Shepherding Connections
iPhone + Android
7.8No. 2 of 25
in Church Text Messaging Software
in Church Text Messaging Software
- Recognised40% of the score20
- Phone app26% of the score100
- Documented20% of the score91
- Free plan14% of the score100
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid plans from
- $29/mo
- Runs on
- Android, iPhone, Web
Summary
Shepherding Connections is ranked #2 of 25 in church text messaging software on Samsung Mobile US Press. It runs on Android, iOS, Web. There is a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/mo.
Shepherding Connections plans and pricing
All plansFree Forever Free forever Up to 5 user accounts · Connections limited (no SMS messaging) · No credit card required · No time limit shepherdingtools.com · 2 Oct 2026
Small Church $29/mo or $290/yr billed annually(save $58) Up to 10 users · Full SMS messaging via Connections · Priority email support shepherdingtools.com · 2 Oct 2026
Medium Church $49/mo or $490/yr billed annually(save $98) Up to 25 users · Phone & email support shepherdingtools.com · 2 Oct 2026
Large Church $99/mo or $990/yr billed annually(save $198) Up to 75 users · Dedicated onboarding support shepherdingtools.com · 2 Oct 2026
Unlimited $199/mo or $1,990/yr billed annually(save $398) Unlimited users · Custom onboarding & training shepherdingtools.com · 2 Oct 2026
Compared on church text messaging software
- Free plan
- Yesshepherdingtools.com
- Paid from
- $29/moshepherdingtools.com
- Two-way messaging
- Yesshepherdingtools.com
- Scheduled messages
- Yesshepherdingtools.com
- Recurring messages
- Yesshepherdingtools.com
- Audience segmentation
- Yesshepherdingtools.com
- Church software integrations
- Yesshepherdingtools.com
- Mobile app
- Yesshepherdingtools.com
Facts
- Purpose
- Connections is the text messaging side of Shepherding Tools for following up with visitors and other people who are not on the church's rolls.shepherdingtools.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Messaging
- It supports SMS announcements, two-way texting, automated visitor welcome sequences, call forwarding, and keyword auto-responses.shepherdingtools.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Visitor forms
- Public connect pages collect visitor details and can trigger automated follow-up; the maker also describes digital visitor welcome cards.shepherdingtools.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Automations
- Automations can send SMS or email, create follow-up tasks, assign team members, branch based on replies, and run on a repeating cadence.shepherdingtools.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Segmentation and links
- Contacts can be grouped into segments, and links in hand-sent or automated messages can be shortened and tracked.shepherdingtools.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Consent controls
- The product requires recorded consent for announcements and automated messages, and handles STOP, START, and HELP keywords.shepherdingtools.com · 2 Oct 2026
- SMS availability
- Phone numbers and texting are not included on the free plan; any paid Tracker plan enables them, and custom arrangements may also enable them.shepherdingtools.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Geographic limit
- Connections sends messages to United States and Canada numbers only.shepherdingtools.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Notable limitations
- The documentation says contact spreadsheet import and self-service merging of duplicate contacts are not available.shepherdingtools.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Beta status
- Connections is labeled Beta, and the documentation says delivery confirmation is unavailable, so “sent” means the carrier accepted the message rather than confirming handset delivery.shepherdingtools.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Security
- The maker says data is transmitted over HTTPS/TLS, encrypted at rest with AES-256, and isolated by church at the database layer.shepherdingtools.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Support
- The documentation says support messages receive a reply within one business day.shepherdingtools.com · 2 Oct 2026
- Who it is for
- Shepherding Tools describes its applications as designed by a pastor for pastors, elders, and deacons.shepherdingtools.com · 2 Oct 2026
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Sources
- shepherdingtools.com/documentation/connections· checked 2 Oct 2026
- shepherdingtools.com/applications/connections· checked 2 Oct 2026
- shepherdingtools.com/security· checked 2 Oct 2026
- shepherdingtools.com/documentation· checked 2 Oct 2026
- shepherdingtools.com/about· checked 2 Oct 2026
- shepherdingtools.com/pricing· checked 2 Oct 2026