A good church data base will help pastors and their congregation provide good pastoral care, follow up, planning and potentially outreach.
A search of the web reveals there is a wide range of organisations developing data bases that are suitable for Church Membership management.
Following are some data bases that are being used by Lutheran Churches around the world:
Pastoral Care
https://pastoralcare.com.au/
Pastoral Care 13 is an Australian developed data base for churches and can be used as either web based or an offline.
Explore its features at https://pastoralcare.com.au/features/
Free trial download available
Cost: $399 for Pastoral Care 13. Cloud options are also available
Jethro Pastoral Ministry Manager and Easy Jethro
https://github.com/tbar0970/jethro-pmm#readme
Jethro is an Australian developed data base for churches. Jethro Pastoral Ministry Manager is a web-based tool which helps churches keep track of people, families, groups, attendance, pastoral tasks, church services, rosters and documents.
Jethro doesn't force you to work in a particular way but gives you flexible, lightweight tools to support your own style of ministry.
The Jethro software is an open source (GPL) and runs on a standard LAMP web server. Jethro's real advantages come to the fore when it's running on a proper web server, but it can also be run on a single PC using XAMPP.
Cost: Free with the option for Easy Jethro at a cost
Elvanto
https://www.elvanto.com/au/
Elvanto is an Australian developed cloud based Church Management system that began in 2010 with international offices.
Explore its features at https://www.elvanto.com/au/features/all/
Cost: is based on the number of active adults in yoru congregation beginning at $13.20 per month for 50 active adults
Manna Systems
http://mannasystems.com.au
a web enabled data base system designed especially for sacramental churches.
Cost: based on worshipping members (not contacts) beginning at $50 for 6 months subscription (plus you also need to own or purchase File Maker pro
Ucare
https://ucarehq.com/
View its features at .https://ucarehq.com/features/
Cost: 10c per active person per month
Church Community Builder
https://www.churchcommunitybuilder.com/
Church Community Builder is designed with leaders at the forefront of our mind. They aim to equip and empower your people with effective ministry tools to build community, engage people, and help grow disciples.
Explore its features at: https://www.churchcommunitybuilder.com/software
Cost: starting at $90 per month for 100 attenders
Church Member Link
https://churchmemberlink.com/wp/
Church member link is a web-based church membership software that is designed for growth and administration.
Check out its features: https://churchmemberlink.com/wp/products/member-link
Cost: $25, $30 or $35 per month depending on features
Church 360
https://www.concordiatechnology.org/church360/members
Church360ยบ Members makes it easy for churches to not only track attendance, offering, and membership data but also understand what the data means. It's software that helps ministry leaders discover congregational trends and recognize opportunities for visitor and member engagement.
Check its features: https://www.concordiatechnology.org/church360/members/features/complete-list
Cost: Start up cost plus a monthly or yearly fee depending on number of households
Realm Church Management Data Base
Developed by ACS technologies,
Check out its features: https://www.acstechnologies.com/products/acs/features/discover-realm
Cost: you need to contact ACS
Planning Center
https://planning.center/
A multifaceted church management software.
Cost: Free for small usage then depends on the components and usage
Rock RMS
https://www.rockrms.com/
Rock RMS is a community developed Church Management System with a contemporary feel and many features
Cost: Free or by donation
Breeze
https://www.breezechms.com/
Breeze claims to be the world's easiest web-based church management software for small and mid-sized churches.
Cost: $50 per month
Willie Heidrich Data base
Lutheran Church of Australia pastor, Pastor Willie Heidrich has developed a free data base for ministry in LCA congregations for more information email: william.heidrich@lca.org.au
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