I am a nerd that loves Jesus and technology! If you looked at my family tree, it is full of pastors. I also call myself husband to the most beautiful woman and father to two amazing children (and I suppose father to 2 dogs and 2 cats). I have worked at ACS Technologies for nearly 4 years as a Sales Engineer, keeping the Sales Team informed and trained on new products and enhancements. I've recently joined the MinistrySmart Team as a Ministry Learning Specialist and am very excited to be working with our churches beyond the "sale" and help them to have the greatest impact on their communities.
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Hey @Caitlin Bertsch1! You absolutely can make this process a lot easier by utilizing Attendance Profiles. you should see this option under Admin > Groups > Attendance.
This will allow you to place the groups inside of these attendance... (More)
Hi @Jessica Carter1 I absolutely love this idea and believe you aren't alone in that desire. Would you mind heading over to Ideas for Ministry to submit that or vote on the idea. I believe that may be in as... (More)
Hi @Melissa Jensen1. This may be better to work directly with our Support Team on. You can reach them at 1-800-669-2509 (option 1) Mon - Thur 9a - 7p (ET) & Fri 9a - 5p (ET); closed Sat &... (More)
Hello @Angela Marks1! You absolutely have the ability to build out Volunteer Management. In Realm can capture and understand a person's skills and interests, match an individual to serving roles/opportunities, connect them to a serving team leader, provide scheduling... (More)
Hi Angela! So glad you've joined the community. What is your favorite thing you've learned in Realm so far?
I chewed on this question more after our bootcamp and the only option that I can think of would be to explain that if they are paying with a check, they can either contact the church and you can apply... (More)
Morning @Mary Comer3. We were just informed that the fix for this issue is going out tomorrow night. :)
Hello @Paula Croix3. If you haven't already, I would suggest getting in touch with our Support Department about this. Phone number is 800-669-2509 and hours are Mon -Thur 9:00 am to 7:00 pm EST and Fri 9:00 am to... (More)
Hi @Leslie O'Connor1 I hope that I'm understanding correctly and that this helps...
I believe it will only be the single form for that Sacrament. If there are two types of baptismal experiences that would reflect as different documents, you... (More)
Hi @Christine Wick3! Great question. We have a quick link in the right side navigation throughout MinistrySmart Community, in the blue box that says Ideas for Ministry. You can click that and go straight into it.
The other way... (More)
Hello @Carol Bird3! Currently there is not a way to delete those kind of posts from the newsfeed. I believe the idea is that as new content is created in the church-wide group, as well as individual's small groups,... (More)
@Pam Kopack - work2, I would definitely suggest getting with Support, as @Rebekah Musick2 suggested, to discuss how you have this setup up in your site specifically.
As I read your question, the one thing that came to my... (More)
Great tip @Amanda Englehart3!
@Lisa Thompson4 I may suggest you getting in touch with our support department. I'm not sure why Mobile Check-in wouldn't be working on your Group Events. In theory, you should be able to set up... (More)
Hi @Lori Steiner3! I look forward to any other ministry partners that have experience working with their major givers.
Whether you have Realm Online Giving (w/ Vanco) or you are importing you contributions into Realm, you do have a... (More)
Hi @Michele Adams3! Realm Streaming is a great service that gives you more than just a way to get the message out live, but also a very intentional way for your ministry team to organize your content down to... (More)
Hi @Cheryl Stanfield2! There is a way for the email notifications to be turned off by the person for that group, but they will need to first have a Realm account and then they can go into their notifications... (More)
Hi @Amanda Englehart4! I look forward to any other responses from other ministry partners for their best practices.
I would definitely suggest you checkout any of our Volunteer Management content in MinistrySmart Academy. You can get there by clicking... (More)
Hi @Amy Faymoville3, I would suggest getting in touch with our Support Team regarding your scanner issue.
Hi @Kelly Shifflett (Realm Admin Help)10! There are ways to report on what you are looking for, but it would be best to connect with our Support Team for assistance.
Hi @Michele Adams4! I look forward to hearing from other ministry partners in this thread that have implemented Mobile Check-in. I know that we have resources in a number of places and sometimes that can be helpful, but it... (More)
