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Ministry Planner
What it is
Ministry Planner is a web platform bringing together ministry planning, volunteer scheduling, team chat, online giving, and a church website. Its planning workflow connects a teaching calendar and series library to a service planner and personalized mobile run sheets. Volunteers can accept or decline assignments through secure RSVP links without creating an account or downloading an app. Listed integrations include two-way Planning Center sync, Church Community Builder sync, Google Calendar, and Google Drive. A free tools option allows one free tool per church account, with limits that vary by tool. Paid plans start at $49.00 per month, and a 30-day trial is listed. Online giving has no monthly fee, but Ministry Planner charges 0.5% per gift in addition to Stripe processing fees. The company says church data is isolated and encrypted in transit and at rest, and that churches own and can export their data. AI features include an assistant, smart imports, and engagement predictions; the company says data is not used to train models. A congregation mobile app is listed as coming soon.
For and against
For
- Volunteers RSVP without an account or app
- Connects calendars, series, service planning, and run sheets
- Lists Planning Center and Church Community Builder sync
- Churches can export their data
Against
- Free tools limited to one per church account
- Paid plans start at $49.00 per month
- Giving incurs a 0.5% fee plus Stripe processing fees
- Congregation mobile app is coming soon
The verdict
Ministry Planner combines several church operations tools in one web platform, with a free option and paid plans starting at $49.00 per month. Churches should account for giving fees and note that the congregation app is not yet available.
Who it suits
Ministry Planner suits churches seeking web-based tools for planning services and scheduling volunteers. Its free tools, paid plans, integrations, and giving fees may help churches assess which setup fits their needs.
Plans and prices
Free tools
one free tool per church account · scheduling: 1 team and up to 1,000 volunteers · event planning: 1 active event and up to 1,000 people · directory: up to 1,000 people
Read 30 Sep 2026 · ministryplanner.church
Plant
up to 250 active people · unlimited teams and campuses · 1 ChMS integration · community support
Read 30 Sep 2026 · ministryplanner.church
Grow
up to 1,000 active people · unlimited teams and campuses · 3 ChMS integrations · email support
Read 30 Sep 2026 · ministryplanner.church
Multiply
up to 5,000 active people · unlimited teams and campuses · unlimited integrations · priority support and onboarding
Read 30 Sep 2026 · ministryplanner.church
On the record
- Active-person definition
- An active person is anyone with engagement data in the last 12 months, while historical and archived records remain free and unlimited.ministryplanner.church · read 30 Sep 2026
- AI features
- The product includes an AI assistant, spreadsheet/PDF/email smart import, and engagement predictions, with data stated not to be used to train models.ministryplanner.church · read 30 Sep 2026
- Data ownership
- Ministry Planner says churches own their data, can export everything at any time, and data is not sold or shared.ministryplanner.church · read 30 Sep 2026
- Free tool limits
- The free tools page offers eight standalone tools and permits one free tool per church account.ministryplanner.church · read 30 Sep 2026
- Giving fees
- Online giving has no monthly fee, and Ministry Planner charges 0.5% per online gift in addition to Stripe processing fees.ministryplanner.church · read 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- The platform lists two-way Planning Center sync, Church Community Builder sync, Google Calendar, and Google Drive integrations.ministryplanner.church · read 30 Sep 2026
- Maker legal entity
- The service is operated by Jethro Software, LLC, doing business as Ministry Planner.ministryplanner.church · read 30 Sep 2026
- Mobile app status
- A congregation mobile app with push notifications, giving, groups, events, sermons, and volunteer RSVP is listed as coming soon.ministryplanner.church · read 30 Sep 2026
- Product scope
- Ministry Planner combines ministry planning, volunteer scheduling, team chat, online giving, and a church website in one platform.ministryplanner.church · read 30 Sep 2026
- Security
- The company says church data is isolated and encrypted in transit and at rest on SOC 2-compliant infrastructure.ministryplanner.church · read 30 Sep 2026
- Service planning
- Its planning workflow connects a teaching calendar, series library, service planner, and personalized mobile run sheets.ministryplanner.church · read 30 Sep 2026
- Support tiers
- Plant includes community support, Grow includes email support, and Multiply includes priority support plus onboarding.ministryplanner.church · read 30 Sep 2026
- Volunteer scheduling
- Volunteers can receive secure RSVP links and accept or decline assignments without creating an account or downloading an app.ministryplanner.church · read 30 Sep 2026
