Insights, rollout advice and ministry operations playbooks from the Gatelist team.
Getting Started
Choosing church management software: 10 questions to ask
Thinking about church management software? Ten practical questions to ask any provider, so you choose a system your whole team will actually use.
Member Care
Pastoral care that doesn’t fall through the cracks
Hospital stays, bereavements, new babies, hard seasons. How churches make sure every need is noticed and followed up, while keeping personal details safe.
Data and Reporting
Understanding your church’s giving: a guide for treasurers
Good giving records help a church plan with confidence and thank people well. Practical habits for treasurers, from recording gifts to reporting to leaders.
Ministry Operations
Planning church events people actually come to
A good event starts weeks before the doors open. A simple plan for church events, from the calendar and invitations to reminders and follow-up.
Getting Started
Keeping church data safe: a plain-English guide
Churches look after some of the most personal information people share. A plain-English guide to keeping it safe, whatever system you use.
Data and Reporting
Five church reports worth reading every month
You do not need a data team to learn from your church records. Five simple monthly reports that help leaders notice people, not just numbers.
Ministry Operations
Running ministry teams without the group-chat chaos
Group chats, spreadsheets and paper rotas all work, until they do not. Practical ways to keep ministry teams organised, informed and looked after.
Member Care
Welcoming first-time visitors: a follow-up plan that works
Most first-time visitors decide within a few weeks whether to come back. A simple follow-up plan makes sure nobody slips through the gaps.
Getting Started
Your first month with church management software: a four-week plan
New software only helps if your team actually uses it. A simple four-week plan for bringing church management software in smoothly, from first records to first reports.