Refine your ministry approach with Church Center analytics
See what content your church is engaging with using Church Center analytics—now available for free in your app editor, Publishing!
Jon Aleixo
·Marketing Copywriter
4 min read
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Protect My Ministry background checks: Now in Planning Center
Track the background checks and safety training of your staff and volunteers right from Planning Center with the new Protect My Ministry add-on.
Jon Aleixo
·Marketing Copywriter
2 min read
New for You in Planning Center April 2025
Get an overview of what's new in Planning Center this spring, and find ways to streamline your workflow!
Jon Aleixo
·Marketing Copywriter
3 min read
Shared dashboards: A new way to collaborate in Planning Center
Create additional dashboards to share with other team members and launch projects, events, and ministries, or highlight metrics!
Jon Aleixo
·Marketing Copywriter
3 min read
New in Services: Limit song access with new permissions
Customize access to songs, media, and files independently from schedule and plan permissions—safeguarding worship-only content while empowering other ministries.
Jon Aleixo
·Marketing Copywriter
3 min read
Text In Church messaging: Now in Planning Center
Send personalized texts right from within Planning Center using your Text In Church account.
Jon Aleixo
·Marketing Copywriter
2 min read
Expand your care through confidential member groups
Support people who need privacy during their healing journey by keeping their personal information hidden from others.
Jon Aleixo
·Marketing Copywriter
4 min read
5 new features you may have missed in People
Learn how you can keep your data more secure, communications easy, and day-to-day ministry work flowing smoothly.
Jon Aleixo
·Marketing Copywriter
3 min read
Organize your children’s classrooms based on milestones
Organize children into classrooms based on their unique needs and developmental milestones!
Jon Aleixo
·Marketing Copywriter
2 min read
Centralize your event details in Calendar
See important event details across other Planning Center products in each Calendar event!
Jon Aleixo
·Marketing Copywriter
3 min read
Your year in Planning Center
Get an overview of what's new in Planning Center this winter, and find ways to streamline your workflow!
Jon Aleixo
·Marketing Copywriter
2 min read
Tell a better ministry story with new statement cover letter formatting
Use new formatting options for your statement cover letters to connect more meaningfully with your generous donors!
Jon Aleixo
·Marketing Copywriter
3 min read
Welcome more people, more easily: Introducing guest access in Church Center
Visitors and newcomers can easily browse what’s happening at your church without logging into Church Center!
Jon Aleixo
·Marketing Copywriter
2 min read
Beta launch: Announcing sermon notes in Planning Center
Create sermon note outlines for your congregation to easily follow along with!
Jon Aleixo
·Marketing Copywriter
3 min read
New in People: Less spam, cleaner profiles, better permissions and more
This week’s roundup of People updates is a lot like going out for tacos 🌮 : bite-sized meals, big on flavor. The People team has been making some tacos made 10 small but significant improvements: because ultimately, an up-to-date database is not about keeping things clean but about making sure your people don't fall through the cracks. So let's see how these small updates can help you make a big impact. And hopefully we won’t ruin your Thanksgiving dinner with all these tacos. Don’t lose
Jeff Berg
5 min read
Customize emails using your church name
Send emails directly from your church’s name and email address—no more confusion about who’s sending what!
Jon Aleixo
·Marketing Copywriter
2 min read
Church Center precheck for families: always safe, now faster
Skip the line and save time with Church Center precheck for families! Households can avoid the hustle and bustle of check-in by using precheck before they arrive and then scan their kids in when they get there.
Jon Aleixo
·Marketing Copywriter
3 min read
Start your day right with daily task reminders
Cut through the noise and focus on the work that truly matters with daily task reminders!
Jon Aleixo
·Marketing Copywriter
2 min read
New for You in Planning Center September 2024
Get an overview of what's new in Planning Center this fall, and find ways to streamline your workflow!
Planning Center
3 min read
Make task lists in Calendar to track event details
Connect a task list to a Calendar event so you can easily keep track of your event tasks and ensure that no details are lost!
Jon Aleixo
·Marketing Copywriter
2 min read