If You’re Planning To Build an App
If you have counted the cost and have a strong vision for building an app that will not only engage your congregation but help them in their walk with Jesus in community, you may still have many questions about where to start.
One way to go about it would be to hire a developer to build something from scratch, though that may be entirely too cost prohibitive. Alternately, companies like Aware3, Pushpay, Subsplash, Tithe.ly, or Aplos provide templated solutions that can be customized to your church’s needs. Depending on the different technologies your church employs for other uses, your church may even have a preexisting relationship with one of these organizations.
A limitation of a templated approach is that you might not be able to get all the customization features that you were looking for. In that case, you may consider working with an organization like The StudioC, which can build on top of these templated solutions, helping you integrate your app with your church’s database to create unique member engagement pathways.
Ultimately, your church app shouldn’t be about dazzling features or technological advancement. It should be about discipleship. Any tool that can help you to that end is something worth considering. Nevertheless, when it comes to your church app, take care to ensure that this is what the app will actually accomplish.
