THE PASTOR’S TOOLBOX

The Top 20 Apps, Sites or Services Pastors Need To Know

 TWENTY
TOOLS
TO MAKE YOU MORE
EFFECTIVE
We know you need email and a calendar, so we’re going
to keep our recommendations a little more practical.
 1
SNIPLEY

Share content
on social media
with your
followers, but
include a link to
your site or a
call to action.
snip.ly
 2
DROPBOX

Put all your files in
Dropbox and access
them anywhere and
from any device. It
doubles as a backup
solution.
 3
CANVA.COM
Create beautiful graphics right
from your browser and use them
in email and on social media.
Tons of free templates.
 4
Use Evernote just like an old school filing cabinet. You
can create notes from scratch, clip text from the web, 

or simply forward an email.



Folders and tags will keep it all organized. And you can
access your notes from any computer, phone or tablet.

evernote.com
Read more about how to customize Evernote at
churchfuel.com/evernote.
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LEAD

PAGES

Create
awesome
landing
pages.
churchfuel.com/leadpages
What are LANDING PAGES and why do you need them?

Here are some ways you can use landing

A website is a great way to communicate a
pages:
lot of information, but anytime you want
someone to take ONE single action, you need
- Your online donation page
a landing page.
- Sign up for small groups
- Register for a special event
Landing pages don’t have menus or lots of
- Request more information on membership
options. Everything points towards one single
click. It’s usually a sign up or some other call
Anytime you want people to do ONE thing,
to action.
create a landing page. Lead Pages is the tool
we use for this.

churchfuel.com/leadpages
 6
WORDPRESS

We use Wordpress for all our
website needs. It’s simple,
powerful and free. Use it for
your personal blog or for
your main church site. Learn
how to set up a blog at
tenminuteblog.net.
 7
WPCURVE
churchfuel.com/wpcurve
For a low monthly fee, WP CURVE
will provide unlimited support,
updates and small jobs for your
Wordpress site.
 8
WALL

CALENDAR

This is our favorite
wall calendar. It’s
beautiful and it
works. Look at
your entire year at
a glance with this
seamless calendar.

neuyear.net
 9
AMAZON PRIME

Not only will you get 2-day shipping on everything you order, you can stream
movies and TV shows. You can buy just about everything on Amazon.
Things is our favorite task management
program. Here’s why:
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1. You can set up recurring tasks with due
dates. 

THINGS

2. It’s simple to use and it syncs across all
your devices.

Honorable mention goes to Nozbe, Asana

and Todoist. But remember…the task
management system you master is better
than a new one with more bells and whistles. 

culturedcode.com
 11
FREE CONFERENCE CALL does exactly what it sounds
like it should do. If you need to get a group of people
on the phone for a call, this will do the trick.

freeconferencecall.com
 12
ZOOM
zoom.us
Zoom is better than Skype, and it’s
cheaper than GotoMeeting. We
use it for coaching calls and
conference calls. Try it for a
volunteer training.
 13 BASECAMP
If you need to collaborate on projects, use Basecamp. Yes, there
are free alternatives, but this is the gold standard for a reason.
Whether it’s a big outreach event, a special service, or some other
type of project, Basecamp will help you stay organized.

We’re here to provide INSANELY PRACTICAL resources for pastors.

 14
OMNI
GRAFFLE

Create beautiful
org charts and
flow charts and
mindmaps with this
Mac program. We
use it to visualize
follow up
processes for
guests, givers and
new Christians.
omnigraffle.com
 15
MAILCHIMP
mailchimp.com Mailchimp is a great tool for collecting email
addresses and sending newsletters. Even if
your church software does this, use
Mailchimp to build an external list of people in
your community and email them helpful stuff.
If you want to take your email marketing to the
next level, use Infusionsoft. You can build a large
database of people who live in your community
and communicate with them based on actions
they take. It’s like Mailchimp on steroids.



Learn a LOT more about this strategy at
churchfuel.com/listbuilding.
 16 IDONETHIS.COM
Reply to a daily reminder with your daily accomplishments. The next
day, everyone gets a digest with what the team did. This is a simple
but powerful tool for team accountability and celebration.

We’re here to provide INSANELY PRACTICAL resources for pastors.

 17
AUDIBLE.COM

Leaders are readers, but with audible.com you can also listen and learn. The
library is huge and you can listen in double speed if you like. Download a free
audio book at churchfuel.com/audible.
 18
CALL

RECORDER

If you need to record Skype calls, this tool
FOR SKYPE makes it simple. For example, you could
record an interview with a volunteer and
email the link to your church.

ecamm.com
 19
FEEDLY

Subscribe to all of
your favorite blogs
and read them on
any device from
one location. It’s
much faster than
bookmarking lots
of different sites.

feedly.com
 20
SCREENFLOW


Use Screenflow to record everything that
happens on your screen. It’s great for recording a
PowerPoint or Keynote presentation. Here’s an
idea: Record a screencast of you making a
donation on your church website and use it to
show people how to give online. Learn more at
telestream.com.
 Annual
Annual
Calendar
Calendar

Budget
Budget

Contribution
Contribution
Statement
Statement
Letter
Letter

Event
Event
Planning
Planning
Checklist
Checklist

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FirstFirst
Time Time
Guest
Guest
Letter
Letter

Guest
Guest
Follow-Up
Follow-Up
FlowFlow
Chart
Chart

Hiring
Hiring
System
System
+ Interview
+ Interview
Questions
Questions

Leadership
Leadership
Development
Development
PlanPlan
for Staff
for Staff

Monday
Monday
Morning
Morning
Flash
Flash
Report
Report

insanely
insanely Monthly
Monthly
Monthly
Monthly

Ministry
Financial

Ministry
Financial

Report
Report
Report
Report

Template
Template

practical
practical
OneOne
Page
Page
Ministry
Ministry
PlanPlan

Church
Church
Org Org
Chart
Chart

Pastor's
Pastor's
Job Job
Description
Description

Small
Small
Group
Group
Leader
Leader
Application
Application

Social
Social
Media
Media
Policy
Policy

StaffStaff
Meeting
Meeting
Agenda
Agenda

Teaching
Teaching
+ Communication
+ Communication
Calendar
Calendar

StaffStaff
Scorecard
Scorecard
andand
Metrics
Metrics

Volunteer
Volunteer
Interest
Interest
CardCard

Volunteer
Volunteer
Job Job
Description
Description

Weekly
Weekly
Review
Review
Worksheet
Worksheet

YearYear
EndEnd
Giving
Giving
Letter
Letter

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