Shepherd’s Staff is church management software for congregations of any size or affiliation. Its modules combine Membership, Attendance, Contributions, Finance, Scheduler, and Check-In functions. Membership records multiple contact details and produces mail merges, labels, barcodes, and reports. Attendance tracks events, absences, and enrollees, while check-in can print child name tags with unique barcodes. Contributions creates IRS-compliant giving statements and supports unlimited contributor and offering categories. Finance provides double-entry bookkeeping, an audit trail, funds, accounts, vendors, transactions, reports, and check writing. Payroll can connect through Paycor, and online giving imports are supported through Vanco. Access may be restricted by module or individual function. The software runs on Windows and the web, supports networking out of the box, and licenses allow unlimited use within one church. A full working demonstration includes sample data and full-version features. Editions are one-time purchases from 599.00 USD, with one free year of support and one software upgrade included.
Who it is for
It suits churches needing membership, attendance, giving, scheduling, check-in, and optional finance tools in one system. The editions cover congregations from 1–149 households and those with 150+ households.
What is good
- Combines membership, attendance, contributions, finance, and scheduling
- Prints child check-in badges with unique barcodes
- Produces IRS-compliant giving statements
- Supports double-entry bookkeeping and audit trails
- Allows networking and unlimited same-church use
What to know first
- Cannot track tuition payments for individual students
- Support without a contract costs $65 per resolved issue
- Requires Windows 10 or 11 and an internet connection
Verdict
Shepherd’s Staff brings church administration and financial workflows into modular editions. Its main limitation is that school or daycare income can be recorded, but individual tuition payments cannot be tracked.
Shepherd’s Staff plans and pricing
All plansCompared on church check-in software
- Free plan
- No
- Check-in modes
- kiosk
- Badge printing
- Yes
- Safety alerts
- Yes
- Attendance reports
- Yes
