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Ministry Scheduler

Track ministries and volunteers

and make scheduling a breeze

ConnectNow Ministry Scheduler connects volunteers and parish staff with powerful online scheduling and ministry management tools that help your ministries grow and flourish.

Staff use Ministry Scheduler to organize any service, special event, or ministry and keep track of every volunteer. From liturgical schedules to your annual festival and everything in between, Ministry Scheduler makes it fast, easy and automatic to recruit volunteers and schedule them according to their qualifications and availability. And because the system integrates with the ParishSOFT Family Suite, church staff will never have to re-key member information into the system.

Anytime, Anywhere Access!

Members can log in to your church’s Ministry Scheduler website from any Internet connection and manage their own volunteer experience. From new ministry signups to their personal service preferences and schedules, it’s all online!

New Connect Now Ministry Scheduler

Self-serve tools for ministers reduce staff workload

  • Fast, balanced, automatic scheduling that considers all variables
  • Get more accurate schedules when volunteers manage their own ministry preferences, availability to serve, and contact information1
  • Track member-selected priorities, e.g., I'd rather serve as an Usher first, then a Eucharistic minister second1
  • Build and foster a strong volunteer base by letting members volunteer online  

Easy management of all ministries, groups, and volunteers

  • Use the members and families already in ParishSOFT -- full integration means you'll never need to re-enter records or run exports to schedule ministries2
  • Set up exactly the groups, ministries, roles, and events you need
  • Update information on behalf of any volunteer from your staff login
  • Save countless hours by updating minister information in batches -- not one at a time
  • Control which ministries are private and which display on your public Ministry Scheduler site
  • Designate teams, lead ministry roles, and trained / not trained ministers
  • Filter your lists to see any individual or group of volunteers 

Fast, balanced, automatic scheduling that considers all variables

  • Create a complete schedule for the entire year in moments . . . or schedule just the ministry or date range you need
  • Keep volunteers together or apart using member team
  • Track minister teams and their recurring scheduling pattern
  • Schedule exactly the number of ministers needed for each recurring or one-time event
  • Build fair and balanced schedules automatically, according to minister and family preferences, number of times served, teams, exceptions (like vacation dates), and your church’s configurable scheduling rules 

Effective communication with members

  • Access the system securely anytime, anywhere on the Web
  • Post schedules on the Web, or email your latest schedules to ministers
  • Get mailing labels and powerful reports in the format you need—for any group in your Minister Directory
  • Coming soon! Keep in touch using communication tools that will let you contact exactly the right volunteer or group fast with schedule updates, auto-email reminders (to reduce absenteeism). Volunteers will also be able to request and respond to substitution requests.1

System Requirements

  1. ConnectNow My Own Church (required for parishioner access and future communication functionality)
  2. ParishSOFT Family Directory, version 3.7.27 or later
  3. Internet Connection (high speed recommended) via Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, or Safari Web browser  


User Guides

For those who learn best with documentation, user guides are available for church administrators and church members.

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