Nobody slips through the cracks.
The easiest way for a small church to make sure every person gets a call back. When someone signs up, the right leader hears about it, gets a reminder if needed, and you can see it was done. Nothing to build. From $15 a month.
Launching soon · 30 days free when we launch · no credit card
Demo data
Demo data- Nothing to build
- Ready in about 10 minutes
- No per-user fees
- Your data is never sold
“Someone filled out the card. Someone said ‘I’d love to help.’ And then… nobody called.”
It’s rarely that nobody cares. It’s that nobody knew it was theirs to do.
The spreadsheet
Names go in. Nobody can tell who called whom, or who’s still waiting three weeks later.
The group text
“Can someone reach out to Sam?” Five people see it. Everyone assumes someone else did.
Memory
You meant to follow up after Sunday. Then Monday happened.
Follow-up comes ready. You don’t build it.
Most church software hands you the parts and leaves the follow-up for you to put together. In Shepherds Inbox it’s already built, so a church with no office staff can be ready by lunch.
Without Shepherds Inbox This is what a church usually has to build and keep running itself.
- Build a signup form
- Make a notification list
- Design a follow-up workflow
- Assign each step to someone
- Set up permissions
- Connect an automation
- Write the welcome email
- Check everyone’s access
- Step 1About 8 minutes
Answer a few questions
Your ministries, who leads each one, and what to ask on your form.
Off your listBuild a signup formDesign a follow-up workflowAssign each step to someone
- Step 2About 1 minute
Share your link
Put it in the bulletin, on a slide, or on your website. A QR code is ready too.
Off your listMake a notification listWrite the welcome email
- Step 3Nothing to do
Follow-ups land with the right person
Each sign-up goes to its leader’s Follow-ups, with reminders, and Admins see anything overdue.
Off your listSet up permissionsConnect an automationCheck everyone’s access
Shepherds Inbox does all 8 for you. See how it works instead.
Step 1 is a guided setup in 5 short steps: ministries, leaders, your form, reminders, then share. Reminder days are yours to choose.
A week with Shepherds Inbox
One person, one leader, and nobody having to remember.
- Sunday 11:40
Priya signs up to sing
After church she fills in your form on her phone: “I sang alto at my last church.”
- Sunday 11:41
It lands with Dave
Dave leads Worship. He gets an email or text, and Priya is on his Follow-ups with her note.
- Tuesday
A gentle reminder
Busy week and no call yet? Dave gets a friendly nudge. Nobody has to remember to send it.
- Thursday
Nobody forgotten
Still nothing? Your Admins see it, and can remind Dave or call Priya themselves.
Most weeks it ends on Sunday afternoon: Dave calls, taps “We talked”, and Priya is on the team.
Everything in one plan
At launch: Follow-ups, Volunteers and People. Guests are next, and they’ll be included too.
Follow-ups
One list of who needs a call from you, and when, with the right next step for each person.
About Follow-upsVolunteers
A signup form to share, the right leader for each new volunteer, and reminders until they hear back.
About VolunteersPeople
One record for everyone in your church, with Member Status and everything that’s happened with them.
About PeopleGuests Coming soon
Follow up with first-time guests, on the same Follow-ups list. Included when it’s ready.
About GuestsEach person sees what they need
Pastors and Admins
See who’s still waiting this week, church-wide, and nudge the right leader with one tap.
Ministry leaders
Open Follow-ups on your phone, call or text the person, and say how it went. Done in a minute.
Staff and volunteers who lead
See everyone in People, and act where you lead. Your Admins decide who can do what.
Made for a church of 65, not 6,500.
Most churches in America have fewer than 100 people on a Sunday. Their software usually assumes someone’s job is running it. Ours doesn’t.
- Guided setup: about 10 minutes, start to finish
- No passwords: sign in with a link by email or text
- Works on any phone, nothing to install
- Nothing to update every week: it only asks for something when a person needs you
- $15 a month up to 100 people, everything included
Demo dataOne simple price, by the size of your church
Everything included. Unlimited staff. No per-user fees.
Up to 100 people
$15
per month
Up to 300 people
$25
per month
Up to 750 people
$39
per month
Any size
$59
per month
Launching soon · 30 days free when we launch · no credit card
What we’re not
We don’t do giving, check-in, small groups, accounting or service planning. Keep the tools you already have for those, and use us for the part they don’t do well: making sure every person gets followed up.
Why a focused toolQuestions
Is Shepherds Inbox a full church management system?
No, and we say so on purpose. Shepherds Inbox is for care and follow-up: knowing who’s who and making sure every person hears back. We don’t do giving, check-in, accounting or service planning, so keep the tools you already have for those.
How much does it cost?
One price with everything included, based on how many people you track: up to 100 people $15, up to 300 $25, up to 750 $39, any size $59 a month. No per-user fees and no setup fees. See pricing.
Do I need a credit card to try it?
No. When we launch, your first 30 days are free and we won’t ask for a card to start.
Can I bring my people over from a spreadsheet or other church software?
Yes. Import a spreadsheet (CSV), including one exported from Planning Center or other church software. You can undo an import for 48 hours. There’s no live sync.
Do our leaders need to install an app or remember a password?
No. Shepherds Inbox works in any phone or computer browser, and people sign in with a link sent by email or text. There are no passwords to forget.
Be ready for the next person who raises a hand.
Launching soon · 30 days free when we launch · no credit card