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Discover How Switching to ShelbyHQ Increases Efficiency by 50%

Recently, we caught up with Mark King, Conference Treasurer and Director of Administrative Services at the Western NC Conference of the United Methodist Church. It’s one of two conferences with over 1,100 churches, and Mark and his staff of six use Shelby day-in and day-out. Since switching to ShelbyHQ in 2017, we wanted to learn […]

The Ultimate Church Tech Stack Bundle Guide

Some churches struggle when their systems fail to sync successfully. Others may have budgets that only allow for the adoption of a few vital pieces of software, leaving them with outdated systems or doing a lot of the work manually. The solution for any church dealing with these issues—or trying to avoid them—is bundling systems that work with each other. […]

Protecting your Employees’ Integrity by Adding Accountability Policies

Brotherhood Mutual has been tracking the rising trend of embezzlement within churches for a few years. Their latest report states that church fraud expected to hit $68 billion during the first six months of 2019. Compare that with the total missions expenditures, which was running about $60 billion for the same period. However, the trending […]

Database Cleanup – Duplicate Records

A quick google search on ‘cleaning your church database’ will produce many results, from spring cleaning checklists to help articles. Since maintaining a clean and concise database is so important, we thought ShelbyNews would be a great avenue for presenting tips for keeping your database clean. After all, your church database is only as good […]

4 Ways To Simplify How You Organize Your Worship

We’re all eager to get back to our regularly scheduled programming, but things have certainly changed since the last time we were planning church services. If you’re feeling overwhelmed by all the new COVID-19 precautions, managing your church, and trying to plan your worship – you are not alone! Thankfully, Shelby Systems offers WorshipPlaning, a […]

4 Reasons You Should Choose a Full-Suite Solution for ChMS and Online Giving

Let’s face it, when it comes to managing your church, there is a lot that needs to be done. When it comes to all the options available for easing day-to-day operations, make sure you are equipped with the right tools to get everything done and not left juggling a bunch of platforms that don’t work […]

Handling Unbudgeted Transaction Fees – Here’s an Option

During the last few months most of us had to make a shift to online worship for a time, and with that many of your members continued their support by making their gifts through your online giving provider. As your team is reconciling bank statements they are seeing the growing deposits of online gifts and […]

Maintaining Giving Throughout the Year: A Solution for Disruption

Disruption…boy, have we all felt that this year! Our churches are used to some attendance and giving fluctuation seasonally, but this has been like nothing this generation of church leaders has seen. Many of our churches were thrust into a digital space, ready or not. This digital space is probably not temporary, either. More messages […]

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