This is the only free ESV Bible App available on your Android device, with or without an internet connection. The ESV Bible from Crossway offers a fantastic user experience. Finding a verse is fast.

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Cost: Free Install

Name: Glo Bible

Use: Glo Bible has a beautiful visual design with top translations such as ESV, KJV, NIV, NKJV and the Message. It has built-in videos, images, maps plus a large set of study tools to help you better understand Biblical times and history. A remarkable Bible app! Internet connection required!

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Cost: Current Pricing

Name: Blue Letter Bible

Use: The Blue Letter Bible allows you to access the Bible on your Apple Mobile device. There are over 30 translations available for free downloading. Blue Letter Bible comes standard with the KJV and ASV. Many other translations are available with an internet connection.

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Cost: Free Install

Name: NIV Bible

Use: NIV Bible App for Android – 2011 Version. What happens when you combine a group of engineers in Silicon Valley with the NIV Bible? You get the NIV Bible by Tecarta – a very cool and fast Android app designed for Bible Study, quick navigation, and easy note taking. No other Bible app matches the design and functionality.

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Cost: Free Install

Name: Streetlights

Use: Streetlights is a ministry of Creative Communicators called to intentionally engage global urban culture - primarily youth and young adults - with the Gospel of Jesus Christ by producing, translating, teaching and proclaiming God’s Word so all can understand. Streetlights contains an audio bible, teaching curriculums, short films, and music.

Learn More: Streetlights Website

Cost: Free

Name: Dwell

Use: A Scripture listening app that's mission is to help you cultivate a habit of listening to the most important book in history: the Bible.

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Cost: Current Pricing

Name: Ligonier App

Use: The Ligonier App has daily podcasts, a blog, devotional readings, and links to many books, cds, and other available resources, many of which can be saved in your own personal online library for access anywhere.

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Cost: Free Install

Name: Olive Tree Bible Study

Use: Olive Tree Bible Study App is designed for deeper Bible study. Join over 4 million users on “The Bible Study App.” Learn from great scholars through thousands of resources, including commentaries, maps, and dictionaries — all available offline.

Learn More: App Website

Cost: Current Pricing