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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. Less intimidating than Tithely.

What's inside

The four workflows your church already does badly.

Each one done in Shepherd instead of in a spreadsheet, an email thread, or a Sunday-morning group text.

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. Switch swaps, confirmation, and a full audit trail 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.

Your church, your URL

“A city set on a hill cannot be hid.”Matthew 5:14

yourchurch.shepherdapp.io. Your logo on the sign-in screen. Your members never see another church's data, and another church never sees yours. Multi-tenant from the foundation.

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 Planning Center or Tithely 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 megachurch on Planning Center and you love it.
  • 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.