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“The Lord is my shepherd.”Psalm 23:1

Shepherd is your church's
quietly opinionated software.

Calm church operations for small churches still running on spreadsheets, email threads, and group texts. Members, ministries, care requests, rosters, all in one place. Less manual than your shared Drive folder, and calmer than the all-in-one platforms.

What's inside

The four workflows at the heart of Shepherd.

Members, care, serving, and preaching — each one gathered into one calm place, out of the spreadsheets, inboxes, and group texts they live in now.

Care requests

“When the cares of my heart are many.”Psalm 94:19

Every prayer request, every pastoral need, every follow-up. Submitted via a QR code in the bulletin or a link in your weekly email. Assigned to the right pastor. Logged. Never lost in someone's inbox.

Volunteer rostering

“And he gave some, pastors and teachers.”Ephesians 4:11

Plan Sunday in 15 minutes. Volunteers see their assignments without you texting them on Saturday night. They request and accept their own swaps, confirm their slots, and you keep a full record of who served when.

Members & ministries

“He calls his own sheep by name.”John 10:3

A directory that doesn't lie. Ministry leaders see their own people. Pastors see the whole flock. Filters for serving load so the same five people aren't doing everything.

Sermon planning

Beta

“Preach the word; be ready in season.”2 Timothy 4:2

Map the preaching calendar weeks ahead. Series, scripture, speaker, and status at a glance, from draft to delivered. Your teaching team sees what's coming and who's up next, without a separate doc.

Who it's for

Built for the church that hasn't found its tool yet.

Yes, if:

  • You're a church of 50 to 300 members.
  • Your admin is the pastor's spouse, a retiree, or a rotating set of volunteers.
  • You tried one of the big all-in-one church platforms and bounced off the setup or the price.
  • You currently run on Google Sheets, group texts, and the pastor's memory.
  • You care about how software feels, not just whether it technically works.

No, if:

  • You're a large church already happy with a full-featured church management system.
  • You need integrated giving / online tithing. Shepherd doesn't do this yet.
  • You want a feature for every edge case in your bylaws. Shepherd is opinionated; we won't build every flag.
  • You expect 24/7 enterprise support. It's one founder replying when he can.