Shepherding Tools

Software Tools to Equip Churches for Shepherding the Hundred (Luke 15:4)

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Introducing Shepherding Tools: Give your session a live dashboard pastoral contacts, surface people overdue for care, coordinate across elders, and receive a rotating daily prayer plan for every family in your church. Free forever for up to five users. https://t.co/TxzqhJfK5U

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“Be appalled, O heavens, at this; be shocked, be utterly desolate, declares the LORD, for my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed out cisterns for themselves, broken cisterns that can hold no water.” - Jer. 2:12–13 (ESV)

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“When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick.” - Matthew 14:14 (ESV)

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“Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him....a bruised reed he will not break, and a faintly burning wick he will not quench; he will faithfully bring forth justice.” - Isaiah 42:1–3 (ESV)

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“O Israel, hope in the LORD! For with the LORD there is steadfast love, and with him is plentiful redemption. And he will redeem Israel from all his iniquities.” - Psalm 130:7–8 (ESV)

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The new membership upload tool takes whatever membership spreadsheet you have and guides you through importing your members into Shepherding Tools.

No reformatting. No hassle. It all takes less than five minutes.

Sign up for free to get started:

https://t.co/xvx9ZKOJrY

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“And he blessed Joseph and said, ‘The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life long to this day....’” - Genesis 48:15 (ESV)

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Protecting your congregation's information is top priority. This page explains, in plain language, our security measures to protect your data:

https://t.co/qF1yQxEkX0

[Gospel Reformation Network (GRN) @gospelrefnet]

"The pastor is called to make prayer a focus in his personal life and public ministry. This message will encourage pastors to recommit themselves to a life of sincere prayer, both at home and in the life and worship of the church."

@Helopoulos

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"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep." - John 10:11 (ESV)

[Grace Presbyterian Church @GracePresHBNC]

We've been using shepherding tools for a few months now and it has really been a wonderful gift to our session.

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“We love talking about the planting. We love the watering even more, because watering at least looks like progress. Nobody much wants to talk about the long stretch between watering and harvest, when it feels like nothing is happening at all.”

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[Shepherding Tools @shepherdtools]

@CADDRAFTER83 Currently, you can deactivate any user at any time. The deactivation does not allow the user to log in, but deactivated users do not count toward users for billing purposes. Those users can then be reactivated later, if desired. Let me know if you have any other questions.

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Want to explore the Shepherding Tools software?

Use the demo login information at the bottom of the login page to add contacts, todos, reminders, prayer requests, and more.

Data resets regularly, so you can kick the tires without messing anything up.

https://t.co/JrWWcz3Ipk

[Shepherding Tools @shepherdtools]

@CADDRAFTER83 You're asking specifically about the districts function? There are public lists (managed by admin) and private lists (created by anyone), but currently districts allow one elder and one deacon to be assigned. Pastors are included in the list of elders to choose from.

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@CADDRAFTER83 I sincerely appreciate the feedback—every fix makes this better and better!

Let me know if I can do anything to help you get further set up.

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@CADDRAFTER83 Thank you so much for this feedback! You surface an issue that I thought had been addressed in the past. This is fixed now—if you check the user settings area, you will now see a FULL ADMIN ACCESS checkbox, so that admin roles have now been separated from church office roles.

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"When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd." - Matthew 9:36 (ESV)

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@CADDRAFTER83 Let us know if you have any other questions!

[Shepherding Tools @shepherdtools]

@CADDRAFTER83 Yes! Admin is a system permission, not a ministry role. The admin controls who can manage the account, so a Deacon (or Elder, or anyone) can also be an admin. Just assign admin access to that person and they keep their role too. You can experiment with this in the demo account.

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Are you using Planning Center People? With easy ChMS integration, your whole Shepherding Tools account can be set up in less than five minutes.

Try Shepherding Tools for your church for free:

https://t.co/xvx9ZKOJrY

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"Know that the LORD, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture." - Psalm 100:3 (ESV)