As people become assimilated into church life, it is important to keep your finger on their pulse. Having methods to track each person’s participation and use of his or her time, talents and treasures will enable you to prevent “backdoor leakage.” It is essential to be aware of any decline of attendance and giving as it is happening, not just when you notice the Steve Smith family hasn't been around for three months.
Evaluation or accountability can come in many forms:
Staying connected with visitors . . . regular attendees . . . members
Monitoring and acknowledging faithful attendance and giving
Maintaining personal contact at times of special need . . . celebration.
The Challenge?
How do you accurately track individual attendance?
The Solution?
Either the ACS Attendance module or Access ACS. Since you customize the structure of all your classes, you can mark attendance for multiple services or time frames either from your desk at church or home compute.
The Challenge?
How can you keep a record of what interaction a person has with staff members and lay volunteers?
The Solution?
The desktop solution is ACS Connections to track each person’s inward contacts with the church and the church’s outward touches with each person. The web-based solution is Access ACS where both staff and lay leaders can have secure access to their own assignments and where they can enter the results as assignments are completed.
The Challenge?
How can you know when a person’s participation is declining and what can you do about it?
The Solution?
ACS Church Growth Tools which let you set the standards to define sliding, ongoing or soaring attendance, to establish criteria to identify members or attendees who may be moving closer to the back door and to automatically generate calling lists or letters based on changes in attendance patterns.
For additional help in deciding what ACS Products or Services will work best for evaluating your volunteers click here.
