I’ve signed up for so many accounts to manage my business relations with companies lately that I wonder what services a church — say, program-sized or larger — might offer online. I’m not suggesting that this suite of services already exists, or that everyone would find it desirable, but the such online services might expand utility to members (perhaps) with little or no added cost in staffing or facilities.
This list is far from exhaustive; just a few possibilities that occur to me over the course of about a half hour, in no particular order.
- make financial pledges and special gifts
- set up auto pay from credit card or checking account
- download charitable donation letter
- call for donations for affiliated charities
- change address
- take online trainings
- register for space-limited events
- download coloring pages for children
- manage prayer circles
- sign up (and get reminders) for church volunteer roles
- get emergency alerts from authorities
- offer feedback for quality improvement
- apply for (and resign) membership
- share alerts for road closures or public transportation re-routings
- provide workflows to access public services
- prepare and record special ceremonies (weddings, funerals)
