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ChurchTempo sends smart text messages to church leaders and volunteers so they know exactly when someone needs personal attention.

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A smart coordination system for growing churches.

ChurchTempo makes sure the right person knows what to do at the right time — so visitors get welcomed, prayer requests get answered, and events actually get planned. Your people do the connecting. We just make sure nothing falls through the cracks.

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Someone raises their hand
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We figure out what they need
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One leader gets a text
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It actually gets done
A church volunteer holding a phone showing a ChurchTempo prompt to call a member about their prayer request
One text. One leader.

Your volunteers already care.We just tell them who to call.

No dashboards to learn. No apps to install. They get one clear text with a name, a number, and what to say — then reply with a single digit when it's done.

  • One text, not an inbox
  • Tap to call, no app required
  • Reply 1 when done
See a real prompt

Growth makes follow-up harder, not easier.

Visitors slip away after one Sunday

Connection cards pile up. Nobody knows who's supposed to call.

Prayer requests sit unanswered

They get logged in a spreadsheet — and forgotten by Tuesday.

Leaders are buried in group texts

Important things get lost in 40-message threads no one wants to read.

Events scramble at the last minute

No timeline, no assignments, no one knows what's already been done.

See the dashboard your team will actually use

Every visitor, prayer request, and follow-up in one calm view. Pastors and volunteers see exactly who needs a personal touch this week — without digging through spreadsheets or inboxes.

Tour the dashboard
ChurchTempo dashboard showing pending follow-ups, new visitors, prayer requests, recent activity, calendar and upcoming events

Every submission goes to one of five places.

ChurchTempo reads what came in and picks the right lane — so the right person hears about it the right way.

Smart routing diagram: a visit plan, prayer request, event idea, volunteer interest, and facility request all funnel into ChurchTempo, which routes them to a volunteer, team leader dashboard, pastor, event coordinator, or care team member.
Action
Someone needs to do something

Call a visitor, follow up on a prayer request, welcome a new member.

→ Text the right leader with name, number, and a suggested opener.

Awareness
A team should know

Someone's interested in kids ministry or signed up for an event.

→ Quietly appears in that team's dashboard. No phone ping.

Approval
A leader needs to approve

New event idea, budget request, facility booking, promo request.

→ Approver gets a text: reply 1 approve, 2 decline, 3 need info.

Planning
A timeline needs to happen

Approved events, conferences, annual days like Easter and Christmas.

→ AI drafts the task list. Owners get prompted at the right time.

Escalation
Care or crisis needs a pastor

Hospital, death in family, urgent prayer, sensitive personal need.

→ Routes privately to the on-call pastor — text first, dashboard flagged.

Turn "planning a visit" into a real welcome. Before they even arrive.

Visitors fill out a simple form on your site. ChurchTempo routes it to the right campus host, drafts a personal text, and makes sure someone — not an autoresponder — says hello before Sunday.

Your name
Sarah K.
Mobile number
(555) 014-2207
Which service?
Sat 5pm
Sun 9am
Sun 11am
Anything we should know?
Bringing my two kids (4 & 7) — first time at any church.

Birthdays, anniversaries, holidays — handled.

ChurchTempo watches your church calendar and member milestones, then nudges the right leader or small-group host to make it personal. No spreadsheet to maintain. No reminder app to check. No one falling through the cracks.

  • Birthday and anniversary nudges to the closest leader
  • 1-year, 3-year, 5-year check-ins for new members
  • Holiday invite lists, ranked by who hasn't been invited yet
  • Hospital visits, new babies, grief — routed quietly to care
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Care & milestones
iMessage · Today 8:02 AM
ChurchTempo: Today is Jane Doe's birthday. Please send her a birthday message or give her a quick call.
Phone: 410-555-2301
Suggested message
"Happy Birthday Jane. We are grateful for you and praying this year is filled with God's peace, strength, and purpose."
Quick reply
1 when sent · 2 remind later
iMessage

Every text gives the leader everything they need.

Name, context, phone number, a suggested opener, and a one-tap reply to close the loop. No app to open, no dashboard to check.

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Prayer follow-up
iMessage · Today
ChurchTempo: Prayer follow up requested. Jane Doe submitted a prayer request about grief and asked for someone to contact her.
Phone: 410-555-2222
Suggested opener
"Hi Jane, this is Lisa from The Purpose Church. I wanted to let you know we received your prayer request and we are praying for you."
Quick reply
1 when contacted · 2 if no answer · 3 to escalate
iMessage
Prayer follow-up
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New member interest
iMessage · Today
ChurchTempo: New member interest. Brandon Miller said he wants to learn more about joining the church. Please reach out today.
Phone: 410-555-6677
Suggested opener
"Hi Brandon, this is Angela from The Purpose Church. We are grateful that you are interested in becoming more connected. I wanted to help you with the next step."
Quick reply
1 when contacted · 2 if no answer · 3 remind tomorrow
iMessage
New member interest
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Volunteer interest
iMessage · Today
ChurchTempo: Volunteer interest. Kelly Thomas said she is interested in serving and selected hospitality, events, and children's ministry. Please make the first contact before routing her to a team.
Phone: 410-555-7711
Suggested opener
"Hi Kelly, thank you for your interest in serving. I would love to learn more about where you feel most comfortable helping."
Quick reply
1 when contacted · 2 if no answer · 3 remind tomorrow
iMessage
Volunteer interest

One link for your people. One for your team.

Stop juggling ten different forms, QR codes, and embeds. ChurchTempo gives you one smart public form and one smart internal form that change based on what the person needs.

Public form — for visitors & members

Plan a visit · request prayer · share a life event · register for events · join a group · sign up to serve · ask a question.

Your name
Sarah K.
Mobile number
(555) 014-2207
Which service?
Sat 5pm
Sun 9am
Sun 11am
Anything we should know?
Bringing my two kids (4 & 7) — first time at any church.
Internal form — for leaders & volunteers

Event ideas · promo requests · facility needs · volunteer availability · budget requests · announcements.

Join the team

Serve on Sunday

Pick where you'd love to help. A team lead will text you, not the system.

Where to serve
Greeters
Kids
Worship
Tech
Service time
9:00 am
11:00 am
Mobile
(555) 014-2207
Submit a prayer request
Shared with care team only
Your name
Elena J.
Mobile
(555) 014-2207
Request type
For me
For someone else
Praise
What can we pray for?
My dad starts treatment Monday. Please pray for peace for our family this week.
Keep confidential — pastoral team only
Routed to Pastor Mike · he'll reach out today

Every interest captured. One next step at a time.

Visits, prayer notes, ministry interests, and every touch live on one profile. ChurchTempo drafts the message — a real leader sends it. Visitors never hear from the system.

The right prompt to the right person at the right time

ChurchTempo works behind the scenes so your team knows who needs attention, what they need to know, and what action should happen next.

Smart prompt routing

Every submission becomes an Action, Awareness, Digest, or Escalation — sent to the right team, never to the visitor.

One outreach owner

Multiple interests don't trigger multiple messages. One leader makes first contact; others get awareness.

Leader overload protection

Daily prompt caps, quiet hours, and digest summaries keep volunteers focused on a handful of meaningful touches.

Care & escalation rules

Sensitive prayer requests and pastoral needs route privately to approved leaders — never the wider team.

Grow your church without burning out your team.

More visitors come back

When someone hears from a real person before Sunday, they show up — and bring a friend.

Leaders stop dropping the ball

3–5 clear text prompts a day. No spreadsheets. No 'I thought you had it.'

Events actually get planned

Approval, timeline, task assignments — handled before the week-of scramble.

85%
of first-time visitors never return without a personal follow-up
48hr
the window where a personal text most changes whether someone comes back
1:1
every prompt goes to one leader about one person — never a blast
10m
a day — the whole rhythm fits into a coffee break, not another meeting

Listens to your church. Texts the right person.

ChurchTempo sits quietly behind your forms, your ChMS, and your calendar. The moment something happens that needs a human, it sends one text to the one person who should respond.

Step 1

It listens

Plan Your Visit forms, prayer requests, life events, ministry interest, and the church calendar all flow in — automatically.

Step 2

It decides

Smart routing picks the right person based on role, campus, ministry, and current load — so no leader gets buried and no member gets missed.

Step 3

It texts

The right person gets a text with the name, context, phone number, and a suggested message. They tap, call, done.

A behind-the-scenes coordinator. Not a megaphone.

Not this
A mass-texting platform

We never message your visitors.

Not this
A ChMS replacement

Sits alongside Planning Center, Breeze, or Rock — turns their data into action.

Not this
Just another CRM

It's a routing engine for human follow-up.

Not this
An autoresponder

Leaders send every message personally.

Not this
More tasks for your team

3–5 meaningful prompts per leader per day.

Sunday rhythm
Engagement, Care & Praise teams in sync

Questions church teams ask us.

Do volunteers have to log in?+

No. Most volunteers only ever get a text and reply with a number. The dashboard is for admins and team leaders.

Will my visitors get spammed?+

Never. ChurchTempo does not text visitors or members — only your leaders and volunteers. A real person reaches out personally.

Does it replace our ChMS?+

No. It sits alongside Planning Center, Breeze, or Rock and turns their data into action.

What if someone selects three ministry interests?+

Only one outreach owner gets the action prompt. The other team leaders see it in their dashboard — no duplicate calls.

How does AI fit in?+

AI works behind the scenes: classifying submissions, drafting messages, building event timelines, and protecting leaders from overload. You don't have to 'use AI.'

How fast can we set it up?+

Most churches are live in under a week. Onboarding teaches ChurchTempo your leaders, ministries, and routing rules.

No more people slipping through the cracks.

Set up your teams, your routing rules, and your tone — ChurchTempo takes it from there. Your leaders see what matters today, and visitors hear from a real human.

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