Leave No One Behind: Using Your Church Database to Minister to Inactive Members

February 26, 2018

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What percentage of your church membership actually attends regularly? Do your “active” members do more than just come to worship? How do you track interactions with members outside of weekend services? Attend this session to learn ways to track ministry activities and improve your inactive member follow-up using your church management software. While this session will utilize Church360° Members, the strategies shown can be applied in most database solutions.

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